ABSplus Desktop - CMS Products

When it comes to data backup, you fall into two camps. You're either one of the rare practitioners of regular, precatastrophe backups, or you're like most people - you only start backing up after you've lost data. If you're in the latter group, you should consider a package like the ABSplus Desktop... read more at MacLife

Fire Flash - Kanguru

Here's the main reason you might want to spend the extra money on a FireWire 400 flash drive such as the Fire Flash: It took 90 seconds to copy a 700MB video file to the Fire Flash, compared to the 8 minutes, 40 seconds it took to copy the same file to a USB 2.0 thumb drive... read more at MacLife

Corsair Survivor GT Flash Drive - Corsair Memory

Corsair's Survivor GT 8MB flash drive is made to take all kinds of abuse. Resembling a metallic cannister like the capsules used to carry top-secret "chips" filled with spy secrets on Bond movies, the 3.25-inch-long flash drive is made of aircraft-grade annodized aluminum. You unscrew the cyllindrical cover to access the drive... read more at MacLife

Iomega MiniMax 500GB - Lambda Tek

The latest version of Iomega's hard drive for the Mac mini, the MiniMax, packs a 500GB, 7200rpm hard drive into its mini-sized enclosure. The MiniMax is designed to sit underneath the Mac mini, and so has the same footprint. It shares the mini's silver and white colour scheme and the two look like they were made for each other when stacked... read more at MacUserUK

G-RAID mini 200GB hard drive - G-Technology

The big performance benefits of SATA technology have never been more apparent than with the G-RAID mini. This portable speed champ looks like a shrunken version of the company’s full-size G-RAID model, right down to the Oxford 924 controller. Featuring an aluminum chassis designed to blend in with a Mac Pro or G5 tower, this fast—but pricey... read more at Macworld

Aegis Portable 80GB hard drive - Apricorn

Carrying around an external hard drive usually means having to remember to pack the accessories: a data cable and maybe even a power adapter. But forget either one, and even the fastest hard drive will be dead in the water. With its permanently attached cable and FireWire bus-powered operation, the Aegis Portable hard drive helps keep things moving... read more at Macworld

d2 Quadra Hard Drive 500GB - LaCie

The LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive 500GB has the attractive, sturdy aluminum housing that’s common to the d2 series, and it can operate either horizontally or vertically, thanks to its detachable stand. The power switch on the back of the drive has three positions: On, Auto, and Off; at the Auto setting, the drive spins down when it’s not in use—thus saving power... read more at Macworld

FireMax 500GB Quad - ProMax

The introduction of the quad-port drive represents the latest trend in the evolution of the external hard drive. In addition to the three standard types of ports found on current Macs—USB 2.0, FireWire 400, and FireWire 800—these drives give you an eSATA port, a connection that’s a tad faster than the FireWire 800 ports you’re already using... read more at Macworld

DiskGo Quad Interface 500GB - Edge Tech

Several vendors now offer quad-port drives in identical enclosures, and Edge Tech has joined the group with its DiskGo Quad Interface. Don’t expect anything exceptional from this device, but it covers the basics at an OK price ... read more at Macworld

Rocpro 300 C 500GB - Rocstor

Quad-port (four-port) hard drives have recently come on the scene, and they offer greater choices in connectivity. The quad-port moniker may imply an ability to connect to your Mac from four separate ports—via FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB 2.0, and eSATA (external SATA)—but that’s not the complete picture ... read more at Macworld

Mercury Elite-AL Pro Quad 500GB - Other World Computing

A few years ago, 500GB of storage space may have sounded like a lot. But after collecting several years’ worth of digital photos and compiling a vast and meticulously assembled music library, you may be singing a different tune. If you need a half-terabyte of new storage to hold all your digital memories, OWC’s Mercury Elite-AL Pro Quad 500GB will ably fit your needs—and give you some room to spare ... read more at Macworld

