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I thought that today I would try to clear up a misconception that I encounter fairly often on the topic of data storage. I'll start with a couple of examples: Say a customer is looking for a RAID solution like the NewerTech Guardian MAXimus to store their important information. It’s a fantastic product and certainly a wonderful solution for your...
We’ve gotten a couple of emails from readers wondering how to get Time Machine to work with an AirPort. Well... theoretically, getting the DeLorean up to 88 miles per hour on a long stretch of tarmac would probably be fairly...
Over the last week or so, we’ve talked about the flooding situation in Thailand and how it will likely result in a widespread shortage of platter-based drives. In the wake of all this, a question has arisen: if you’re running...
About a month ago, we talked about how MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.2 "secretly" resolved problems that 2011 MacBook Pros were having with 6.0Gb/s SATA performance. Since we posted about the fix, we've been hearing from customers that some...
Most of the time, your average xpc has a longer useful life than its PC counterpart. Unfortunately, the fast evolution of technology means that, after a while, that older Mac may seem a little slow and may not be able...
With all the talk on new Solid State Drives and the drive transfer speeds they offer, it's easy to overlook the time-honored, platter-based hard drive. The fact remains that there is still no better price per gigabyte when it comes to...
