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Trailblazing with CRW-F1 and DiscT@2!Sep 27, 2002 - in Reviews
The recordable DVD has finally started to become affordable, and CD-RW recorder technology has reached a state of maturity. The Yamaha CRW-F1 has cashed in on this trend and delivers unheard-of performance and a huge range of features.
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Surprise From An Outsider: Samsung SV1204H With 120 GBSep 20, 2002 - in Reviews
Technologically, Samsung is among the top of the leagues - its new 120 GB hard drive works with high data density and only two platters of 60 GB each. At the same time, this drive is much more reasonably priced than comparable products from its rivals. We take a look at how the SV1204H sizes up in our performance test.
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IDE Training Course, Part 3: Using RAIDAug 30, 2002 - in Reviews
The third part of our IDE training course is devoted to practical issues. In a marathon project we put all the popular RAID modes to the test for you, keeping an eye not only on performance but also on data security.
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IDE Training Course, Part 2: Performance and Data Security with RAIDAug 13, 2002 - in Reviews
Ever faster and cheaper IDE hard drives make it possible to conquer territory that has traditionally been dominated by SCSI. RAID for IDE has become a mass product, making it possible to efficiently connect several hard drives. We'll explain the basics and guide you along the rocky path towards the perfect RAID array.
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Back To The Future: Serial ATA Arrives At LastAug 12, 2002 - in Reviews
It will all be worth it in the end. With 150 MByte/s, simpler cabling and guaranteed compatibility with earlier parallel ATA standards, Serial ATA looks set to become the dominant interface for hard disks. There are many claims being made for this new standard - but are they justified? Here, THG puts a spotlight on the technology and checks out the first products.
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IDE Training Course, Part 1: A Detailed Look at the Basics and TechnologyAug 6, 2002 - in Reviews
IDE is the most common interface for all kinds of drives. In part 1 of our series, we'll explain all of the standards, the history and the configuration. We'll also give you some valuable hints on how to get the most out of your hard drive.
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Mysteries Of The CDRW and Back Ups RevealedJun 17, 2002 - in Reviews
How many times have you run into a CD that you could not back up? Often we take for granted mysteries of CDRW drives, but we at THG decided to put on our detective hats to try and solve the mystery of the un-back-up-able CDs. In the process, we revealed some of the great mysteries behind CD copy protection.
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The Mobile Storage Giant: A FireWire Hard Drive From Western DigitalApr 26, 2002 - in Reviews
The ever-increasing hard drive capacities appear to be coming to a halt, but the manufacturers never rest: Western Digital offers its latest top-of-the-line 120 GB model in a portable version with a FireWire interface. How does this model compare to desktop drives?
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Fujitsu's Silent Strike: The MAM3184MP With Ultra160 and 15,000 rpmApr 15, 2002 - in Reviews
No other drive has managed to claim top position with as much ease as the MAM series from Fujitsu. Thanks to a high rotation speed, the drive offers outstanding performance. In addition, Fujitsu seems to have eliminated problems such as high temperatures and bothersome noise levels. Does this mean hard times for the competition?
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Overburning: 100 Minutes On An Audio CDApr 11, 2002 - in Reviews
How much will fit on a CD? In our test, 890 MB of data or up to 100 minutes of music. We also take a look at special burners, blank CDs, software and the Asus CRW-3212A.
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The Next Step, Hi-Speed USB 2.0Apr 10, 2002 - in Reviews
At 480Mbs, USB 2.0 blows the doors off of USB 1.0. We have an IOGEAR Impulse CDRW and an IOGEAR ION Drive to show you the performance increases when moving from USB 1.1 to USB 2.0. We also show how USB 2.0 stacks up against the same drive as an IDE device.
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Western Digital WD1200JB With 8 MB Cache: Outperforms SCSI DrivesMar 5, 2002 - in Reviews
Western Digital demonstrates what can be done with top-notch IDE drives: The WD1200JB arms itself with an 8 MB cache to beat off its competitors and make its way towards SCSI performance - all of this at an acceptable price, of course. What can we expect from this mega-drive?
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IDE-RAID With Notebook Drives: Quick And QuietMar 1, 2002 - in Reviews
Desktop drives are fast performers, but sometimes the noise and high temperatures they generate can be annoying. In contrast, notebook drives are perfectly gentle. By putting two of them into an IDE stripeset (RAID 0), we obtained high performance as well. Could this really be a feasible alternative?
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Everything There Is To Know About the Xbox: Technology, Games, Accessories and What's At StakeFeb 4, 2002 - in Reviews
With the Xbox, Microsoft wants to establish itself in the console arena. The technology, as well as the programming, has been borrowed from the PC, but nevertheless, it is not merely a computer that has been modified. It really is a new video game concept. If you want to know everything that is going on here-the technology, the games, the programming and the accessories, this article bares all. We will introduce all aspects of the new console to you and, in particular, unveil its capacities. Furthermore, you will find a selection of the best games and a specialist's opinion of the programming. Of course, we have compared it to the PS and Playstation 2 ...