ToughTech XE Quad 500GB - WiebeTech

Drive vendors usually seek to differentiate their wares from those of other vendors. However, when a full-featured but reasonably priced enclosure becomes available, it gets widely adopted by many vendors, who simply brand the drive with their own logo. Such is the case with WiebeTech’s ToughTech XE Quad 500GB ... read more at Macworld

LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive - LaCie

Question: what's silver, slightly bigger than a hardback novel, connects to your Mac's FireWire port and will put the same size dent in your wallet as a MacBook? Answer: LaCie's latest optical disc writer, thed2 Blu-ray drive, which reads and writes Blu-ray, DVD and CD media ... read more at MacUserUK

Fusion - Maxtor

The Fusion is made for dedicated network storage. It connects to your router via Ethernet, and you need to set up an IP address for it. You can also set up the Fusion for access over the Internet, so if you're at a client's office or at work and you need a file on the Fusion, you can get to it remotely. For Internet access, you need to set up a free Dynamic DNS account with No-IP.com or DynDNS.org... read more at MacLife

NetDisk Portable - Ximeta

This sturdy hard drive comes with a USB port that lets you use it as a desktop hard drive, and an Ethernet port that enables a network storage setup-you can't use both connections simultaneously. Either way, connecting the NetDisk Portable is a one-second process: You just plug it in... read more at MacLife

Seagate Pushbutton Backup Hard Drive 750GB - Seagate

Backing up has always been one of those odious yet necessary tasks that makes watching paint dry seem interesting. This may all change next year when Apple releases its dazzling Time Machine backup utility. But even then, you’ll likely still need ample room on a separate drive for storing your data ... read more at Macworld

LaCie Rugged All-Terrain Hard Drive 100GB - LaCie

LaCie specializes in the boutique market for stylish, fast, and pricey portable hard drive designs, and the trend continues with the LaCie Rugged All-Terrain 100GB drive (Best Current Price: $218.99). Looking more like a piece of life-safety equipment than a storage device, the device’s small metal case is fitted with a bright orange rubber gasket that protects the sides and edges from scuffs and snags, allowing you to casually throw it into your travel bag with nary a worry ... read more at Macworld

miniXpress 825 160GB FireWire hard drive - Trans International

With Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks now being used exclusively inside the entire Mac product line, it was only a matter of time before an external 2.5-inch SATA drive was offered in a FireWire enclosure for use alongside the Mac ... read more at Macworld

Iomega UltraMax - Iomega

Iomega has been at pains recently to demonstrate a renewed commitment to the Mac platform, and this new desktop hard disk is one of the most visible signs ... read more at MacUserUK

WiebeTech SilverSATA V - WiebeTech

WiebeTech’s SilverSATA V is a compact and stylish five-bay RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks). It delivers some impressive data transfer rates and shows the promise of port multiplication in the SATA II specification ... read more at Macworld

G-Drive Q Serial ATA 500GB drive - G-Technology

The G-Drive Q is the Swiss army knife of external disks. The “Q” stands for quad—referring to the four different types of data connectors on the back of the drive. You’ll find two FireWire 800 ports along with a FireWire 400, USB 2.0, and a high-speed eSATA I-type port. You can’t ask for a more versatile drive ... read more at Macworld

SilverSATA II SR 1TB hard drive - WiebeTech

The SilverSATA II SR is a very slick-looking RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) with a digital status window. It has a hardware RAID chip inside its enclosure; however, it’s only capable of RAID 0 (striping) and RAID 1 (mirroring) formatting ... read more at Macworld

G-SATA 1TB hard drive - G-Technology

The G-SATA follows in the footsteps of G-Technology’s G-RAID 800 (4.5 mice). The stylish housing remains unchanged.
Pros: Fast read and write speeds; quiet; stylish.
Cons: No SATA card bundles available; expensive... read more at Macworld

