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Mercury On-The-Go-Pro enclosure keeps your old internal drives useful

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 27th, 2013)

People often think there are only two options for old Mac laptops: sell them or throw them away. But there's a third option that can keep parts of your old MacBooks useful for a long time -- a hard drive enclosure. An enclosure allows you to turn any internal hard drive into an external ...

G-Technology G-Drive mobile: Rugged, pocket-sized, and fast

by Steven Sande (May 18th, 2012)

The march of technology amazes me. Yeah, I'm an old guy, but it still surprises me when I realize that the amount of storage that used to fill a data center can now fit in my pocket. G-Technology's G-Drive mobile (made by Hitachi, US$199.99 MSRP for 1 TB) is the perfect example of mass storage ...

Western Digital introduces My Passport Studio 2TB portable drive with FireWire 800 ports

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 5th, 2012)

Western Digital unveiled a new 2 TB external hard drive for Mac users this week. The My Passport Studio is formatted for the Mac and compatible with Time Machine so you can back up your data and go. The new drive also has an all-metal casing that'll complement the aluminum unibody design of the ...

ioSafe Rugged Portable external hard drive takes a bullet for your data

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 29th, 2011)

Last October I told you about the ioSafe SoloPRO fireproof external hard drive. It's one of the best options for protecting your data from physical harm. However, since the drive weighs 18 pounds, it's not ideal for those who need portability. That's where the ioSafe Rugged Portable comes in. ...

Iomega Mac Companion Hard Drive: Big storage, high-powered charging ports

by Steven Sande (Aug 2nd, 2011)

Iomega has just introduced the new Mac Companion Hard Drive, a 2 or 3 TB external drive that not only offers a lot of storage in a nice-looking container, but also provides a high-powered USB port to charge up your iPad. The Mac Companion is priced a bit higher than high-capacity USB external ...

Western Digital's 3 TB MyBook Studio perfect for pre-Lion backups

by Steven Sande (Jul 16th, 2011)

Are you about to upgrade your Mac to OS X Lion? One recommendation from the TUAW staff is that you do a complete backup of your Snow Leopard installation before you start. With many Mac internal drives nearing the 1 to 2 TB range in size, how do you back up the drive and still have a hard disk ...

Ask TUAW: iMac processor upgrade, 27" iMac as display, wireless input devices, and more

by Mat Lu (Nov 26th, 2009)

Happy holiday, and welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about upgrading an iMac processor, using the 27" iMac as a display, sharing a Magic Mouse and Bluetooth keyboard with a Linux machine, and more. As always, your suggestions and ...

Four flavors of iMac

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 3rd, 2009)

The iMac has come such a long way from the days when it resembled a very chic lampshade. The best part about the refresh of the iMac line is the introduction of a 24-inch model for only $1,499, thus proving that the rumor mill is right once again, though the mutterings of an iMac refresh have ...

Mac mini refresh, what's new?

by Brett Terpstra (Mar 3rd, 2009)

I'm a big fan of the Mac mini: a surprisingly capable machine in an impossibly small size. There have only been a few major snags for me in the time I've owned Mac minis, and most of those were cleared up this morning. I know some will be disappointed to lose the FireWire 400 port, but I'm ...

Working with a robot: Drobo in action

by Steven Sande (Jan 30th, 2009)

We've talked about the Data Robotics Drobo storage solution here on TUAW a few times, but there hasn't been a hands-on review of the device on this blog...until now. The Drobo is a mass storage solution that takes advantage of RAID -- Redundant Array of Independent Disks -- to provide a single large ...

New, improved Drobo

by Steven Sande (Jul 9th, 2008)

For those of you who were waiting to buy a Data Robotics Drobo, wait no longer! Data Robotics announced the release of the second iteration of their 4-bay expandable storage solution, Drobo. Many potential buyers were aghast at the original version's lack of FireWire, so the company added FireWire ...

Little Big Disk Quadra

by Steven Sande (Jun 16th, 2008)

Do you need a bus-powered 1 TB hard disk? You're in luck - LaCie announced the Little Big Disk Quadra today. Available in early July, the Little Big Disk Quadra uses a pair of drives in a RAID 0 configuration for speedy response. My personal concern is that if one of the two RAID drives goes out, ...

MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo notes

by Dan Pourhadi (Oct 24th, 2006)

Laurie just covered the release of the new Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros, which tout an impressive 39% speedboost (or so Apple claims). But some of the best new tidbits are hidden inside the press release: All MacBook Pro models now include a FireWire 800 port -- meaning we can all rest assured in the ...

Apple introduces 17-inch MacBook Pro

by David Chartier (Apr 24th, 2006)

At least the Apple Store wasn't down this time for too long: today, Apple introduced the 17" MacBook Pro with an Intel Core Duo processor. It's lost .1 lb, now weighing a mere 6.8 lb, and also features a built-in iSight, Front Row and MagSafe - just like its 15" little brother. The ...