Hard Disks

Performance Tips

There's no way you can ever really have too much storage. But if you're running low, what's the best way to get more?

The CitiDISK HDV is a great new addition to the hard disk video recorder direct-to-edit market.

What you need to know to choose the editing system that's right for you.

Face it--you want it, you dream about it, you really really need it. It's time to upgrade to a new computer. But what's the best way to go about it? By doing it yourself, of course.

What you need to know to choose the editing system that's right for you.

What to buy, what to buy? The toughest decision to make when building an editing system is "Where do I begin?" Here's an easy-to-follow guide to get you started.

The best consumer video products of 2004, as selected by the editors of Videomaker.

Maxtor One Touch

Medea Firefly 2/240

Audio-Technica, Iomega, Gitzo, VideoTraxx, Bebob, Eovia, Boxx

A satisfying choice for a fast and versatile external disk array.

Lil' Shredder

SimpleTech's Duo Pro Drive

Quick Silver

New Gear: Swipes are full-screen animated wipes bundled with matching custom sound effects. OWC's Oxford SATA-to-FireWire. Blackmagic Intensity Pro HDMI capture card.

Get your RAID on

The Big Cheese

Gigabytes to Go

This external hard drive is one of the easiest ways, bar none, to add a terabyte to your system.

Bytes in a Breadbox

Shining Technologies CitiDISK HDV 120GB Direct-to-Edit Device

Anthology Solutions Yellow Machine Network Attached Storage Device

LaCie 1TB FireWire Drive

Infrant ReadyNAS 600 Network Attached Storage Device with 4 250GB Hard Drives

Seagate 5.0 GB USB 2.0 Hard Drive

Editing VCRs and hard drives perform the same basic function in the video editing world: they store video and audio information. Whether you prefer linear or nonlinear this handy buyer's guide is for you.