LaCie Two Big 1TB hard drive - LaCie

The LaCie Two Big, bundled with a host adapter, is an economical hardware RAID that performs solidly. LaCie offers its Two Big packaged with either a PCI-X or a PCIe SATA host adapter. This is a good thing, since the Two Big (Best Current Price: $499.20) did not mount with any of the other PCI-X host adapters we had on hand ... read more at Macworld

SATAVue Hot-Swap 1TB hard drive - Granite Digital

The Granite Digital SATAVue Hot-Swap has an industrial look. Constructed of heavy aluminum, it feels practically tank-like. However, underneath the heavy shell hides a hare, not a tortoise ... read more at Macworld

Western Digital MyBook Pro - Western Digital

Formac's Disk Mini is a portable FireWire 400 and USB 2 hard drive based on a 2.5in 5400rpm mechanism. The drive comes in glossy black or white, mirroring the company's Raven and Oxygen desktop hard drives, and is bus powered from either interface. However, in order to draw power from the USB 2 bus, the drive needs to be connected to two USB ports on your Mac by means of the supplied Y cable. This could present a problem if USB slots are in short supply ... read more at MacUserUK

Formac Disk Mini - Formac

Formac's Disk Mini is a portable FireWire 400 and USB 2 hard drive based on a 2.5in 5400rpm mechanism. The drive comes in glossy black or white, mirroring the company's Raven and Oxygen desktop hard drives, and is bus powered from either interface. However, in order to draw power from the USB 2 bus, the drive needs to be connected to two USB ports on your Mac by means of the supplied Y cable. This could present a problem if USB slots are in short supply ... read more at MacUserUK

NewerTechnology MiniStack v2 - Other World Computing

The concept of combining a hard drive with a USB 2 and FireWire hub and making it look like a Mac mini is not new. However, the MiniStack ships as an empty case, so you can either buy the ATA hard drive that best fits your needs or use a hard drive from an old machine or enclosure ... read more at MacUserUK

Micro Mini Hard Drive 8GB - Iomega

Iomega’s Micro Mini Hard Drive packs a lot of storage in a tiny package—8GB in a two-ounce case that measures 2.71 by 2 by 0.55 inches. The Micro Mini’s sturdy USB 2.0 connector swivels in and out of the drive’s body, and it held up to being constantly plugged into and removed ... read more at MacAddict

600GB Mercury Elite Pro-AL Dual RAID - Other World Computing

Upon initial inspection, Other World Computing's Mercury Elite-AL Pro RAID hard drive seems pretty heavy duty. Perhaps that's due in part to its design, which makes it look like Mini Me when stacked next to the bigger PowerMac tower. On its own, though, its weight (3lb) implies that it means business ... read more at macHOME

LaCie silverscreen - LaCie

There’s a confounding disconnect between your TV and the audio, pictures, and videos on your Mac. Fortunately, there’s LaCie’s silverscreen, a hard drive with a built-in software interface that offers a refreshingly manageable way to display your Mac media on your TV ... read more at MacAddict

LaCie Mobile Hard Drive, Design by F.A. Porsche, 100GB - LaCie

LaCie’s Porsche-designed storage device has it all: speedy performance, tons of space for music, movie and data files, and the ability to function as your Mac’s startup drive. Plus, it fits nicely into a shirt pocket. ... read more at Macworld

LaCie d2 Hard Drive Extreme with Triple Interface, 300GB - LaCie

The d2 Hard Drive Extreme, with its attractive aluminum design and glowing blue light, can be laid flat to easily stack multiple d2 drives or, with the included stand, it can be positioned vertically to take up very little desktop space. You can connect the d2 Hard Drive Extreme to your Mac via FireWire 400, FireWire 800 or USB 2.0 ... read more at Macworld

