Windows operating systems have built in features that try and help save power consumption on the hard drive. This article will look at Windows Vista and beyond since this is where the settings became more advanced and adjustable to individual needs. Your system will come with a number of power »

USB 3.0 is a major revision of the Universal Serial Bus standard for connectivity, adding things like a 5 Gbit/s transfer rate. Thunderbolt is a connecting interface that was developed by Intel in collaboration with Apple and was brought to the commercial market with their MacBook Pros in 2011. It’s »

Let’s face it: data backup isn’t exactly a bundle of fun. You want to make it as simple and reliable as possible. Tape drives are a form of data storage that uses magnetic tape. They are usually used for offline storage, like when archiving. It is known for stability and »

If you are in the market for buying a new hard drive you may have discovered that you can buy them refurbished. But are these refurbished drives worth the cheaper price tag? When it comes to electronics the definition of refurbished can have quite a varied meaning. It could mean »

When buying a hard drive you might be confused that, after installing it, less storage space is shown on the computer than was previously advertised. Why does your 500 GB drive appear as 450 GB drive for example? There are a few reasons that your hard drive doesn’t show full »

When you are buying a new hard drive then most of the time you will be covered by a warranty. This will mean that you have a piece of mind should the drive break from a fault that isn’t yours. It is important to note that warranties will vary between »

Internal storage on smartphones can be quite a problem for a lot of people. Although it is possible to expand the amount of storage on Android devices with microSD cards, sometimes even this isn’t enough. And if you have an iPhone then these are limited to the storage space that »

Dropbox is a cloud storage solution that is very popular for home and enterprise users alike. It is favoured for its convenience and reliability. When it comes to storing your data, you obviously want to make sure that untoward eyes aren’t able to pry. As such, security is the upmost »

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is as the name suggests: an online storage service from online giant Amazon. The service can store and retrieve any amounts of data at any time and is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers. It allows them access to the scalable, secure, fast »

Today, you can find network attached storage (NAS) devices for business and home applications in both wired and wireless configurations. Even so, with today’s wireless technology, both on client side and server side, you will almost always get a more reliable connection by using a wired NAS. Ideally, you would »