SanDisk 4GB Cruzer USB 2.0 Flash Drive w/$10 gift card for $15 + $10 s&h

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Staples offers the SanDisk Cruzer 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive, model no. SDCZ36-004G-A11, bundled with a $10 Staples Gift Card for $14.99. Shipping adds $9.95 ($6.24/GB) or opt for free ship-to-store. (Or, spend over $50 to qualify for free shipping.) Assuming you use the gift card, that's a net price of $4.99 and the best we've seen for this flash drive. Sales tax is added where applicable. Deal ends March 27. Read more

Posted on Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Iomega eGo II 320GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive for $50 + free shipping

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Dell Home offers the Iomega eGo II 320GB Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive in a variety of colors for $49.99 with free shipping ($0.16/GB) via specific coupon codes, as listed below. That's $9 under our mention from last month and the lowest total price we've ever seen for this drive by $5. Sales tax is added where applicable. This drive runs at 5400 rpm and includes the EMC Retrospect Express HD backup software (PC only). Coupons expire April 1. The deals:

• Iomega eGo II 320GB USB 2.0 Hard Drive in Red via code "$ZXW68F3VF97C6"
• Iomega eGo II 320GB USB 2.0 Hard Drive in Black via code "8P05$97LFK?0BZ"
• Iomega eGo II 320GB USB 2.0 Hard Drive in Blue via code "LMXK983??J$TF5"
• Iomega eGo II 320GB USB 2.0 Hard Drive in Pink (pictured) via code "R1T?K6NK2P9?W0"

Posted on Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

LaCie 7.5TB 5big Network NAS Hard Drive for $949 + free shipping

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PC Connection Express offers the LaCie 7.5TB 5big Network NAS Hard Drive, model no. 301419U, for $949 with free shipping ($0.13/GB). That's the lowest total price we could find by $51. This Gigabit Ethernet-enabled Network Attached Storage device features five lockable, removable drive trays, support for several RAID formats, and Ethernet and SATA connectivity. Read more

Posted on Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Western Digital 320GB Portable USB 2.0 Hard Drive for $60 + $3 s&h

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Western Digital Outlet offers a selection of its Western Digital 320GB My Passport Essential Portable 2.5" USB 2.0 External Hard Drives for $59.99 with $2.99 for shipping ($0.20/GB). That's the lowest total price we could find for these particular drives by at least $12. This external hard drive runs at 5400 rpm and has a 2MB cache. The deals:

• My Passport Essential 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 in Brilliant Orange (pictured) for $59.99
• My Passport Essential 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 in Real Red for $59.99
• My Passport Essential 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 in Cherry Red for $59.99
• My Passport Essential 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 in Black for $59.99
• My Passport Essential for Mac 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 for $59.99

Posted on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA Offers GeForce Users New Drivers and an Apology

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If you are a gamer or computer user that runs an NVIDIA GeForce video card in your machine and recently updated your drivers to version 196.75 drivers may have noticed an issue. Many users who installed the drivers reported that the fans on their video cards started having issues.

NVIDIA says that the problems with the fans were fixed by reverting to the older 196.21 driver for all that were affected by the 196.75 drivers. NVIDIA has issued an apology to user who had an issue with the drivers and has announced that a new driver version is available that fixes the fan problems. Read more

Posted on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:42:39 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Kingston USB Flash Drives from $10 + free shipping

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Buy.com offers several Kingston USB flash drives at lowest-we-could-find prices, as listed below. The deals, each with free shipping:

• Kingston 4GB DataTraveler 102 USB Flash Drive (pictured) for $9.99
• Kingston 4GB DataTraveler Mini Slim USB Flash Drive for $9.99
• Kingston 8GB DataTraveler Mini Slim USB Flash Drive for $17.99
• Kingston 8GB DataTraveler 410 USB Flash Drive for $25.99
• Kingston 16GB DataTraveler c10 USB Flash Drive for $29.99
• Kingston 32GB DataTraveler c10 USB Flash Drive for $59.99

Posted on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

AirStash WiFi Flash Drive Is Perfect for Apple iPads

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Plugging things in is so 2009. Now Wearable has begun to ship out their new AirStash wireless flash drive (via Electronista). This gadget acts as a WiFi server that can stream content from an attached computer through the USB slot, or via an SD/SDHC card.