Mercury Elite-AL PRO 800 RAID - Other World Computing

With hard drives getting less expensive every day and your video, audio, and image collections steadily growing, it may be time to consider an entry-level RAID array such as the Mercury Elite-AL PRO 800 RAID. You can get a 160GB setup for a mere $239.99 or max out at 1TB for $949.99 ... read more at MacAddict

LaCie Safe Mobile Hard Drive - LaCie

It’s easy to imagine you’re a covert operative in a James Bond movie as you swipe your finger across the biometric sensor on LaCie’s Safe Mobile Hard Drive. But if your life depends on keeping secrets, you’d better find a more-secure solution ... read more at Macworld

Mercury Elite-AL Pro FireWire 800/400+USB2 - Other World Computing

When we reviewed Other World Computing’s Mercury Elite Pro FW800 ( Mar/05, p46), we criticized its case design. So it’s only fair to say right off the bat that the Mercury Elite-AL Pro’s case is a vast improvement; it’s a solid, sturdy aluminum job that has a grill like a Power Mac G5. And there’s more to like about the Mercury Elite-AL Pro than just its case design... read more at MacAddict

LaCie mini - LaCie

Although the LaCie mini, MicroNet’s miniMate, and Newer Technology’s miniStack are designed to match the look of the Mac mini, you can use these external hard drives with any USB- or FireWire-equipped Mac. All three drives are well designed, but we found one of them stood out from the pack ... read more at MacUserUK

Formac XTR 500GB Raven - Formac

The Formac XTR 500GB Raven is a black slab of hard disk space, whichis made up of two 250GB drives, pre-configured as a RAID 0 (striped) array. If black isn't your colour then there are also Platinum and Oxygen (white) versions available ... read more at MacUserUK

Iomega MiniMax - Iomega

The size and shape of the Mac mini makes it perfect for stacking, and Iomega is the latest in a long line of manufacturers to have seen this potential. The MiniMax is a 160GB hard drive combined with FireWire and USB hub, and is designed to complement the Mac mini. It's about three quarters of the height of a Mac mini, and has the same white plastic top and silver-coloured edges ... read more at MacUserUK

Disc Stakka - Imation

Disc Stakka is a carousel that holds and indexes 100 discs. No more sifting through piles of jewel casesat least once youve entered the relevant disc info into the Stakkas database ... read more at MacAddict

Maxtor OneTouch II FireWire 800 - Maxtor

The FireWire 800 drive shares its styling with the rest of the revamped OneTouch range and its silver casing can sit on your desk flat or on its side using the included stand. The front of the drive sports the all-important 'OneTouch' button, which houses an electric blue LED that glows when the drive is powered up ... read more at MacUserUK

SmartDisk FotoChute - SmartDisk

If you’re the type of digital photographer who likes to shoot a lot of frames—because you bracket a lot, experiment a lot, or shoot just about everything you see—you already may have discovered the frustration of running out of storage space while in the field. Though the price of flash memory cards has dropped substantially over the last year or two, carrying enough storage for an extended photo shoot is still pretty expensive ... read more at Macworld

CrossFire 160GB - SmartDisk

his moderately priced drive features the same signature case design as other SmartDisk drives—it’s just bigger. The version we tested didn’t have a huge capacity, though a Windows-formatted, 250GB version is available ... read more at Macworld

OneTouch II - Maxtor

The OneTouch II is designed to be a desktop backup device. It ships with Dantz/EMC Retrospect Express software and has a programmable button that can be used to initiate backups ... read more at Macworld

2.5-inch FireWire Quicksilver - Kanguru

This drive has an interesting design, with glowing kangaroos on it, but its test results weren’t very impressive and, at a very modest 80GB, the Quicksilver has a high cost per gigabyte. Larger-capacity versions of the drive are available and are a better deal if the case design sways your decision ... read more at Macworld

ComboGB - WiebeTech

Pros: Fast; FireWire bus-powered; compact; triple interface for flexible compatibility; bootable via FireWire in OS X.
Cons: Relatively expensive ... read more at Macworld

