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PC Peripherals Guide


PC peripherals, mouse, keyboards on Hardware CentralSelecting, buying and configuring your keyboards, mouse, hard drives, networking components and various other PC devices should be a simple task. And yet, figuring it all out and making sure all your peripherals play nicely together remains a major pain for PC owners and system builders.

To help, Hardware Central has put together an archive of its most popular reviews and features on all things relating to PC peripherals.

And if you've got questions, Hardware Central's Storage and Peripherals forum is the place to ask them.

Buyer's Guide: Network Attached Storage

Network servers running out of storage space? Don't add more servers -- add a smart appliance for business storage. This introduction will help you understand and shop for network attached storage (NAS).

Buyer's Guide: Digital Cameras

'Tis the season to shop for digital cameras -- and from simple point-and-shooters through ultrazooms, DSLRs, and the new Micro Four Thirds models, this overview will give you all you need to know to pick a camera for top-quality photos.

Desperately Seeking USB 3.0

USB 3.0 is ready to provide a new generation of external drives and devices with ten times the performance of USB 2.0, but PCs with USB 3.0 ports are as scarce as hen's teeth. What's holding up the technology, and can Intel really be planning to make us wait till 2012 for chipset support?

Buyer's Guide: Backup

Failure is not an option -- it's an eventual certainty when it comes to hard drives, so regular backup is more than essential, it's imperative. Happily, today's external hard drives and other solutions make data protection painless. Here's what you need to know before you buy.

Silex Connects USB Devices To Gigabit Ethernet LANs

The $99 device server adds networking capability to virtually any USB device for Windows and Macs.

Wi-Fi To Make Networkless Device-To-Device Connections

Wi-Fi borrows from Bluetooth's bag of tricks as the newest wireless Ethernet devices will soon support ad hoc links between nearby products such as notebooks and handsets for data exchange, sync, sharing and gaming.

Network Storage Review: Seagate GoFlex Home

Network attached storage sounds scary, but nothing could be friendlier than Seagate's set-and-forget wireless file-sharing and backup solution for home or small office.

Western Digital Plugs Into Powerline AV Networking

A world leader in storage embarks on a new mission: get the content stored on its hard drive to your TV, wherever it may be.

LaCie Intros Network Attached Storage Server

The computer peripheral specialist offers 2TB and 4TB versions of a two-drive RAID storage array for Gigabit Ethernet LANs.

Addonics Puts USB Devices on the Network

This compact USB-to-Gigabit Ethernet adapter turns any USB drive into network attached storage or makes it simple for LAN users to share a peripheral.

Kingston Unveils 256GB Solid State PC Storage Drive

Kingston rolled out its latest entry in the fast-growing solid state drive (SSD) market today.

OCZ Remodels Business Storage with USB 3.0 Portable SSD

The computer upgrades specialist combines the fastest mass storage technology with the fastest new interface in yet another good reason to get a USB 3.0 port.

Kanguru Secures Business Storage With Encrypted Flash Drive

The 256-bit hardware-encrypted Defender V2 from Kanguru Solutions is ready for industry regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA.

IBM, Fujifilm Set Tape Storage Density Record

Big Blue's first commercial tape storage product shipped almost 60 years ago. Its latest lab project has somewhat higher capacity, by a factor of oh, 17.5 million or so.

Seagate Joins USB 3.0 Storage Parade

SuperSpeed USB strikes again as Seagate bundles a 500GB external drive with a USB 3.0 ExpressCard adapter to bring the new standard's ultra-fast data transfer to existing notebooks.


 
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