I wanted to try to speed up some imaging and backup tasks by booting Macrium Reflect Rescue CD (Linux-based version) and imaging some PCs directly to the Synology via eSATA. After booting the Rescue ...

Without question eSATA is a superior way to connect external storage devices to a PC when compared to USB or even FireWire. eSATA is basically a fancy term used to say external SATA interface, the ...

Addonics has added new portable optical drives to its line that feature a built-in eSATA and USB interface. The new Pocket Blu-ray/DVDRW and the Pocket DVD-RRW drive provide throughput up to ...

Until recently, I had an 8-bay Areca hardware RAID system. Following a disaster, I wanted to get away from hardware dependent RAID (and, well, I didn't have the money to replace with the same until ...

Data Robotics' new Drobo S storage system comes with a faster computer connection that could make it good for active storage, not just backup. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

Addonics on Tuesday introduced its 5×1 eSATA Hardware Port Multiplier (HPM). The device enables up to five drives to be connected to any computer regardless of operating system using a single external ...