JOEL JOHNSON -- Freecom Technologies has announced four external USB
drives, including the good looking FHD-XS, a bus-powered 40GB 1.8-inch
hard drive with an integreated USB cable. If 2003 was the year of Yet
Another Flash Drive, I welcome 2004 as the year of Yet Another USB
Hard Drive. Read...
Freecom FHD-XS External Hard Drive With Built-In USB Cable
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Console Drive makes hard drive removable or external
Console Drive makes hard drive removable or external06/04/2004 03:52 PM Addonics Technologies announced on Friday the release of its
Console Drive, which turns a standard 3.5-inch hard drive into
either aremovable internal hard drive cartridge or an external hard
drive thatconnects to your Mac via USB 2.0 or 1.1, FireWire, SCSI or a
PCMCIA slot,depending on the model you choose. Internally, the Console
Drive can connectto a Power Mac's Serial ATA slot. In addition, the
Console Drive acceptsAddonics' series of Pocket CD, DVD, CD-RW and
DVD+/-R/RW drives, all ofwhich are Mac compatible.
Wireless Connection To An External Hard Drive06/14/2004 10:47 PM I have a fairly convoluted set of alternate backup systems that seems
to get more complex every time I have yet another catastrophic hard
drive failure (such as the latest, which occurred two weeks ago).
Right now I have two external USB hard drives, one Mirra backup
server, and an offsite service that scoops up data off of my computer
every few hours and stores it in some hidden location. The second USB
hard drive is because the latest hard drive failure (only a week after
I had been told the machine had been "fixed") happened while I was
away and didn't have access to the other USB hard drive that remained
at home, or the Mirra server which only accepts backups on the local
network. The offsite remote backup worked, but was slow and had
limited space. So, I ended up with another external hard drive to
save whatever data I could get off the old hard drive before it kicked
it for good. When I got back home and went back to my old crappy
desktop (which is here for just these circumstances) I discovered that
the USB connections on this machine no longer work - so I can't
actually access the data saved on the hard drive (though, I can access
older data on the Mirra device). Unfortunately, I can't seem to get
data from the hard drive to the Mirra device, so I'm basically stuck
until I get my laptop back and it has a working USB system. With that
backdrop in mind, it's great that Maxtor and Linksys are teaming up to offer a
wireless way to connect to an external hard drive. Basically,
they've created a bridge that lets an external hard drive connect
directly to a wireless router (which, in some ways, just mimics what
the Mirra backup server is supposed to do, though with fewer
features). Either way, it looks like backup systems are getting
easier and easier, meaning no one has any excuse not to have something
set up these days. Of course, the next time my hard drive fails, I'm
sure I'll need to pick up one of these new systems.
Maxtor To Ship External Hard Drive For PVRs
Maxtor To Ship External Hard Drive For PVRs04/27/2004 04:12 PM Maxtor Corp. said Tuesday that it will ship an external hard drive
specifically designed to connect to personal video recorders.
TikiMac intros Kuna external hard drive
TikiMac intros Kuna external hard drive07/06/2004 10:14 AM TikiMac on Tuesday announced Kuna, a
new aluminum-clad external hard disk drive in capacities from 120GB to
400GB. The drive features two FireWire 400 ports and a USB 2.0 port,
and features an interlocking design that permits users to stack
multiple Kuna drives horizontally to save space. TikiMac uses 7200RPM
hard drive mechanisms with 8MB caches. Prices range from US$169.99 to
$499.99 depending on capacity.
Western Digital's Media Center external hard drive
Western Digital's Media Center external hard drive01/07/2004 07:12 PM New external 250GB hard drive from Western Digital that comes with a
built-in Flash memory. The confusingly named Media Center has slots
CompactFlash, Memory Stick,...
Maxtor, Linksys to debut wireless external hard drive
""The iBox has a built in hard drive meaning it can be used as a network's hub for homes or offices which would like to share photos, music, or other files. Not only does it act as a hub which can connect wirelessly or by Ethernet, it also calls upon its..."
Oops, I almost forgot about these new cameras
announced from JVC - the ones they've been hyping up to no end as
their big "mystery product." Basically, they're camcorders with hard
drives in them - a 4GB microdrive, to be exact. They look pretty cool
and everything, but they're really most interesting because they are
the first consumer camcorder with a built-in hard drive, not because
they do anything particularly unique. That being said, I fully support
this idea, and think most consumer recording technology should move to
hard drives as soon as possible (I'll be waiting until you can get
something with a bigger hard drive than 4GB for less than $1,500,
though).
Both models (the GZ-MC100 and the GZ-MC200) can record up to 9Mbps
in MPEG2, though, which is DVD quality.
