USB 2.0 portable hard drives are common and ideal for compatibility, but are slow performers. Upgrading your portable hard drive to a USB 3.0 enclosure will increase its performance significantly.

Actually, the enclosure is free (today only, though), but shipping will cost you six bucks. It's a perfect way to turn an upgraded laptop hard drive into a portable USB drive. Rick Broida is the ...

Data is omnipresent. It’s stored on different devices — traditionally on a desktop PC, but now perhaps even more importantly on a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet. Even though data and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Just as you need a cabinet to store your physical files, a storage device is essential for keeping your digital ones, such as photos, videos, ...

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — I’ve owned six portable USB hard drives over the past 10 years, and all six of them have failed unrecoverably. Is it just me, or is there a wider problem out there? These ...

At a time when most portable 2.5-in. USB drives are maxing out in the 160GB to 200GB range, Fujitsu decided to set its own amazing 300GB platter to the task. Today it unveiled a 300GB bus-powered ...

The data storage company designed the device for Windows Vista, XP or 2000 and Mac OS 9.x or higher systems. The suggested retail price is $119.99 for the 320-GB drive and $149.99 for the 500-GB drive ...