Strong performance and noticeably quieter than its predecessor. The Barracuda 7200.12 1TB is more than good enough for an OS drive, but also good bottomless storage for your movies and music

Stylish and versatile, its only drawback is the mammoth price

Great design, but average performance lets it down.

Many customers unable to access data.

Desktop hard drive runs quiet and goes easy on the power.

Storage firm Seagate has unveiled what it claims is the fastest desktop hard disk drive.

The FreeAgent Theater allows you to share movies and photos from your PC to your TV; except most TVs already do this now. The concept still needs work, although the unit's navigation is easy to use.

Seagate has released several new hard drives that feature self-encryption as standard..

While it might seem like a good idea, the Seagate FreeAgent Theater is more novelty than useful. And the price point is not as competitive as others in this range.

The next generation of SATA will double the transfer speed of storage from three to six Gbit per second.

Is your PC’s hard disk getting cramped? Invest in an external hard disk and never again worry about running out of room.

A solid, general-purpose pedestal server with good storage and a classy management act – plus it’s quiet as a mouse

It’s not cheap, but it’s powerful and cleverly constructed to make the most of the components.

HP has decided to put SSD drives into its upcoming Windows 7 machines. HP's big idea seems to be that they will speed up boot times.

A veritable Swiss Army Knife of a NAS drive, the QNAP TS-119 Turbo NAS has every feature under the sun

A comprehensive set of features and good performance

With more homes served by their own wired and wireless networks, there’s no better way to store all your music, movies and documents than a NAS box like this

Light on features, but it’s tiny and ferociously quick.

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