Today we’ll be looking at one of Rocstor’s newest storage solutions, the Arcticroc 4T RAID enclosure. At first glance the Arcticroc (AR) doesn’t look like your run of the mill external storage solution. It’s not.
Category: Hard Drive
RAIDBank4 – Review
Briefly described, the RAIDBank4 is a 4.85 x 6.5 x 9.1 inch box which holds four SATA hard drives (in this case, there were four decent quality Western Digital 500 GB drives). Micronet bills this unit as the "world’s smallest RAID". While I don’t know this to be true, I don’t think it could get much smaller.
Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual-Drive USB 2.0 + USB 2.0 Powered Hub – Review
Guy Serle takes a close look at the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual-Drive from Other World Computing. One enclosure, two drives, 2TB of date. Good deal, or something to avoid? Read on to find out.
LaCie 1TB external Hard Drive, design by Neil Poulton
Review
Designer hard drives. Has it really come to this? A hard drive should be utilitarian, be robust and have oodles of space for all the stuff we want to put on it. Considering that we rarely look at them except over whatever icon is assigned to them (or that we assign to them ourselves) on our desktops to access information and data, who cares what they look like and I’ll be damned, DAMNED I say if I’ll buy a drive based on looks alone. Except…
Newer Technology miniStack NAS
Review
After my disappointing experience with a NAS I tested a few weeks ago, I was really looking forward to evaluating this unit. To recap, a network attached storage (NAS) device is a shared disk drive that uses your internal network, or in some cases the internet to share data with multiple computers. It’s a great place to store backups, large media files (such as for home theater systems), archived multimedia projects, or anything else that requires larger than average amounts of storage space.
Fantom Drives GForce MegaDisk NAS
Review
The idea is that a NAS device securely sits out on your network and makes itself available to anyone authorized to use the network. Typical applications for a NAS include a central backup system, iTunes server, movie server, shared file server, and so on. This is a file server (and more) for the rest of us…or is it? Keep reading.
LaCie’s “little disk†pocket drive
Review
Typically, external hard disk drives are not something you simply carry with you. And Flash drives, while small in size, never have enough capacity or are fast enough for more complex jobs. LaCie has a very cool alternative to this problem….
Read MoreOyen Digital External 2.5†Firewire Drive 250
Review
I have several small, 2.5†external drives that I use for moving data between Macs, or bringing data back and forth to my workplace, or to carry with me on business trips packed with movies. They all look like a typical hard drive case, except this one. I would call this the “sexiest†looking 2.5†drive case I’ve ever seen. Read the review and see if you don’t agree.
Other World Computing NASPerform Network Storage – Review
I’ve looked at network storage devices from afar, mostly because of price, and almost all of them were Windows based, but really thought they looked very useful. The OWC NASPerform (NP) utilizes NDAS technology allowing it to connect a storage device directly to a network with or without a server. The prices are pretty good at OWC, and our favorite computer platform is fully supported finally, so it was time for this Mac user to jump in.
Drobo Storage Robot
Review
MyMac.Com has reviewed different large multiple-disk storage products recently. They all share some common traits – multiple disks in an enclosure (USB or FireWire), looking like a large single volume, and some form of RAID technology applied. Next up, the Drobo Storage Robot from Data Robotics, Inc.
Maxtor OneTouch Turbo III 1.5TB External Drive
Review
How much storage do you have on your Mac? The demands of photo, video and audio files mean that more and more disk space is a real requirement nowadays, and has really driven down the cost of hard disks. David checks out the OneTouch Turbo III drive from Maxtor
RTX-100-Q TrayFree SATA Drive External Bay
Review
Step one = insert bare, exposed, 3.5″ Sata drive into rtx-100 and start working.
miniStack v3 500 GB
Review
Are you looking to add external ports and more storage to your home office set-up? Then look no further than Newer Technologies miniStack v3. This unit works very well with a Mac mini, but other Mac users will also find this unit a worthwhile addition.
Guardian MAXimus 500 GB
Review
Imagine for a moment that your internal HD has failed. Think of all of your photos in iPhoto, all of your movies in iMovie, the songs you created in Garageband, the emails you’ve saved from loved ones, all of the stuff you’ve created, gone in a flash. Read on so this never happens to you.
Read MoreToughTech XE Mini
Portable Pocket External Multi-Port Hard Drives
Review
ToughTech XE Mini equals or surpasses all previous external hard drives we’ve reviewed at MyMac.com by WiebeTech or any other manufacturer. It’s not the cheapest, but it’s very close to being the fastest, sleekest, most durable and flexible unit of all. Special praise for its excellent Pocket Drive Case.
Seagate Shared Storage II network drive 1TB
Review
With all the characteristics that should have made the Seagate Shared Storage II network drive a hit, it scores low in our real-world tests. If you had been thinking of using this devise on a Macintosh network, you will want to read this review before spending your money.
320GB eSATA by Oyen Digital
Review
Have need of a quiet, 320GB external hard drive? Who doesn’t? Check out Richard’s review of the new drive from Oyen Digital.
Read MoreOWC Mercury On-The Go Portable Hard Drive
Review
Rich takes a look at the 160GB Mercury On-The Go Portable Hard Drive from OtherWorld Computing. Is this a good solution for you as a portable Mac user? Read the review and find out what Rich thinks.
Maxtor OneTouch III Mini 160GB
Review
USB-2 is not as fast as FireWire 400, and don’t let anybody convince you otherwise. When you need fastest possible movement of data, FW800 is the way to go. Under typical home or office circumstances, USB-2 is adequate.
What I learned the day my hard drive died
My Hard drive died recently. I thought I would share my experience so that others might not make the same mistakes I made. From new writer Rich Lefko.