The Vosonic X'S-Drive Pro VP 300 is 40GB external
hard drive that is clunky, cheap-looking, has a crappy text-only
integrated screen, plays MP3s, but not WMA, AAC, or OGG Vorbis, and
can only read from one card from its card reader at a time. So why
would any photographer want it? Because it's cheap, it does the
primary job it was designed to do (act as remote backup for memory
cards), and can accept as many additional 2.5-inch laptop hard drives
as you want to swap into it, meaning that all other things aside, you
can purchase this single $335 drive and continue to upgrade it for
only the price of additional hard drives. Read -
Hard disk: X'S-Drive Pro VP 300 [BIOS]
Iomega intros new external hard drives
Iomega intros new external hard drives03/17/2005 04:02 AM Iomega Corp. on Wednesday added two new series of hard drives to its
line-up: a new Iomega Portable Hard Drive in capacities as high as
100GB and the External Hard Drive Silver Series, with as much as 250GB
of storage. The diminutive Iomega Portable Hard Drive draws power over
a USB 2.0 port and uses a 2.5-inch disk that spins at 4200rpm. It
comes with Iomega Automatic Backup and MusicMatch Jukebox software and
is compatible with all versions of Mac OS X. 40GB (US$119.95), 60GB
($149.95) and 80GB ($199.95) capacities are available now while the
100GB ($299.95) version will ship during the second quarter.
Coming soon: External SATA hard drives
Coming soon: External SATA hard drives01/10/2004 12:27 AM External hard drives offer easy and practical storage, but they aren't
as speedy as the internal models - yet. Vendors working on a new
technical specification say that the first fast, new models of
external drives could ship by midyear.
Linksys and Maxtor have teamed up to offer a wireless device that
will allow you to hook up a hard-drive to it. I am going to get one of
these as soon as they are available as I have some spare drives laying
around that could go to good use. [Cnet]
10.3: Use an external DVD drive with DVD Player 4.0
10.3: Use an external DVD drive with DVD Player 4.011/02/2003 07:37 PM DVD Player 4.0 now supports playback from external DVD drives without
requiring a patch (as it did in Jaguar). However, the Panther
installer will not install DVD Player by default if you don't have an
internal drive, so you ...
SimpleTech offers 160, 250GB external hard drives
SimpleTech offers 160, 250GB external hard drives02/10/2004 10:41 AM SimpleTech Inc. is better
known for their flash memory and RAM products, but the company also
offers conventional external hard disks for Mac and PC users looking
for more storage capacity. The company has announced its 160GB and
250GB SimpleDrive External Hard Drives, to be unveiled at the Photo
Marketing Association (PMA) trade show that kicks off later this week.
Iomega REV 35/90GB External Drive
Iomega REV 35/90GB External Drive05/13/2004 11:05 AM Review: Iomega's replacement for their ZIP and JAZ drives is here,
with greatly increased capacity and performance. Is it a better
solution than optical media, external hard drives, or tape backup
systems?
Digistor offers 4x external DVD-R drive
Digistor offers 4x external DVD-R drive06/04/2004 10:56 AM San Jose, Calif.-based peripheral maker Digistor has released its 4x Ultra Slim External DVD Super Multi Drive. The compact,
DVD-R-capable slot-loading drive sports USB 2.0 and FireWire
interfaces, and cost US$245. It can write DVD-Rs at up to 4x speed,
DVD-RWs at 2x, DVD-RAM at 2X, CD-Rs at 16x and CD-RWs at 8x. It
measures 6.5 x 5.5 x 1 inch, weighs 1.05 pounds and can be powered
from a 6-pin FireWire interface. The 4x Ultra Slim External DVD Super
Multi Drive does not come with Mac-compatible DVD burning software,
but Digistor makes Roxio Toast 6 Lite available for $15 when purchased
with the drive.
Thanko Limited today announced a new 2.5-inch hard drive
case dubbed the "Victoria 120," which uses a combination of
fingerprint recognition and hardware level encryption in an attempt to
secure your precious data from third parties. The model including a
20GB hard drive costs about $260 USD, so all I can say is "use
sparingly."
Thankfully, Thanko has applied a bit of forward thinking to the
product; it uses hardware level encryption, including the boot sector,
so if someone were to bust out your hard drive from its fingerprint
prison, they still wouldn't be able to access your junk too
easily. As always, trust no one, especially us.
Maxtor announces OneTouch II external drive09/20/2004 08:33 AM Maxtor has announced the OneTouch II external drive, offering an
exclusive version of Dantz Retrospect backup software, a Maxtor
DriveLock security feature for added data protection and more powerful
restore capabilities, including historical backup recovery...
