data storage

Subcategories

• solid state drives

  Aso known as a solid state disk or electronic disk, this is a data storage device for a computer using integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data persistently.

• internal hard drives

  Hard disk drives are today's fastest permanent storage media and have a large capacity. For this two reasons they are the most used storage medium in computers and servers. When buying a new hard disk, there are three important things to consider:\n\n- The connection of the disk to the computer or other device you will be using it with has a big influence on the speed with which data can be read from/written to the disk. Make sure the connection of the disk you buy is compatible with your computer!\n\n- The rotational speed is also important for the speed with which data can be read from/written to the disk and determines the time it takes to find a file on the disk.\n\n- Last but not least, the storage capacity of the disk, i.e. the amount of data that can be stored on the disk.

• external hard drives

  Stand-alone magnetic disk, optical disc or solid state drive that plugs into the computer typically via USB, although eSATA and FireWire are also used. Used for storing and retrieving digital information.

• tape drives

  Tape drives are a cost-effective solution for backing up all your important data when high speed is not required.

• storage media cases

  These goods will help you in organising your storage media collection, increasing its life time.\n\nCD/DVD cases keep your CDs/DVDs clean and free of scratches and make them easy to organise.

• flash memory

  Flash memory comes in different types and is used by all kinds of products, e.g. cameras, MP3-players, telephones. The great advantage of flash memory is that it has no moving parts, so it is shock resistant and hardly wears. It is also very small and very light, which makes it perfect for use in portable digital devices.

• NAS & storage servers

  Multifunctional data storage servers that allow you to store huge amounts of data. Connect your storage server directly to your own PC or share it with your local area network, so anybody in your home/office can use it. You can even connect it to the internet and share your data securely with friends or colleagues at a remote office via a VPN connection or if you would wish to do so you could even share your data with the whole world via ftp (provided your server supports this).

• optical disc drives

  With these drives you can read and record DVDs and/or CDs in all kinds of formats. Please note the difference between DVD+R and DVD-R when buying a DVD burner, often drives can write only to one of those two media types, sometimes to both. When you buy a drive that only supports one type, you will always have to be careful to choose the right writable DVD discs in the shop. Newer DVD drives also support writing to Dual Layer DVDs. This kind of discs have a storage capacity of 8.5 GB instead of the usual 4.7 GB. DVD (re)writers generally can read and write CDs also, but only some CD (re)writers can read DVDs.

• USB flash drives

  Also known as a USB stick or a USB pen, these are small devices with a USB connector which can be connected to a computer or other electronic device and used to store data.

• HDD/SSD docking stations

  Device in which a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or Solid-State Drive (SSD) is placed. Data from the HDD/SDD can then transferred onto the electronic device connected to the docking station e.g. smartphone, or vice-versa.

• magnetic card readers

  Device which can read magnetic cards. Magnetic cards are a type of card capable of storing data by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron-based magnetic particles on a band of magnetic material on the card.

• card readers

  Card readers and drives with built-in card readers are used for reading from/writing to flash memory cards, for example from your digital camera or cellphone.

• data storage supplies

  Tape, disc or other device which can store data.