Nowadays, we all use cloud storage solutions and USB memory drives in order to safeguard and…
Removable storage devices, such as USB Flash memory and portable hard drives are very common…
Removable storage devices, such as USB Flash memory and portable hard drives are very common storage devices available in the market. These devices have led to data mobility because they have been advanced to have large storing spaces. With the advanced technology, several gigabytes of data can be compressed to these devices and be carried in the pockets. However, back up of the data you carry in removable storage devices is needed as they can be easily misplaced or stolen.
It is good to encrypt you data as these storage devices are at risk of getting lost. There are different ways you can use to ensure these devices are sage. Before you go to purchase one, there are some important things to keep in mind.
Security for existing storage devices
If you already have removable storage devices, then you should now encrypt with security software so that you give them protection. There are several software that come with the windows you can use to ensure the information you store in these removable storage devices is safe. You can also buy commercial encryption software products that will ensure the security of your removable storage service devices.
Know the benefits of storage devices that allow encryption
It is good to buy removable storage devices that can be easily encrypted for the safety of the information you will store. Buying a new flash drive device which has hardware-based software that can encrypt is a good thing as you will use it to secure even the removable storage devices you have at the moment.
Consider Operating System compatibility
It is good to know if the device you are going to buy will be compatible with the operating system of your machine. This device will require software so that it is installed in your machine. So get the software before you purchase the removable storage device.
Before you purchase removable storage devices, it is good to consider your existing devices, the compatibility of your computer operating system and the security of data you are going to store in this device. These are the major things to keep in mind.
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ZyXEL NSA-325 |
ZyXEL Removable Storage | ||
NAS – USB 3.0 – Ethernet
 1 review – 1 feedback – 8 videos – 7 photos
ZyXEL NSA325 review
Trusted Reviews —
01-2012
ZyXEL NSA325 Peripheral review: The ZyXEL NSA325 2-bay Plus Media Server is a slick storage and DLNA/uPnP streaming solution, with plenty of clever, convenient features. Hide
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£88 to £136
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Netgear ReadyNAS 102 |
Netgear Removable Storage | ||
NAS – USB 3.0 – Ethernet – eSATA
 1 review – 4 news – 4 videos – 4 photos
Netgear ReadyNAS 102 review
Trusted Reviews —
12-2013
Netgear ReadyNAS 102 Peripheral review: The cheapest full blown dual bay NAS Netgear has ever made. Hide
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£53 to £1,198
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D-Link DNS-327L |
D-Link Removable Storage | ||
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NAS – USB 2.0 – Ethernet
1 review – 1 video – 2 photos
D-Link ShareCenter+ DNS-327L NAS review
Trusted Reviews —
05-2014
D-Link ShareCenter+ DNS-327L NAS Peripheral review: Cheap and chips, fast as greased lightning, quiet as a ghost town. Hide
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£81 to £430
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Shuttle OMNINAS KD22 |
Shuttle Removable Storage | ||
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NAS – USB 3.0 – Ethernet – SD
1 news – 2 videos – 1 photo |
£97 to £194
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Synology DiskStation DS214+ |
Synology Removable Storage | ||
NAS – USB 3.0 – Ethernet – eSATA
 1 review – 1 news – 1 video – 7 photos
Synology DiskStation DS214play review
PCPRO —
01-2014
A superb NAS with superfast performance and a huge raft of features, made even better by top-notch cloud capabilities and a reasonable price Hide
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£116 to £261
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Western Digital My Cloud EX4 |
Western Digital Removable Storage | ||
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NAS – USB 3.0 – Ethernet
6 reviews – 6 news – 1 video – 12 photos
Western Digital My Cloud EX4 review
Trusted Reviews —
12-2013
Western Digital My Cloud EX4 review: The superb My Cloud gets an underwhelming four bay follow-up. Hide
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£55 to £330
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Synology DiskStation DS414 |
Synology Removable Storage | ||
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NAS – USB 3.0 – Ethernet
3 reviews – 4 news – 2 photos
Has this wallet-friendly NAS made too many compromises?
