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Back to The Future Delorean USB external hard drive, 500GB for $250

Back to the Future is one of those classic movies and the Delorean is such an iconic car. Personally I would love to have a Delorean sitting in my garage, but while I am not willing to purchase (or able to afford) a real Delorean I am thinking this may be a nice substitute. Well, more »

Michael Jackson to sell Samsung 500GB external drive

If you live in Europe, are a fan of Michael Jackson and need a storage device, check out the new Samsung S2 Portable HDD. This special edition external drive is preloaded with Michael Jackson’s “This is It”, timed with the release of the DVD and Blu-ray Disc release on February 22nd. Samsung did not release more »

Crowded HDD market inspires forward thinking quad interface from Verbatim

Verbatim announced their new 500GB and 1 TB hard disk drive aimed at those of us with large libraries of photos and music. The new units feature 4 different interface options: “USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and eSATA II (external Serial ATA II)” for Mac and PC. This means whichever port you happen to have vacant, it will probably work with these drives.

Protected by an aluminum housing, the drives are small and easily transported from desk to desk and their large size can eliminate multiple smaller HDDs. The drives also include Nero for automatic Windows machine backups.

Pioneer takes the leap to a 500GB disc

Not even a month ago, Pioneer had announced that they had developed a 16 layer disk with 400 gigabytes of data storage. Totally amazing, right? Well, apparently those engineers at Pioneer don’t like to sit on their haunches, because they’ve just announced the development of a 500GB disk that includes extra encoding layers (I’ve read more »

SimpleTech intro’s the [re]drive, a 500GB ‘green’ external hard drive

More and more products seem to be going green now-a-days, the latest comes in the form of a 500GB external hard drive from SimpleTech. The new drive is called the [re]drive and is being touted as the “World’s Most Eco Friendly External Drive.” The [re]drive’s outer casing is made from aluminum and bamboo and features more »

Fujitsu’s HandyDrive gets a 500GB storage option

Fujitsu Europe has upgraded the storage capacity of its portable HandyDrive 2.5-inch external HDD with up to 500GB. This is in addition to other models which are available in 160GB, 250GB, 320GB and 400GB storage capacities.

The HandyDrive also features a maximum data transfer rate of 60mbps, an 8MB read/write buffer and a password lock tool option for data security and unauthorized access. The Fujitsu HandyDrive should be a good option for a portable drive since it measures only 5.59 x 3.23 x 0.87-inches in size and weighs a mere 7.76-ounces.

Verbatim introduces world’s first half-terabyte 2.5-inch Portable HDD

Verbatim has undoubtedly come a long way from all those floppy disks of yesteryear. The latest addition to their portable storage line up is the world’s first 2.5-inch half-terabyte Portable HDD featuring an industry standard 9.5mm Z-height drive. Costing only $300, it’s as straightforward as portable HDD’s can get, and is compatible with all the more »

LaCie’s ruggedized hard disk now up to 500GB

LaCie has upgraded its most popular product – the all-terrain Rugged Hard Disk with some 500GB of storage goodness. If you will recall, this external hard drive was recently upgraded to 320GB, but it seems LaCie will not stop upgrading its capacity until they hopefully pack in one terabyte or more. But for now, you more »

Buffalo announces 1TB LinkStation Mini NAS

Buffalo has just announced the latest addition to their LinkStation NAS line-up, the LinkStation Mini which offers 1TB of storage in a device that fits in the palm of your hand. The LinkStation Mini, for a small device is packed with features and offers web access so users can access their data from any web more »

Buffalo intro’s 500GB pocketable hard drive

Buffalo’s latest, the MiniStation TurboUSB is now sporting 500GB of storage space. The 500GB MiniStation TurboUSB drive, also know as the less exciting HD-PS500U2 offers quite a bit of storage in a very small size. The MiniStation measures in at just 5 x 0.8 x 3.3-inches which basically means it can fit just about anywhere. more »