January 25th, 2010

Review: Seagate's USB 3.0 BlackArmor PS110 portable hard drive kit

The future is here, everyone. Let’s check out the just-announced Seagate BlackArmor PS110 Performance kit. It’s Seagate’s first USB 3.0 product and it’s noice — where noice is slang for nice, and for the sole fact that it’s the first USB 3.0 drive I’ve tested. I’m a little excited. → Read More

December 15th, 2009

The tiny LaCie Rikiki portable hard drive, everyone

Portable hard drives are always getting smaller. That’s a good thing. LaCie just announced its latest and is calling the Rikiki the most compact on the market. I can’t confirm that claim, but it sure is tiny. (twss) → Read More

September 17th, 2008

Iomega ‘eGo Helium’ drive for MacBook Air owners

To be fair, you don’t have to own a MacBook Air in order to purchase Iomega’s eGo Helium portable hard drive. It is, however, “a perfect match for the new MacBook Air notebook” according to Iomega. It’s even pre-formatted to the HFS+ file system. The drive itself has 320GB of storage space, weighs less than half a pound, and requires no external power supply. You’ll also get some… → Read More

September 15th, 2008

Seagate announces cornucopia of external hard drives

Not to be outdone by Western Digital, Seagate announced a plethora of external hard drives today under the FreeAgent series. Moreover, a couple of the FreeAgents are touting ‘firsts.’ The FreeAgent Go, pictured above in the dock, is the most anorexic external drive in all the industry with a height of 12.5mm and comes with shock/vibration protection. But that’s not the only first for the Go. → Read More

July 21st, 2008

LG launches portable, external hard drives in Korea

Expanding into the portable storage space, LG has recently launched a line of external hard drives called the XD1. The 2.5-inch drives range from 120 to 320GB in size and come in shiny black or shiny wine colors. Interface options include USB or combo USB and external SATA. Launched today in Korea with prices starting at $89, LG did not say when the hard drives will be available in the U.S. → Read More