Buffalo MiniStation Metro HD-PXTU2 Portable Hard Drive Review

Buffalo has introduced the MiniStation Metro HD-PXTU2 series USB portable hard drive that comes with 256 Bit AES hardware encryption to protect your data from unwanted access. The encryption is always on, but it is completely transparent to the user until a password is enabled via Buffalo’s SecureLockWare. Once the password is enabled, it MUST  Read More…

Do you Need a Portable USB Hard Drive for a Netbook?

Like many people, if you accumulate digital media such as photos, music or movies on your netbook hard drive than sooner or later your are bound to run out of storage space. Moreover, leaving your content on the netbook without backing it up is not a good idea for several important reasons. For one thing,  Read More…

Samsung S1 1.8-Inch USB 2.0 Portable Mini External Hard Drive Review

The Samsung S1 USB 2.0 mini portable external hard drive uses a smaller and lighter 1.8-inch design. Most portable external hard drives typically use a 2.5-inch enclosure that affords more storage capacity. The drive is available in capacities of 120GB, 160GB and 250GB, and the smaller size hard drive allows for a housing size roughly  Read More…

Samsung S2 USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive Review

The new Samsung S2 USB 2.0 portable external hard drive’s stylish enclosure is made of hard, high gloss plastic but seems to be of very good quality. It is available in six very pleasing colors like Piano Black, Snow White, Wine Red, Chocolate brown and Sweet Pink to suite the tastes of everybody. Each color  Read More…

Western Digital My Passport Essential Ultra-Portable USB 2.0 Hard Drive Review

Western Digital has refreshed its line of My Passport Essential hard drives with smaller, smarter, and safer storage solutions. The new hard drives come with WD SmartWare software which features built-in automatic backup, password protection, and 256-bit hardware encryption. From it you can back up, retrieve, and secure your files. The software comes built-in and  Read More…

Seagate FreeAgent Go USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive Review

The FreeAgent Go is the latest new line of portable hard drives from Seagate and is by far the thinnest. Aside from a sleek design the shape of the Seagate FreeAgent Go looks like a lot of other external drives. The top of the rectangular case has a brushed metal finish while the bottom is  Read More…

Toshiba Canvio Plus USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive Review

Toshiba Canvio is the latest offering from the Toshiba family of portable hard drives. The Canvio lineup is comprised of four units: 500GB, 640GB, 750GB, and 1TB. The latter two are branded as “Canvio Plus,” but the only variation seems to be in storage, dimensions, and price. The smaller two measure 3.1 x 4.7 x  Read More…

Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive Review

With hard drive sizes going up and costs going down, having individual backup storage is now a cost-effective solution to keep your netbook data safe. The Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive is a simple solution to all your storage and backup needs. The included NTI Shadow backup software takes the complexity out of  Read More…

Iomega eGo USB 2.0 Compact Portable Hard Drive Review

The new Iomega eGo Portable hard drives has changed the way computer users view design and function in portable hard drives. The elegant plastic-covered aluminum shell with chrome endcaps sets the eGo drive apart from other portable hard drives. The rubberized feet on the bottom prevents it from from sliding around on a desk. All  Read More…