Apple Time Capsule
Video The Time Capsule's hybrid 802.11n wireless router/networked hard drive offers some powerful data-backup features for Mac owners, as well as Apple's typically pleasing design
Wiebetech Drive eRazer review
Review Need an economical yet effective way to prevent your old files from getting into the wrong hands before you dispose of (or recycle) your old hard drives? Drive eRazer is a great place to start.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Apple Time Capsule: a first look
Preview With Time Capsule, Apple blends high-bandwidth wireless networking and automated system backup in one tidy-looking package.
Dissecting a hard drive
Photos What's inside the latest 160GB notebook hard drive from Western Digital? Our photo gallery shows you.
Netgear SC101T Storage Central Turbo review
Review Netgear's SC101T Storage Central Turbo is robust, relatively attractive and affordable, making it suitable for all but the most demanding environments, although managing the device can be tricky.
7.9 Editors' Rating
Freecom DataTank Gateway WLAN review
Review Freecom's DataTank Gateway WLAN is a stylish and well-built network drive suited to individuals and small offices. However, business users concerned primarily with data protection and business continuity may be left wanting.
7.3 Editors' Rating
LG GSA-H55N review
Review The SecurDisc data protection in LG's GSA-H55N has obvious appeal to some businesses, although others may do better simply by improving their storage of normal CDs and DVDs.
7.0 Editors' Rating
Acer Altos easyStore review
Review Acer's Altos easyStore is similar in capacity and specification to other small-business NAS appliances, but the bundled backup and recovery software make it worthy of serious consideration.
7.5 Editors' Rating
Data retention strategies for SMEs
Tech Guide Backup and archiving may not head the IT agendas of many small businesses, but for reasons of business continuity and regulatory compliance, the prudent SME will be formulating a data retention strategy. We examine the options.
Adaptec Snap Server 650 review
Review Adaptec's Snap Server 650 appears pricey, but it offers the performance and scalability of a high-end server while being much easier to deploy and manage, with useful data protection facilities also provided.
8.7 Editors' Rating
Axstor AX-DC SATA Hot Swap Drive Cages review
Review These Axtor cages are a great way to add caddy-free SATA hot-swap capability to a system. Some small design changes would increase mounting flexibility.
8.0 Editors' Rating
LG Super Multi Blue GBW-H10N review
Review A well specified internal Blu-ray rewriter, the LG Super Multi Blue GBW-H10N, given suitable 4x media, can store 25GB in approximately 24 minutes.
7.0 Editors' Rating
Western Digital Passport USB Hard Drive review
Review Western Digital's Passport Portable External Hard Drive lets you take a lot of data on the road for a low price.
7.0 Editors' Rating
Hard drives: a pictorial history
Photos In 1956, IBM's RAMAC used 50 24-inch platters to store 5MB. Today, you can get 8GB on a single 1-inch platter. See how the hard drive evolved over half a century.
A half-century of hard drives
Tech Guide The hard disk drive, invented by IBM 50 years ago, underpins modern computing and will continue to do so for a while yet. But how did today's data storage technology evolve, and what does the future hold?
