Tag: SSD

StarTech USB 3.0/eSATA Dual – Review

Hard Drive, NAS, Review 0

I had a few hard drives sitting around on my desk for many months and I was looking for a way to put them to good usage. I saw this StarTech device that seemed to be a perfect fit for my requirement. When I received the unit I immediately put my two 1.5 TB Seagate drives in it and tested the unit’s capability.

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Macally Aluminum USB 3.0 External 2.5″ SATA Hard Drive Enclosure – Review

Adapter, Hard Drive, Macintosh, Review, Windows 0

That would be the Macally Aluminum USB 3.0 External 2.5” SATA Hard Drive Enclosure. This tiny enclosure packs some serious speed. The enclosure comes as an empty shell. All it has in the box is the USB 3.0 cable and the lightweight aluminum shell. The enclosure is held together with four screws, two on each end. You can take off either end to insert your 2.5-inch drive, but the end with the pretty blue light has the control electronics, so it would be best to take off this end for ease of installation.

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Data Rescu 4 Bootwell

Data Rescue 4 – Review

Apps, Hard Drive, Macintosh, Review, Security 0

Data Rescue is available in several versions: Free, Lite, Standard, and Pro, each supporting different levels of file recovery on Mac OS X 10.7.5 and later. I tested these on three MacBook Pro and Air models, with SSD and traditional magnetic hard drives.

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VisionTek USB Pocket SSD External Pocket Drive – Nemo Memo

Macintosh, Music, Nemo Memo, Opinion, Photography, Review 0

The future is here. You can copy large quantities of data from a computer onto fast, small, external SSD thumb drives that can be shuttled between home, work, school, and everywhere else. VisionTek’s affordable and rugged models come in two capacities and prices. Never again will lack of space or slow transfer speeds inhibit data portability.

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OWC Express 2.5″ Portable USB 3.0 – Review

Mac, Mac mini, Mac OS X, OWC, Review 0

With USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt ports available on recent computers, using an external storage device is becoming a very attractive option for a bootable drive. In this review we explore the OWC Express 2.5″ Portable USB 3.0 external enclosure as an option to install a bootable SSD to a 2012 Mac mini.

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Seagate SSHD 1TB Solid State Hybrid Drive – The Best Little Hard Drive in Texas, or Anywhere! – Nemo Memo

Adapter, Dock, Features, Hard Drive, Macbook Pro, Nemo Memo, OWC, Review 0

There are many online comments on this innovative little replacement laptop hard drive from Seagate, now in its third generation. Purchasers post remarks ranging from extreme satisfaction to total failure. I chose to evaluate this product for its splendid archive purposes, not as a new internal drive.

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DIY Data Doubler Kit for Mac Mini – Review

Hard Drive, How-To, Mac mini, Review 0

Just a year ago, I replaced the hard drive in my new MacBook Pro with a 256GB SSD. The difference in speed and performance just blew me away. So as I continued to use my 2011 Mac Mini with its original 500GB hard drive, everything just seemed to get slower and slower until I couldnt take it anymore. I did my research and decided I was going to order a DIY Data Doubler kit with a 240GB SSD and tool kit from OWC.

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2012 Holiday Gift Guide for Techies – Nemo Memo

Bluetooth, Features, Hard Drive, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Macbook, Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, Macintosh, Monitor, Nemo Memo, Review, Stand, Wireless 1

If you are reading this and you are not fully backed up using Time Machine and Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper, stop immediately and order a new external multi-interface bus-powered backup drive or two. Keep one drive handy for daily updates, and the other offsite for safety and security. Email the G-Men on the MyMac Podcast if you need advice on how to use Time Machine and the other two backup applications.

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LaCie Slim SSD P’9223 Drive – Review

Hard Drive, Macintosh 0

Sleek, speedy and gorgeous. No, not a gazelle—it’s the P’9223 Slim SSD external hard drive from LaCie. The Porsche Design enclosure measures a tidy 5″ by 3″ and is only 7/16″ thin; thinner than a MacBook Air. The case is solid aluminum and feels satisfyingly substantial. Apart from a razor thin slit for the indicator light and a USB port, the case is sleekly clean.

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