G-Drive mini - G-Technology

Audio files, photos and movies swallow up a ton of hard disk space. If your Mac’s internal drive is bursting at the seams, or if you want to keep a backup copy of your irreplaceable data, an external FireWire drive may be just what you need. Lucky for you, Macworld tests and rates external FireWire hard drives, both portable and desktop, on an ongoing basis ... read more at Macworld

Smartdisk Firelite 80GB FireWire 800 - SmartDisk

Smartdisk has added a FireWire 800 model to its popular Firelite pocket hard drive range. The only current Mac models with the capability to use the faster FireWire connection are the Power Mac G5s or 15in and 17in PowerBooks... read more at MacUser UK

FireFly 20GB - SmartDisk

This super small drive will fit easily in a shirt pocket. The downside is its relatively slow performance and high price per gigabyte. You can’t boot from it into OS X, its probably better suited for Windows users ... read more at Macworld

FireLite 60GB - SmartDisk

Audio files, photos and movies swallow up a ton of hard disk space. If your Mac’s internal drive is bursting at the seams, or if you want to keep a backup copy of your irreplaceable data, an external FireWire drive may be just what you need. Lucky for you, Macworld tests and rates external FireWire hard drives, both portable and desktop, on an ongoing basis ... read more at Macworld

60GB On-The-Go 7200rpm 8MB (OWCMOFW60GB72) - OWC

This fast little drive doesn’t have many connection options, but it does have an eye-catching clear case design and comes loaded with lots of useful utilities. It had the fastest times in all but one test, and is reasonably priced ... read more at Macworld

Mobile Hard Drive by F.A. Porsche - LaCie

Although it’s not the speediest drive in its class, this drive has a large capacity and a low cost per gigabyte for a portable drive ... read more at Macworld

Blue-WAV External - Kano

When even DVDs don't offer enough portable storage space for your needs, you can opt for a removable hard drive—or you can get a Kano Blue-WAV optical drive, which uses 23GB removable cartridges. Blue-WAV is based on Sony's ProData technology, which employs a blue-violet laser set to a tiny 405-nanometer wavelength ... read more at MacAddict

REV 35GB FIREWIRE - Iomega

Add to the ever-increasing array of storage and back-up options the Iomega Rev 35GB FireWire, the disk innovator's latest adventure in removable media, which has its charms, but may not be compelling enough to catch on. ... read more at macHOME

LaCie USB Pocket Floppy 4x - LaCie

Since Apple killed the floppy, have you found yourself living with zombies? Your PC friends keep sending you floppy disks, and you still have old backups you should transfer to another medium. The LaCie USB Pocket Floppy 4x is a sleek, portable drive that can give your floppies one last gasp ... read more at Macworld

Zip 750 MB FireWire - Iomega

"When the original 100MB Zip drive was introduced in 1995, it was a breakthrough product that offered speed and capacity unmatched by any other storage product at the same price. That's not the case with the Zip 750MB FireWire Drive today." ... read more at macHOME

Mac Pen Drive - newmotiontech

Scuttle various files to and from the office with this clear plastic USB 1.1 keychain drive in a capacity of 64, 128 or 256MB. About the size of a AA battery, the Pen Drive has a chain that can clip to a key ring ... macHOME

ThumbDrive - Memorex

ThumbDrive won't blow you out of your chair, but it's got almost all the trappings of a great flash drive ... read more at MacAddict

Media Reader for iPod - Belkin

Convenience usually involves a compromise of portability and capability. Case in point: Belkin's new Media Reader for iPod. It's the perfect conduit between your digital camera and the acres of storage space in your iPod—but it's about twice as big as our vision of a digital-lifestyle gadget ... read more at MacAddict

JumpDrive Secure - Lexar Media

Besides looking like a keychain for your Humvee—complete with rubberized finger grips for when data transfers get extreme—Lexar's JumpDrive Secure comes with its own security software ... read more at MacAddict

