Alan Lu
Recent articles by Alan Lu
LiteOn iHBS212 review
DVD/blu-ray drives
A sensibly-priced Blu-ray writer that's also quick at burning discs.
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB review
Internal hard drives
The Deskstar may be cheap, but its inconsistent performance and short warranty means it's poor value.
Buffalo Dualie review
External hard drivesThe Dualie is a neat product, but if you're not fussy about tidiness and don't need FireWire you can save money by buying a USB disk and iPod dock separately.
Intel X25-V SSD 40GB review
Internal hard drivesIntel's bargain priced SSD is a false economy. Spend a little more and get a lot more elsewhere.
Seagate Momentus XT 500GB
Internal hard drivesThe Momentus XT works surprisingly well, but its performance benefits will only apply in certain circumstances and it's expensive too.
Plextor PX-B940SA review
DVD/blu-ray drivesPlextor's latest Blu-ray writer isn't as fast or as cheap at the competition, so it's not great value.
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB review
Internal hard drivesAlthough it's not flawless, the 1TB SpinPoint F3's generally fast performance and low price make it a great value hard disk.
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series 64GB review
Internal hard drivesThe 64GB V+'s consistently quick performance and reasonable price make it a good value SSD and perfect as a boot drive.
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 2TB review
External hard drivesThe 2TB FreeAgent GoFlex Desk is fast and has lots of storage. It can be easily and cheaply upgraded to USB3 too.
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB review
Internal hard drivesRelatively slow small files performance counts against the Caviar Blue 1TB, leaving little reason to buy it unless you don't care about this or can find it cheaper.