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Fujitsu MAN3367MP - A Gentle SCSI-RunnerJan 17, 2002 - in Reviews
High performance SCSI drives have a reputation for being hot, loud and expensive. Fujitsu just might change this reputation with its MAN series of SCSI drives, which are fast, quiet and relatively cool. Let's see how it compares to the established drives.
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Build Your Own Mini-PC For The OfficeJan 11, 2002 - in Reviews
Home-grown mini-PCs can be ultra compact and powerful, as proved by the Spacewalker kit that we tested. Could this be one of the new trends for 2002?
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Eleven 20x/24x CD BurnersDec 13, 2001 - in Reviews
The consumer is the winner as manufacturers duke it out for the lead in this evolving market
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New Performers From Western Digital: 100 GB Hard Disk With 8 MB Cache, Plus A New 120 GB DriveNov 20, 2001 - in Reviews
Western Digital was the first to release a 100 GB hard drive running at 7200 rpm. Now, WD has come out with new version of this model, increasing the original 2 MB buffer to 8 MB. They've released a 120 GB hard drive as well. We took a close look at both of these high-end models.
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The Storage Champions: ATA/100 IDE RAID Controllers From AMI, HighPoint And PromiseOct 23, 2001 - in Reviews
After looking at the RAID abilities of Windows 2000, it's time to compare hardware RAID controllers at more than $150 for IDE. Currently there are three popular manufacturers for these types of controllers: Ami/LSI Logic, HighPoint and Promise. All of them have similar features, but we take a look at the differences
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Real Gentlemen: Budget IDE Hard DrivesOct 15, 2001 - in Reviews
This hard drive review deals with budget IDE drives running at 5,400 rpm. Maxtor, Seagate and Western Digital sent us their current models. Besides being silent, these drives offer huge capacity at attractive prices.
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Western Digital WD1000BB - Taking Grand Prize!Sep 26, 2001 - in Reviews
Maxtor plans to ship 160 GB drives very soon, and yet it will still be difficult to outperform the recently released Western Digital WD1000. Read on for details of the performance of the fastest IDE drive out there!
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RAID Without Additional Hardware: Do It Yourself With Windows 2000Sep 6, 2001 - in Reviews
Although IDE RAID controllers provide a cost-effective way of creating high-performance RAID storage systems, you can even do away with this piece of hardware by using Windows 2000 support for software RAID. We took a detailed look at this option and put several different configurations to the test.
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Real Gentlemen: Performance IDE Hard DrivesSep 5, 2001 - in Reviews
The latest hard drive generation clearly reduces noise and temperature emissions - at the same performance level than current models. In times of extremely hot Athlon or Pentium 4 CPUs with noisy fans, this kind of progress seems to be very reasonable.
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The Outer Limit: CD-Rs with 80, 90 and 99 MinutesAug 30, 2001 - in Reviews
74-minute CDs have been out for a while, but with a few tricks, 99 minutes can be burned on an audio CD. Tested: new burners, software and blank CDs.
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Serious Burn: Copying CDs In Just 3 MinutesAug 23, 2001 - in Reviews
In this test, four fast CD burners from 24x to 12x show just how quickly CDs can be duplicated. We also look at burning software in more detail, including features for copy-protected media.
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Boot Lock and Hard Disk Selection System: The NickLockJul 27, 2001 - in Reviews
This little add-on costs only $16.95 and lets you choose between two physical hard drives or make both of them inaccessible, creating a system lock. We take a look at how useful it is.
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Top-Notch CD Writing: Yamaha CDW2200EJul 13, 2001 - in Reviews
There seems to be no limit for CD write speeds. Yamaha's latest CD recorder has 8 MB buffer memory and writes CD-Rs at up to 20x. Is this enough to justify the higher price or do common devices offer a better value?
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Storage Giant: Seagate's Barracuda 180Jun 14, 2001 - in Reviews
Seagate currently offers the fastest hard drive - the Cheetah X15. Now, they establish a new record with their Barracuda 180, which can hold 180 GB on a single drive.
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Mobile 2.5 Hard Drive Systems: MD2-USB and MD2-FW1 from DataFabApr 26, 2001 - in Reviews
DataFab sells external storage systems both for USB and for Firewire, supporting 2.5" IDE hard drives at all capacities. Read on to find out the benefits and shortcomings of these storage solutions.
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Backup Masters: Three Streamers at 10, 50 and 100 GBApr 12, 2001 - in Reviews
After several hard disk and CD recorder reviews, we now take a look at other common backup solutions. One consumer and two high-end products arrived at our lab.
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