Servers & Storage - Reviews

Review Date: 13-SEP-2007

Pioneer DVR-212

RRP: $89.00

This drive has been on the market for a couple of months now, and it's definitely worth considering if you're after a new and fast DVD burner. It was reliable in all our tests, and best of all, it has a neat SATA connection.

Review Date: 03-SEP-2007

LG GSA-H55NK

RRP: $99.00

You're paying a $12 premium for the extra security and, even if you never use any of the SecurDisc facilities, this remains a very impressive model. But as a means of securing your privacy and keeping tabs on the quality of your media, SecurDisc is great. You only need it to work its magic once and that extra cost will prove priceless.

SanDisk Ultra II SD Plus 1GB

Flash Media

Review Date: 01-MAR-2006

RRP: $134.99

A product that does what it says it does and offers convenience at a competitive price. Outstanding.

Western Digital WD RE2 500GB SATA

Review Date: 21-JUN-2006

RRP: $599.00

This drive represents low cost and high capacity storage, compared to SCSI or Fibre Channel drives, and is a worthy storage option for small to medium businesses that require a large capacity solution for their servers.

Western Digital Scorpio WD2500BEVS

Review Date: 07-JUN-2007

RRP: $299.00

Western Digital's 250GB Scorpio is currently the largest capacity notebook hard drive on the market. However, its large capacity and cool and quiet characteristics also make it an interesting proposition for a media centre PC.

Buffalo Technology LinkStation Network Storage Center

Network Attached Storage

Review Date: 29-DEC-2004

RRP: $599.00

A great choice for home and small-office users, the LinkStation offers print serving, password security for shared folders, and an expansion bay--all at a reasonable price.

Kingston Data Traveller Elite (2GB)

USB Flash Drives

Review Date: 19-JUN-2006

RRP: $549.00

There are certainly cheaper solutions on the market, but this is the first we’ve seen to keep your data this secure in a manner that’s almost entirely invisible to the end user and doesn’t adversely affect the convenience of the medium. It’s a perfect solution for both security-conscious corporations and consumers — assuming they’re Windows-only.

Lexar Media Jumpdrive Lightning

USB Flash Drives

Review Date: 01-OCT-2005

RRP: $199.95

Great software, blistering transfer speeds, and on-board encryption make the JumpDrive Lightning a winning USB memory key.

Hard Disk Drives (External)

Review Date: 08-APR-2006

Maxtor One Touch III Turbo

RRP: $1199.00

Although expensive, if you do require a large amount of storage space, it’s hard to go past this drive. Not only does it offer a triple interface, but also dual RAID configurations, making it worth every dollar.

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB

Review Date: 27-MAY-2006

RRP: $980.00

If you want high-capacity storage that wont break the bank and perform impeccibly, this drive is your best bet.

Western Digital Caviar SE16 (WD5000AAKS)

Review Date: 23-APR-2007

RRP: $229.00

At 500GB, the Western Digital Caviar SE16 (WD5000AAKS) is great value for any type of computer system. Its performance makes it suitable for a high-performance PC, while its cool and quiet running makes it an ideal choice for a media centre or silent PC. We recommend it.

Review Date: 02-JAN-2006

ASUS DRW-1608p2s

RRP: $79.00

The ASUS DRW-1608p2s leads the field in speed and value

Western Digital Caviar SE16 (WD6400AAKS)

Review Date: 05-MAY-2008

RRP: $169.00

This drive represents Western Digitals move to higher-density platters, and with its two-platter 640GB capacity and $169 price tag, it's a perfect example of how affordable modern mass-storage devices are.

Network Attached Storage

Review Date: 09-JUL-2007

QNAP TS-109 Pro

RRP: $499.00

For small businesses who want a large network storage solution for sharing data amongst users or for storing backups, the TS-109 Pro is a fine choice. It's expandable via its eSATA and USB ports, it's fast, and it packs plenty of management, remote access and security features.

Review Date: 03-JAN-2006

BenQ DW1640

RRP: $89.00

A great all-in-one burning solution. This drive has plenty of bells and whistles and delivers everything you would expect.