TechRadar —
07-2014
The newest member of Synology’s popular family of Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliances, the DS414j, is the first of its budget-friendly “j” series to feature a dual-core processor which,… Hide
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£327
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QNAP TS-269 Pro |
QNAP Removable Storage | ||
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NAS – USB 3.0 – Ethernet – eSATA
7 videos – 1 photo |
£115
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Synology DiskStation DS214 |
Synology Removable Storage | ||
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NAS – USB 3.0 – Ethernet
1 review – 4 news – 3 videos – 7 photos
Synology DiskStation DS214play review
PCPRO —
01-2014
A superb NAS with superfast performance and a huge raft of features, made even better by top-notch cloud capabilities and a reasonable price Hide
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£185
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Synology DiskStation DS214se |
Synology Removable Storage | ||
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NAS – USB 2.0 – Ethernet
1 video – 1 photo |
£230 to £304
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Synology DiskStation DS214Play |
Synology Removable Storage | ||
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NAS – USB 3.0 – Ethernet – eSATA
2 reviews – 2 news – 8 photos
Synology DiskStation DS214play review
PCPRO —
01-2014
A superb NAS with superfast performance and a huge raft of features, made even better by top-notch cloud capabilities and a reasonable price Hide
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£261
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Thecus N2560 |
Thecus Removable Storage | ||
NAS – USB 3.0 – Ethernet
 2 reviews – 7 news – 1 video
Review: Thecus N2560
Hexus —
09-2013
The Thecus N2560 is a dual-bay NAS aimed at the home multimedia user. Heading to stores in the next couple of weeks, the compact network storage solution touts “improved performance along with… Hide
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£560 to £600
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QNAP TS-259 Pro |
QNAP Removable Storage | ||
NAS – USB 2.0 – Ethernet – eSATA
 6 reviews – 1 feedback – 4 news – 13 photos
Hands On: QNAP TS-259 Pro NAS
We Got Served —
30/03/2010
QNAP introduced several new NAS devices at CES 2010 based upon the Intel Atom Atom D510 1.66GHz Dual Core CPU. A bit more horsepower and a few more features than the TS-x19’s SOHO devices I reviewed… Hide
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£115
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D-Link DNS-320 |
D-Link Removable Storage | ||
NAS – USB 2.0 – Ethernet
 1 review – 3 user opinions – 6 news – 5 photos
D-Link ShareCenter Pulse 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure SATA II with 4Terabyte HD (2x2TB)
Component Warehouse —
31/12/2010
The D-Link DNS-320 ShareCenter Pulse is a 2-bay Network Attached Storage (NAS) device with backup and media features that make it ideal for storing and sharing photos music movies and work files on a… Hide
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£78 to £1,000
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Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 |
Iomega Removable Storage | ||
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NAS – USB 2.0 – Ethernet
5 reviews – 10 user opinions – 23 news – 27 photos
Iomega StorCenter ix2
GadgetGrid —
03/03/2010
This new Iomega NAS features a long list of functions and for most part it is comparable to most high-end small business servers. The Iomega® StorCenter™ ix2-200 Network Storage offers content… Hide
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£55 to £529
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Linksys NAS200 |
Linksys Removable Storage | ||
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NAS – Ethernet
4 reviews – 5 user opinions – 3 news – 1 forum – 1 video – 3 photos
Deal of the Day – Linksys NAS200 2 Bay Drive Enclosure
Gadget Venue dot com —
27/07/2009
Deal of the Day – Linksys NAS200 2 Bay Drive Enclosure Deal of the Day – Linksys NAS200 2 Bay Drive Enclosure Today Amazon are offering 47% off a 2 bay NAS enclosure that can take up to 2 SATA drives… Hide
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£144
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Patriot javelin S4 |
Patriot Removable Storage | ||
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NAS – USB 2.0 – Ethernet – eSATA
1 review – 1 news – 2 forums – 3 videos – 7 photos |
£97
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Linksys NSLU2 |
Linksys Removable Storage | ||
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NAS – USB 2.0 – Ethernet
2 reviews – 16 user opinions – 14 news – 1 video – 19 photos
Marvell SheevaPlug
Bob’s blog —
11/03/2009
I run Debian Linux on three separate Linksys NSLU2 “slugs” and these are used here as (1) file, mail and webservers, (2) backups for (1) – and (3) webcam motion detection and webserver. The NSLU2 was… Hide
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£125
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Thermaltake Muse 5.25 inches USB 2.0 |
Thermaltake Removable Storage | ||
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External Enclosure 5.25" – USB 2.0
1 review – 10 user opinions – 2 forums – 4 photos |
£24 to £141
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Netgear SC101 |
Netgear Removable Storage | ||
NAS – Ethernet
 3 reviews – 46 user opinions – 1 news – 2 videos – 33 photos
This offering doubles up on a coin-operated hard drive
TechRadar —
02-2008
This Netgear Storage Central SC101 comes without any hard drives fitted. You have to buy the IDE hard drive (or drives) separately at a cost of around £120 per 500GB drive, although the… Hide
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£50 to £270
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