Hitachi-LG today announced a joint venture to build the world's first hybrid optical/static ram drive, the HyDrive. This unique device is a notebook optical drive with an SSD built right into the casing, so when you slide it into your machine and it connects via SATA 3Gbps, your computer recognizes not only a DVD burner or a Blu-ray drive, but also a 32GB or 64GB SSD. Do you like this idea of combining devices in a single drive bay?
HP DVD Writer Dvd300e - DVD+RW drive - Hi-Speed USB/IEEE 1394
Samsung SE-S084C - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive
PLEXTOR 24X DVD/CD Writer Black SATA Model PX-880SA LightScribe
Iomega SuperSlim DVD Portable Writer - DVD±RW (±R DL)
With modern applications requiring so much disk space, and modern media files getting larger with every passing quarter, it's good to be able to take some of your data off your hard drive by making a backup copy onto a writable DVD. Which of these great DVD writers do you like best for storing data off the computer, in a rewritable optical format?
Rosewill USB 2.0 External DVD Writer Model ROD-EX003-LS
Gear Head 24XDVDINTLS DVD-Writer - Internal Dvd-ram/-r/-rw 24X 6X 16X
LITE-ON USB Black 8X External Top Load DVD/CD Burner Model eTAU208
LaCie Portable DVD±Reader / Writer with USB Interface
Sony optiarc lightscribe DVD burner 24x AD-7241S-bk
Lightscribe is a handy feature that allows some modern DVD writing drives to double as disc labelers, using the data burning laser to etch classy designs on to the front of discs that have been treated with lightscribe's special coating. Which of these combination writing and labeling drives would you most like to connect to your computer for making DVDs with flashy labels?
StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Ultra Wide SCSI Controller Adapter
Toshiba SCSI-UPG UPG SCSI Card for All Surv 8+CH
39160 Dual Channel Ultra160 SCSI Card with 68-Pin External SCSI
Before SATA became the de facto standard, computers used to interface with large, high-speed drives using a SCSI interface. These large, multi-pin interconnects provided significant bandwidth and robust reliability. Because they are phasing out of popularity, you can find large old disc arrays for sale cheap, but then you will need a SCSI card to allow your computer to use them. Which of these SCSI cards would you use?
Buffalo MediaStation 12x External USB 3.0 Blu-ray Writer
An external Blu Ray burner makes it easy for one to backup many gigabytes of data onto removable optical media. The benefit of an external drive is that you can easily move it from one computer to the next, ensuring that you can access your optical media and backup routines on all sorts of different platforms. Which of these great external Blu Ray burners do you like the best?
That's a great idea! It's like dynamite for my secret data.
I don't have room for another gadget on my knife!
I'd rather have my disposable data on disposable drive.
Victorinox, manufacturers of the ubiquitous Swiss Army Knife, sell knives for gadget fans that now include USB memory sticks with self-destruct capacity.
Vinotemp VT-21TEDS-2Z 21 Bottle Dual Zone Thermoelectric Wine Cooler
Avanti WC681BG 166-Bottle Freestanding Wine Refrigerator in Black
Haier America HVF024BBG 24 Bottle Wine Fridge with Lock
Danby DWC172BL - Black Wine Cooler with 17-Bottle Capacity
Have your wine properly chilled is important.It's important for the proper complexion of the wine when you drink it, and it's important if you have to use your wine as an emergency cold pack after banging you head on a boom. These great wine refrigerators provide the ability to keep many bottles of wine at the perfect temperature for drinking or preservation. Which of these wine refrigerators do you like the best?
Data backup is of utmost importance. There is always a chance of system crashes. Online backup services have become very popular and help computer users backup their most important data.
Tabletops Unlimited Dinnerware, Bocca Cow Cookie Jar
A good cookie jar is a great way to keep your cookies all in one place and not cluttering up the cupboard with plastic and paper packages. A proper cookie jar is not just a repository for cookies; it is a repository of hopes and dreams, a place where the tastiest secrets of family communion are kept. Which of these great cookie jars do you like the best?
Optical interconnects for home theater audio provide unparalleled signal transmission clarity, but they require a significantly greater outlay than traditional copper wires for stereo interconnects. If you're going to operate an optical interconnect system, it's important that you get a reliable optical audio switch. Which of these great switches for optical audio interconnects do you like the best?