Posted on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:35:49 CDT | by Robert Evans

Iomega eGo II 500GB Portable USB 2.0 Hard Drive for $64 + free shipping

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Today only, Dell Home offers the Iomega eGo II 500GB Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive in Jet Black, model no. 34509, for $64 with free shipping ($0.13/GB). That's the lowest total price we could find by $36 and among the least expensive 500GB portable hard drives we've seen. Sales tax is added where applicable. This "Designed for Dell" drive features an 8MB cache and DropGuard feature to protect it from data damage if it falls. Read more

Posted on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:15:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MASSCOOL 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Media Player for $65 + free shipping

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For "M" Club members, mwave offers the MASSCOOL 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Media Player with HDMI and USB, model no. MP-1369S, for $64.99 with free shipping. That's $23 under our October mention and the lowest total price we've seen. This device allows you to install a 3.5" Serial ATA hard drive (not included) and watch media files on a TV. It features support for hard drives up to 1TB, support for a wide range of audio and video files as well as subtitles, remote control, USB connectivity, and HDMI, S-Video, component, and other video outputs.

Click here to sign up for a free "M" Club membership.

Posted on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

SanDisk 8GB Cruzer Micro USB 2.0 Flash Drive for $18 + free shipping

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Abe's of Maine offers the SanDisk 8GB Cruzer Micro USB 2.0 Flash Drive, model no. SDCZ36-008G-A11, for $17.99 with free shipping ($2.25/GB). That ties our January mention as the lowest total price we could find, this time by $2. Read more

Posted on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Aluratek External SATA Hard Drive Duplicator for $79 + $9 s&h

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JR.com offers the Aluratek External SATA Hard Drive Duplicator, model no. AHDDUB100, for $79. With $8.59 for shipping, it's pennies under the lowest total price we could find. It provides immediate, swappable access to any 2.5" or 3.5" SATA hard drive without having to mount the hard drive or install it in an enclosure. Read more

Posted on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

USB Hard Drive Roundup: WD 320GB portable for $54 + free shipping, more

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Dell Small Business offers takes $20 to $30 off select USB 2.0 hard drives via specific coupons, as listed below. Plus, each stacks with coupon code "KSTLP8VVB99PDK" for an extra 10% off. With free shipping, each is at the lowest total price we could find. Deal ends March 12. The hard drives, with prices after both discounts:

• Western Digital 320GB Portable USB 2.0 HDD (pictured) for $53.99 via code "65H1RM8KNT5J22"
• Western Digital 500GB Portable USB 2.0 HDD for $71.99 via code "C4XJD5$6L2S8M2"
• Iomega 1TB USB 2.0 External HDD for $80.99 via code "R3W?Q0C8?CX$1S"

Posted on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Western Digital 2TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for $144 + free shipping

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Dell Small Business offers the Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition II 2TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. WDH2U20000N, for $219.99. Together, coupon codes "FSDH6Z?TM9?SV6" and "KSTLP8VVB99PDK" cut it to $143.99. With free shipping, that's $0.07/GB, $16 under yesterday's mention, and the lowest total price we've ever seen for this hard drive. Sales tax is added where applicable. This dual-drive system with RAID mirroring runs at 7200 rpm and features a 16MB cache and USB connectivity. Deal ends March 12 at 6 am ET. Read more

Posted on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Dell XPS 8000 Core i5 2.66GHz Desktop PC w/ 4GB USB Drive for $599 + $13 s&h

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Dell Home offers the Dell Studio XPS 8000 Intel Core i5 2.66GHz Desktop PC bundled with a Star Trek Movie and Game on 4GB Data Traveler USB Flash Drive, for $599 with $12.95 for shipping (the drive is added to your cart automatically). That's $175 off and the lowest total price we've seen for any Dell Studio XPS 8000 system. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features an Intel Core i5-750 2.66GHz quad-core processor, 3GB RAM, 500GB 7200rpm hard drive, DVD burner, NVIDIA GeForce GT220 1GB video card, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Deal ends April 1. Read more