Zip 750 MB FireWire - Iomega

"When the original 100MB Zip drive was introduced in 1995, it was a breakthrough product that offered speed and capacity unmatched by any other storage product at the same price. That's not the case with the Zip 750MB FireWire Drive today." ... read more at macHOME

Bonzai USB Mini-Drive - SimpleTech

"It's a bit bulkier than other flash drives we've seen, but the Bonzai's upgradability is certainly worth a few extra centimeters. When we outgrow our 64MB unit, we'll just pop it open and install a new MultiMedia Card or SecureDigital card and wallow in up to 512MB of portable memory" ... read more at MacAddict

Ultra ImageMate Reader - SanDisk

"The good: It's quick. The bad: You may have to stretch to reach it (darn 3-foot cord!). The ugly: 70 bucks (ouch). Still, we'd gladly pay for the privilege when it comes to downloading photos swiftly from 512MB CompactFlash cards" ... read more at MacAddict

USB Hexa Media Drive - LaCie

"The rear of the drive features a single USB port and there are slots on the front for SmartMedia, Compact Flash (and therefore Microdrive), MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital and Memory Stick media." ... read more at MacUser UK

Cruzer - SanDisk

"the first microsize drive offering the added convenience of removable media for versatility and easy upgradability" ... read more at MacAddict

Zip 750 MB USB - Iomega

"Other than a DVD-RAM drive and Iomega's own, older Jaz technology, there are few ways to back up or share files this large that are as fast or as convenient" ... read more at MacUser UK

X-MeM 20 GB Bundle - CompuCable

"The X-MeM is actually a storage rig based on a removable hard disk" ... read more at MacAddict

Travan FireWire 20 GB (tape) Drive - iMation

The new iMation Travan FireWire drive has a price low enough and tapes spacious enough to crack the consumer market - at least for folks who are serious about backups ... read more at MacAddict

6 in 1 Reader - Dazzle

"The plethora of different media formats used by digital cameras, camcorders and PDAs has spawned a new breed of external storage device" ... read more at MacUser UK

AIT1 U&I - LaCie

"Fast and reasonably priced, with relatively inexpensive media, this tape backup drive would be suitable for small businesses or departments within a larger company." ... read more at MacUser UK

DiskOnKey - M-Systems

A USB flash drive is about thesize of a seven-stick pack of gum and works with any computer that has a USB port. ... read more at Macworld

FlashGo! - Imation (multi-format flash memory reader)

The FlashGO! takes CompactFlash directly, and the three adaptors supplied with it accommodate all the other versions of Flash memory ... read more at MacUser UK

Peerless (USB or FireWire) - Iomega

Faster than burning to DVD-RAM, the Peerless 10GB USB Bundle is a combination Base Station and 10GB removable hard drive ... read more at MacAddict

DynaMO 1300FE (1.3GB magneto-optical) - Fujitsu

MO combines the best of magnetic (think hard disk) and optical (think CD) technologies for unmatched longevity and data security ... read more at MacAddict

AIT 90e (tape) - Sony (Ultra Wide SCSI)

The AIT 90e uses tapes with a native capacity of 35Gb, while the AIT 130e uses 50Gb tapes. Both use hardware compression to increase the tape capacity to a maximum of 90Gb and 130Gb respectively, which is an extraordinary amount of room for something the size of a slightly plump cassette box ... read more at MacUser UK

AIT 130e (tape) - Sony (Ultra Wide SCSI)

These drives are intended for the Windows market, and as such are currently sold to Mac users with no supporting software unless a reseller chooses to create a custom bundle option ... read more at MacUser UK

Disgo 64MB - Disgo (USB flash memory)

In the Finder it looks and behaves like any USB drive, but it isn't actually a disk. It uses solid-state flash memory rather than any actual disk-based mechanism. This makes it impervious to bangs and thumps ... read more at MacUser UK