OWC adds 250GB external FireWire drive
OWC adds 250GB external FireWire drive03/14/2003 02:10 PM Other World Computing (OWC) today announced the addition of a 250GB
drive to its popular line of Mercury Elite Pro external FireWire
storage solutions...
New: MacWay AluICE 400GB external drive
New: MacWay AluICE 400GB external drive06/04/2004 10:56 AM MacWay expanded its external drive offerings with the AluICE 400GB, a
single-drive FireWire device that uses the Hitachi/IBM Deskstar 7k400
400GB/7200 RPM drive.
FireWire Hard Drives: Portable, Desktop External Storage Devices Compared
Apple To Address Panther, External FireWire Drive Issues
Apple To Address Panther, External FireWire Drive Issues10/30/2003 08:16 PM "Apple has identified an issue with external FireWire hard drives
using the Oxford 922 bridge chip-set with firmware version 1.02 that
can result in the loss of data stored on the disk drive." By Jim
Darlymple (MacCentral via MyAppleMenu)
Apple to address Panther, external FireWire drive issues
Apple to address Panther, external FireWire drive issues10/30/2003 09:21 PM Apple Computer Inc. has responded to concerns from its users that Mac
OS X Panther disables or corrupts files on external FireWire 800 hard
disks. Users began reporting the issues to Apple shortly after the
release of the operating system on October 24, 2003.
Tools Of The Trade: Maxtor's external hard drives for storing data from overloaded computers
SanDisk announced their newest
USB 2.0 flash memory drives, including their Cruzer Profile which
features an integrated fingerprint sensor to help secure your data.
Fingerprint images are maintained on the unit itself and so it
requires no additional software to be installed on a client PC to read
the data—just swipe your finger and the drive becomes active if
you're authenticated. SanDisk tells us the Cruzer Profile will ship in
mid-April and cost about $100 for 512MB, $200 for 1GB. Check their
release for more on their other new drives.
An Ode To The Hard Drive05/27/2004 09:35 AM You know it's likely to be a slow news day when the first thing you
turn up is, basically, an ode to the unsung hard drive.
Hard drives are, admittedly, a fairly unsexy business. Then again,
you might think the same thing about semiconductors - and they seem to
get plenty of attention. Either way, storage is very important to
consumers - as the article notes in looking at how quickly people
focus on the size of their iPod hard drives or just
how much space their Gmail account really has. Even the leading
people in the storage business are quite colorful and certainly
unique, which should get them much more attention. However, when it's
all said and done, no matter how important your hard drive is (just
think how people react when their hard drives die), and no matter how
quickly they improve in just how much data they can hold, not too many
people find themselves particularly interested in the "boring" hard
drive business.
Xbox 2: Hard Drive or No?
Xbox 2: Hard Drive or No?03/06/2004 01:57 AM It's getting so complicated. First came the rumors that the Xbox 2 [at
right, in mythical prototype form] wouldn't have a hard drive. Then,
enough...
EverythingUSB is mentioning
that Taiwanese OEM Welland has -- at least as far as they know -- the
first USB On-The-Go (OTG) hard drive. It also has a built-in card
reader, USB host (duh), and a rechargeable battery. USB OTG is pretty
simple, and pretty great. By adding a USB host to storage, you can
hook your digital camera or anything else that supports the standard
up to it and transfer data without needing to hook up to a PC. That is
a positive thing.
That being said, I have a hard time believing this is the first USB
OTG hard drive to see the light of day. Read [EverythingUSB]
Other News: Hi-per Hard Drive
Other News: Hi-per Hard Drive09/24/2004 11:41 AM How does 575 MB/sec. sound for a hard drive array? Grok Description matches for Freecom FHD-XS External Hard Drive With Built-In USB Cable GrokA matches for Freecom FHD-XS External Hard Drive With Built-In USB Cable
News: Kanguru offers 20GB Zipper Pro portable drive
News: Kanguru offers 20GB Zipper Pro portable drive04/12/2005 11:55 AM Kanguru Solutions has introduced its 20GB Kanguru Zipper Pro, a
portable hard disk drive that uses USB 2.0 and is compatible with Macs
and PCs. The US$199.95 drive measures 2.4 x 4.1 x 0.4 inches, weighs
40 grams and offers a "swivel plug" that gets the USB 2.0 interface
out of the way when it's not in use. The 20GB mechanism operates at
4200 RPM and doesn't require an external power supply if used with a
powered USB port. The device ships with a cable, neckstrap and
documentation.
