Though it looks like a standard SD card, the Transcend Wi-Fi SD Card comes with built-in Wi-Fi and syncs with smart devices.

The Transcend SSD18C3 contains a solid state drive, rather than the older mechanical drives, for faster data read and write speeds.

Where the Transcend StoreJet 25M3 had a durable case, the Transcend StoreJet 35T3 USB 3.0 External Hard Drive has quick and secure data backup.

There's no doubt that 2011 was the year that SSDs hit the mainstream, and 2012 is certainly going to cement their place.

750GB reinforced external hard drive to save your files from disaster

Not quite the fastest drive on test, but above average in the transfer speeds stakes, Transcend's 4GB Jetflash drive offers respectable performance for the reasonable asking price of £30.

While it takes a long time to write files to the Pearl, reading from it is impressively swift. But that's not the unique thing about the Pearl. It's tiny - and comes with a stylishly simple necklace chain, so you can wear it as a piece of jewellery.

Could this be the death knell for mechanical hard disk drives? Always somewhat of an aberrant part of computer systems, it's the only fixed component in a PC to have moving parts. As beautiful in their reflective perfection...