“Magneto-Optical storage systems have been around for quite some time but have not penetrated the consumer market like the average 3.5″ hard drive has. Medical institutions, US military facilities, and many businesses use the MO technology to reliably backup important documents as additional and preventative measures for retaining confidential information. However, the average consumer has historically not purchased MO technology to benefit their own storage system.”Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Kingwin KF-25 Data Dock 2.5″ HDD Enclosure Review @ Virtual-Hideout
- Samsung Spinpoint SP2504C Hard Drive Review @ Short-Media
- OCZ 512MB Rally Flash Drive Review @ Legit Reviews
- Mobile ATA hard drives compared @ The Tech Report
- Lite-On SHM-165H6S 16x Super AllWrite DVD±RW/RAM @ CDRLabs
- VIZO Opera Portable 2.5″ HDD Enclosure & Multimedia Player Review @ Virtual-Hideout
- Data Backup Guide @ Digital Grabber
- Maxtor OneTouch III Turbo Edition Review @ WindowsAtoZ.com
- OCZ Rally Flash Drive at Modders-Inc
A different type of storage

The Tech Zone begins a series of articles on Magneto-Optical storage technology. Not many have heard of it, and even less use it; but that is no excuse not to learn about it.