I want to build an external box that I can connect to my Mac Mini by USB or Firewire 400. It should be able to house at least 6 internal 3.5" SATA drives, along with at least one optical drive.

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If you travel often, use your mobile devices a lot, or run questionable ROMs on your phone, you likely have an external USB battery pack. These handy devices let you give a phone, tablet, or USB ...

I have a Supermicro 2U server with 12x3.5" drive bays. I have drives in 7 of those bays, and I've been eyeballing a new pair of 4TB drives. My brother just offered me a free Dell R720 with 8x600GB 2.5 ...

Since the widespread adoption of USB 1.1 in the 90s, USB has become the de facto standard for connecting most peripherals to our everyday computers. The latest revision of the technology has been USB ...

The zonageek weblog posts a step-by-step tutorial for building your own external hard drive case using a 2.5" notebook hard drive and every GTDers favorite analog notebook, the Moleskine. We've ...

An enthusiast gamer and Macbook Air gamer has worked out a method for combining an external desktop GPU, various adapters, and a Thunderbolt controller on Windows 7. The performance gains are ...

Whether you’re just looking to back up some personal data, like a few important documents or photos, or you need tons of space to store a massive gaming library, external USB-C drives are essential.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For archivists, content creators, and gamers, having large storage drives is a critical part of owning a computer. These tools are essential ...