Almost exactly a year ago, I told you about Newer Technology’s USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter, a clever product that lets you quickly and easily access data on bare hard drives—specifically, 2.5-inch ...

When I first tested Newer Technology’s USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter ( ; $25) last fall, I really, really wanted to like it. For only $25 it promised a way to quickly and easily access data on ...

The DriveWire universal hard-drive adapter provides a USB connection to 2.5- or 3.5-in. IDE (integrated-drive-electronics) or SATA (serial-advanced-technology-attachment) drives. The adapter comes ...

The best external hard drive is a lifesaver when you've run out of storage on your laptop or desktop computer, or you need to back up your files quickly. These devices offer a huge amount of storage ...

New SuperSpeed USB 3.0 drives include models from (clockwise from left) Buffalo, Iomega, Seagate, and Western Digital. ALL PHOTOGRAPHS: ROBERT CARDIN When you’re in front of your PC, waiting for ...

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Fast and massive, the Seagate Backup Plus Desktop is an excellent backup drive for any USB 3.0-enabled computer or server. Dong Ngo Former SF Labs Manager, Editor Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been ...

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Virtually every small business has important information to store, ranging from digital sales records to spreadsheets. To meet these needs, Western Digital offers the My Book Essential series of ...

Reader Fred wants to know if a laptop hard drive can be plugged into a desktop PC. “The pin out appears to be the same,” he notes, “but there is no separate power-supply connector.” Short answer: yes.

The Seagate Backup Plus Desktop Drive is basic, utilitarian storage designed to fit the widest possible strata of general users. The front has the Seagate logo molded into a corner, while the back has ...