The company PQI announced the launch of a new product that is intended to be the first 2.5-inch portable hard drive in the market incorporating the new standard for connection of peripherals: USB 3.0 (Superspeed). Inside a metallic case with a minimal size and with a theoretical maximum data transfer rate of 5Gbps (10 times faster than USB 2.0), this hard drive is available in three versions with different storage capacities: 320GB, 500GB, and 640GB.
Hard drives have become faster and bigger while their prices remained reasonable and this is probably why most people can now afford storage capacities that would have been unthinkable a few years ago. For this poll we have chosen only large external hard drives with capacities from 1TB to 2TB, which is the best one?
Voice over IP (voip) is a telephone modality involving the broadcast of encoded audible communications involving telephone-like exchanges transmitting over internet-protocol based communications. Essentially, these adapters allow you to talk with your friends, family and colleagues using a standard telephone handset, but taking advantage of a computer-based system instead of plain old telephone lines. Which of these voip phone adapters do you like the best?
Roland SONIC-CELL Sound Module w/ USB Audio & Midi
M-Audio Midisport 1x1 - MIDI adapter - USB - External
M-AUDIO Fast Track Pro 4 x 4 Mobile USB Audio/MIDI Interface
MIDI is the standard interface for digitally enabled musical instruments, while USB remains the most common peripheral interface standard for digital computers. Logically, a MIDI to USB bridge would make sense for musicians who want to use their legacy instruments with today's modern computer music authoring software. Which of these MIDI to USB interfaces do you like the best?
Two of these technologies are still pretty nascent. The third is not widely supported despite its maturity relative to the marketplace. Which interconnects will win the format war?
Transcend 4GB JetFlash T3 Miniature Flash Drive (Black) TS4GJFT3K
Super Talent Pico C 8GB 200X USB Flash Drive Model STU8GPCS
LaCie WhizKey 131053 Flash Drive - 8 GB cm1222
Sometimes, the cutest things are the ones that are very, very small. Like this kitten in the picture to the left - if it was full size, it would just be another annoying feline. However, because it's tiny, it's totally adorable. The same it true of gadgets. The smaller they get, the cuter they become. One case in point is Flash Drives. As the technology advances, they keep getting smaller and smaller. Which of these tiny flash drives do you think is the cutest?
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Seagate (NASDAQ: STX), the worldwide leader in hard drives and storage solutions, today introduced the next evolution of the company's award-winning FreeAgent® external hard drives-its new GoFlex™ storage solutions. This new family of external drives and accessories introduces a new level of flexibility to traditional USB 2.0 storage that will change the way people store, access, enjoy and share their digital content. The FreeAgent® GoFlex™ storage family includes easy, plug-and-play portable and desktop drives, with an array of interchangeable cables and desktop adapters that allow each drive to adapt to the interface or device being used. GoFlex hard disk drives are also specially designed to provide interoperability between operating systems in order to work with both Microsoft® Windows® and Mac® OS X computers.
Macally Phr-100ac Firewire/usb 2.0 3.5-inch Ata Hard Drive Enclosure
AXIOM USB 2.0 to SATA Hard Drive Enclosure
Extra external hard drives are very useful for expanding your computer's capacity to store and retrieve digital data, but when you start to acquire a number of them, they quickly turn into a messy jumble of cases and ables on your desk. Thankfully, many hard disk manufacturers now produce stackable hard drive enclosures that allow you to turn your mess of cables and drives into a neat-looking tower of storage expanding power. Which of these great stackable hard drive enclosures do you like the best?
Sony - 1.44 MB Floppy disk drive - USB - External - Metallic
IBM FD-05PUB 1.44MB USB External 3.5" Floppy Drive
HP - 1.44 MB Floppy disk drive - USB
Bytecc BT-144 Slim Black USB External Floppy Disk Drive
Many modern netbook computers come without the 1.44MB floppy drive which came standard on desktop computers for ages. In situations where accessing data from these antiquated media is unavoidable, you can still get it done with one of these great usb floppy drives. Which of these usb floppy drive do you like the best for your netbook?
