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Three 1TB Hard Drives Under $200

As with all technology, it gets cheaper over time. Now you get the (currently) monster-sized 1TB hard drive you wanted for a price that’s right.
Up until very recently 1TB drives had a stubborn price point but 3 have managed to bust the $200 mark.
All 3 drives listed here are SATA 3.0Gb/s.
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340ASPrice: $199.99
Western [...]

Time Capsule for Backup: Why I Didn’t Buy One

When Apple came out with OS X Leopard, one of the more innovative things they included with it was Time Machine. This is, of course, the automated backup utility with a snazzy graphical interface which automatically backs up and archives your Mac. You can restore your entire Mac if needed or simply a single file. [...]

SeaTools For Windows

As you probably know, your hard drive is the most important and fragile component of your computer. Since it houses all your data, your system basically “lives and dies” by the health of your hard drive.
Perhaps the most important indicator in a hard drive is the S.M.A.R.T. check which is built in to virtually all [...]

Moving Files From Old Drive to a New One

All of us have been through this at some point. We have a new, virgin hard drive and we need to move all of our programs and files over to it. You may have bought a new computer. You may just be installing a new, faster hard drive. Either way, you need to move everything [...]

Hard Drive Failure: Warnings and Solutions

Sooner or later, all hard drives crash. It is only a matter of when. When it happens, the degree of sweat and tears you experience is directly related to how prepared you were for it to begin with. Backing up your data is important. I even have two computers which are set up almost identically [...]

The Future of Hard Drives

Of all the things that most affect the performance of a PC, one of the (if not THE) biggest bottleneck is the hard drive. It is one of the few mechanical items left in your computer. Yes, there is the optical drive (CD/DVD), but this does not impact performance of the PC unless you are [...]

Installing A Hard Drive - Step by Step

A step-by-step guide on installing a new hard drive.

How to Install a Hard Drive

A visual look at what’s involved in installing a standard hard drive.

A Guide to Serial ATA

Aaron introduces the SATA and SATAII hard drive interfaces

Asus DRW-1608P2 DVD Burner Review

Asus is typically known for good quality motherboards. Alaron puts their DVD burner to the test to see if the quality that appears in their motherboards also appears in this burner.

Data Recovery: Data Loss and Drive Failures

Force gives a very detailed tutorial on hard drives. He covers everything from basic mechanics to signs of a coming HDD failure to data recovery to recommedned software. A MUST READ!

RAID: Your Guide

David gives the ins and outs of RAID, what you need to know, and how to install it

Plextor’s new King of the Hill

John takes a favorable look at the Plextor 12/10/32a.

Quantum FireBall Plus LM Ultra ATA/66 10.2GB Review

A review of this Quantum drive with ATA-66 and noise reduction technology.

Memorex 4224 EIDE CD-RW

Let’s take a look at this very affordable CD-RW drive.

SCSI Interface

A rundown of the SCSI interface.

Partitioning

A look at drive partitioning and how to do it with FDISK.

IDE Interface

A look at the IDE interface, the most common interface for today’s hard drives.

IDE Vs. SCSI

A look at IDE versus SCSI, from a real-world perspective, not boring benchmarks.

Hard Drives- How They Work

A rundown of how a hard drive works and what’s in it.

File Transfer - Old Drive to New Drive

A somewhat sneaky way to move all your files between drives.

File Structure

Tracks, sectors, and cylinders! A look at the file structure on your drive.

Formatting

A rundown on formatting a hard drive.

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