Seagate GoFlex Slim 320GB: The World's Thinnest External HDD
As a desktop user I never really jumped on the external storage craze. I kept a couple of terabyte drives in RAID-0 inside my chassis and there's always the multi-TB array in the lab in case I needed more storage. External drives were always neat to look at, but I never really needed any. My notebook's internal storage was always enough.
With the arrival of Sandy Bridge in notebooks however I've given the notebook as a desktop replacement thing a try. I've got enough random hardware if I need a fast gaming machine in a pinch, but for everything else I'm strictly notebook these days. As a result I've come to realize just how precious portable storage is. Most reasonably portable notebooks have one usable 2.5" bay at most (two if you don't mind sacrificing an optical drive). Network storage is great but what if you need something portable on the go with you?
I'm obviously a staunch advocate of spending your internal real estate on an SSD, but if you need the space you've gotta go mechanical for your external storage. If portability is what matters, an external 2.5" hard drive can be quite attractive as they're lightweight and can be powered over USB.
In the 2.5" world there are three predominant thicknesses available: 7mm, 9.5mm and 12.5mm. Most notebook drives are 9.5mm. You'll notice that Intel even ships many of its SSDs with a removable spacer to make them 9.5mm tall in order to maintain physical compatibility with as many notebooks as possible.
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Puget Systems Deluge Mini: The Art of Custom
The last time we checked in with Puget Systems, we came away impressed with their Serenity SPCR Edition. It wasn't the fastest machine we've ever tested, but it was extremely well put together and almost completely inaudible. With Sandy Bridge back on shelves, Puget sent along a custom gaming rig and just like the Serenity SPCR Edition, there's more to the Deluge Mini than appears at first glance.
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4/06/2011 Daily Hardware Reviews -- Radeon HD 6790 Edition
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Wednesday
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EU's New Copyright Queen Sought to Criminalize Backup Copies, DRM Cracking
EU hires a head lobbyist from RIAA parent org. IFPI to steer its copyright policy
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Study: Craniofacial Features of Men/Women Have Become Less Distinct Since 16th Century
Skulls of men and women in Spain from the 16th century to the 20th century have become more and more similar over time
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Hybrids, EVs Grow Nearly Twice as Fast As Overall Market in Q1 2011
Toyota grabbed most hybrid sales
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Report: Early Motorola Xoom, Atrix 4G Sales Lagging
Analyst cuts projections for Motorola thanks to poor sales
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Intel Airs 10-Core Xeon Server Chips at Insanely High Prices
Overpriced and outdated, but packing an amazing core-count Intel's Xeon Westmere-EX server chips are a curious beast
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Richard Branson Announces Virgin Oceanic Submarine
Branson will be exploring the deepest parts of the world's oceans in the Virgin Oceanic submarine
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Photos of iPod Touch with Capacitive Home Button Possibly Leaked
The images, which look like blurry camera photos, show an iPod touch with what may be a non-physical home button
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Toyota Kills Scion iPhone Jailbreak Theme After Apple Complains
Japanese automaker learns a valuable lesson -- don't mess with Steve Jobs' magic devices
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Google Bids $900 Million for Nortel's 6,000 Networking/Wireless Patents
Google is looking to purchase the remaining 6,000 networking and wireless patents from Nortel in order to produce a deeper portfolio and avoid patent litigation
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4/05/2011 Daily Hardware Reviews
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Teusday
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Windows 8 Early Build -- Explorer is Built Around Office 2007-like Ribbon
Whether you love the ribbon or hate it, you may have to use it to get around in Windows 8
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