Posted on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

LaCie 2TB Ethernet NAS Hard Drive for $250 + $13 s&h

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UEI via Buy.com offers the LaCie 2TB Ethernet Network Attached Storage Hard Drive, model no. 301161U, for $249.99 plus $12.99 for shipping ($0.13/GB). That's the lowest total price we could find by $249. This 2TB NAS drive (4 x 500GB HDD) features support for several RAID configurations, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, two USB 2.0 ports, 400MHz Intel processor, and more. Read more

Posted on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Kanguru Offers New Flash Drive With Government-Level Security

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Anyone who's ever been afraid that their flash drive might get stolen by a terrorist can rest easy with the newest product from Kanguru. Its newly announced flash drive will have the same certification as devices used by sensitive government departments. Read more

Posted on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:48:19 CST | by Mark Raby

WD SiliconEdge-Blue Solid State Drive Review

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Benchmarkreviews published a WD SiliconEdge-Blue Solid State Drive Review.

Quote from review: “Western Digital has been the leading name in consumer storage technology since the early 1970's. Just in time for their 40th anniversary, the WD SiliconEdge-Blue Solid State Drive debuts as the first consumer SSD they've ever offered. Based on the JMicron JMF612 SATA-3Gbps SSD processor, the SiliconEdge-Blue promises 250/170Mbps read and write transfers with 5000-4KB IOPS. In this article Benchmark Reviews tests the WD SiliconEdge-Blue SSD, 256GB model SSC-D0256SC-2100, against a myriad of high-performance solid-state enthusiast storage devices.” Read more

Posted on Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:00:00 CST | by Susan McGlaun

Kingston SSDNow V-Series 30GB Solid State Boot Drive Review

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Thinkcomputers published a Kingston SSDNow V-Series 30GB Solid State Boot Drive Review.

Quote from review: “Upgrading from a normal hard drive to a solid state drive can be quite expensive and for most people it really does not make that much sense. Solid state capacities are getting larger, but that just brings the price of the drives up even higher. Kingston wants to help people out who want to take advantage of the blazing speeds of solid state drives, but don’t want to break the bank. They have just released the SSDNow V-Series 30GB solid state boot drive. This drive will retail at around $100 and will allow you to load your operating system and applications on it for fast load times, and then you can just put all of your media on a normal SATA drive. This is a great upgrade option for people looking to get a solid state drive, but might not have that much extra money for one." Read more

Posted on Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:00:00 CST | by Susan McGlaun

Western Digital 2TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for $160 + free shipping

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Dell Small Business offers the Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition II 2TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. WDH2U20000N, for $173.99. Coupon code "FSDH6Z?TM9?SV6" cuts it to $159.99. With free shipping, that's $0.08/GB, $10 under last week's mention, and the lowest total price we've ever seen for this hard drive. Sales tax is added where applicable. This dual-drive system with RAID mirroring runs at 7200 rpm and features a 16MB cache and USB connectivity. Coupon ends March 13 at 7 am ET. Read more

Posted on Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Silicon Power Unveils Touch 830 Flash Drive Clad in Stainless Steel

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Silicon Power has a range of flash drives and other gear and the thing that most of its items have in common is that the flash drives put as much emphasis on looking good as they do performing. The latest drive form the company is the Touch 830.

The Touch 830 is very thin at about 3.5mm thick and is clad in stainless steel to give it a "Northern European" flavor according to the maker. The drive has no cap to remove or slide to flick to extend the USB connector and it can be had in up to 16GB capacity. Read more

Posted on Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Plextor Offers Solid State Drives

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More SSD manufacturers cannot be a bad thing. GearLog reports that Plextor has just launched their first entrant to the SSD market. They have announced both the PX-64M1S and PX-128M1S. As you've probably guessed, those drives hold 64GB and 128 GB, respectively.

These 2.5” SATA II drives come with Acronis True Image backup software. The 64M1S promises up to 110 MB/s sequential read, and up to 65 MB/s sequential write. It is billed as being able to handle 4,200 input/output operations per second. The 128M1S can read up to 120 MB/s, and write 70 MB/s. It has an IOPS of 4,300.

Posted on Mon, 8 Mar 2010 10:38:57 CST | by Robert Evans