Tag: hard drives

Samsung SSD 64GB Review

 

  We had a few days to get to know the new Samsung 64GB Solid State Hard drive.  The first thing I noticed when looking at the hardware portion of the drive is how light it is.  Yes it has a nicely machined aluminum enclosure, but when holding this 2.5inch drive in your hand, you forget how light something can be without magnets, platter, and armature inside.  The drive weighs in at just 2.6oz, which is about 2/3 of a normal 2.5inch drive.  Now this may not sound like much, but when you add this into the sum of parts in a laptop, every ounce counts.  

 

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LaCie Offers 1 Year Online Storage WIth Hard Drive Purchase

 

  LaCie must really know its customer and what people need to keep up from losing our beloved data.  The company who brings stylish hard drives to Mac and PC, is now including an added bonus to their hard drives.  Starting in November, all hard drives purchased will come with 1-yer of free, unlmited online storage via Carbonite.  Everyone should have 2 places in which their data is backed up.  The first being at home on a hard drive and the second being, off site in case the worst case scenario unfolds and all of your belongings are desroyed in a fire or disaster.  This is a great reason to buy their hard drives and we bet others will begin to follow suit.

 

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