Tom's Ultimate RAM Speed Tests By Patrick Schmid published 9 April 08 We compare all popular DDR2 and DDR3 speeds on both a fast Core 2 Duo and an older Pentium 4 single core. The big question is a simple one: what memory speed do you really need?
High-Security Flash Storage By Patrick Schmid published 4 April 08 It's not the fastest, sleekest or smallest USB drive, but Corsair's Survivor offers 32 GB of capacity, security features and a waterproof design.
iSCSI SANs Compared By Patrick Schmid published 2 April 08 Ethernet-attached Storage Area Networks are the smartest way of handling storage in small and medium-sized businesses. We compare iSCSI SANs from Adaptec and Enhance Technology.
Can Heterogeneous RAID Arrays Work? By Patrick Schmid published 13 March 08 Storage experts typically recommend homogenous RAID arrays, but what happens if you do not use identical hard drives?
Storage Accessories: Move, Cool, Multiply By Patrick Schmid published 7 March 08 We look at a port multiplier for eSATA; a combined portable and permanent storage solution; a USB-to-eSATA dongle and a hard drive cooler and noise dampener. There's something for everyone.
WD and Toshiba Join the 320 GB 2.5" HDD Club By Patrick Schmid published 18 February 08 Western Digital's 320 GB Scorpio and Toshiba's MK3252GSX laptop hard drives compete directly against Samsung's Spinpoint M6. Our tests show how the two newcomers compare to Samsung's offering.
Portable Storage: Convenience is the Key By Patrick Schmid published 12 February 08 Buffalo, Fujitsu, Maxtor, SimpleTech and Western Digital - all offer portable 2.5" hard drives at up to 320 GB, but some still lack features to make backup and synchronization an easy process.
AMD CPU Efficiency Compared By Patrick Schmid published 30 January 08 We already compared performance per watt over four generations of Intel CPUs. Now we compare AMD's Sempron, Athlon and Phenom CPUs to see if efficiency has increased over time on the AMD side.
2.5" HDD Galore: Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba By Patrick Schmid published 24 January 08 New drives are hitting the market every few weeks; it has become difficult to keep track of them all! We look at three new models intended for high performance and high capacity notebook storage.
Phenom vs. Athlon Core Scaling Compared By Patrick Schmid published 14 January 08 We look at how well Phenom scales with increasing clock frequency, by comparing the Athlon 64 X2 and Phenom 9000 using only a single core.
High-End DDR3 Memory on the Hook By Patrick Schmid published 11 January 08 Chaintech, Corsair, Crucial, Kingston and Supertalent battle at the DDR3-1600 and DDR3-1800 summits. Which premium memory product comes out on top?
Update: New Notebook CPU Charts By Patrick Schmid published 9 January 08 We added a new interactive charts page that allows you to compare most of Intel's mobile Core 2 Duo processors. The results can also be contrasted to those of our desktop CPU charts.
Most AM2 Motherboards Not Phenom Ready By Patrick Schmid published 26 December 07 AMD promised that Phenom could be operated in most socket AM2 motherboards. We tried running the new quad core on ten different products - and failed with most of them.
AMD Phenom vs. Athlon Core Shootout By Patrick Schmid published 19 December 07 Though AMD has been unlucky with its Phenom, the new processor represents a major improvement over the Athlon 64 X2. But, just how much better is the Phenom?
Samsung, Ridata SSD Offerings Tested By Patrick Schmid published 17 December 07 Ridata's Solid State Drive offers great robustness while Samsung's doubles capacity to 64 GB. But which one should you buy?
AMCC, Areca & LSI Serial RAID Controllers By Patrick Schmid published 30 November 07 We test AMCC/3Ware, Areca and LSI Logic enterprise-grade RAID controllers for entry-level applications.