Kanguru redesigns QuickSilver hard drive
Kanguru redesigns QuickSilver hard drive02/05/2005 09:19 PM Kanguru Solutions on Thursday announced a redesigned QuickSilver
External Hard Drive. Available with USB 2.0-only and Firewire 400/USB
2.0 combination interfaces, the QuickSilver now sports a new alloy
casing that better dissipates heat during prolonged use, and can be
stacked horizontally or stood vertically. An LED glows blue when the
drive is operating. Kanguru's QuickSilver line features 7200RPM drives
and is available in capacities ranging from 80GB to 400GB.
Tiny new 1-inch 1.5 GB hard drive from Cornice that
costs about half as much as Hitachi's 1GB Microdrive. Apparently this
is the same hard drive that Samsung uses in its "tapeless" digital
camcorder, the DV-4200. Read
Toshiba's 1-inch hard drive
Toshiba's 1-inch hard drive12/11/2003 01:16 PM Toshiba is going to be showing off a new 1-inch hard drive at the big
Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month. No word...
Cornice's new 2GB one-inch hard drive
Cornice's new 2GB one-inch hard drive01/05/2004 01:30 PM Cornice has bumped up the capacity of their one-inch hard drive from
1.5GB to 2GB. These are the same drives used in MP3 players like...
Whoa, remember that 0.85 inch hard drive from Toshiba that
was announced like a year ago? Well it's finally ready to go
into production in April. And it was 2GB back then, but now it's up to
4GB. Toshiba plans to put the drives in portable audio players and
cell phones. Let's hope they have some nice shock protection in these,
because one good fall and oops, there goes your whole contact
list.
Trusted Reviews tries out
the MSI Mega Cache 15, a portable 1.5GB USB hard drive that is aiming
for a chunk of the flash memory segment with its very reasonable $150
price (1GB flash drives are hovering around $175 - $300 at the
moment). Wrapped up in an attractive brushed aluminum chasis, the Mega
Cache performs exactly as advertised, making it a viable alternative
to most other small portable media, especially considering its small
size (it's using a 1-inch drive). If you use one with a Powerbook it
would look like it were suckling its own child. Read<
/a> [TrustedReviews]
Toshiba to Introduce 60GB 1.8 inch Hard Drive06/02/2004 08:48 AM
Infoworld reports that Toshiba is planning to launch a 60GB version of
its 1.8" Hard Drives which are currently used in the Apple iPod.
The new 60G...
Sony Storage Gizmo Uses 1-Inch Hard Drive
Sony Storage Gizmo Uses 1-Inch Hard Drive07/06/2004 03:12 PM Consumers interested in portable storage gained a new option Tuesday,
when Sony Electronics unveiled a 2-Gbyte solution that takes up the
space of a business card.
Toshiba 60GB 1.8-inch hard drive due by year's end
Toshiba 60GB 1.8-inch hard drive due by year's end08/04/2004 11:53 AM Toshiba today officially announced the 60GB version of its 1.8-inch
hard disk drive, which is expected to make its way into the next iPod
revision...
Soyo intros 20GB 1.8-inch USB 2.0 hard drive
Soyo intros 20GB 1.8-inch USB 2.0 hard drive08/13/2004 12:18 PM Soyo Group Inc. has taken the wraps off its latest portable hard
drive, the Cigar
HD20, a 1.8-inch hard drive with a USB 2.0 interface and 20GB of
storage capacity. With its magnesium alloy casing, the US$199 Cigar
HD20 is approximately the size of an iPod and weighs 2.8 ounces. The
hard drive spins at 4200RPM and it draws power from a USB port. Soyo's
Web page for the product lists the inclusion of
compression/decompression software as well as e-mail sending and
receiving capabilities and security features, but a company
representative told MacCentral that none of those items currently ship
with the drive, although they could be added at a later date. He was
unsure if they will be compatible with Mac OS X. The Cigar HD20 comes
with a USB 2.0 cable and a soft carrying case.
Toshiba to double 1.8-inch hard drive output11/12/2003 01:04 PM Toshiba plans to double monthly output of 1.8-inch hard drives from
March to meet rising demand for high-capacity storage used in digital
music players such as the iPod...
Toshiba announces 60GB, 1.8-inch hard-disk drive
Toshiba announces 60GB, 1.8-inch hard-disk drive08/04/2004 10:03 AM Toshiba Corp. will begin
mass-producing a 60GB, 1.8-inch hard-disk drive before the end of the
year, it said Wednesday. Such drives are commonly used in digital
music players and sub-notebook computers. The new drive offers a
50-percent improvement in storage space over Toshiba's current highest
capacity 1.8-inch hard-disk drive yet manages this without being
physically larger. The major factor that contributed to this increase
was an advancement made in a thin-film technology used for both the
head and platter, said Midori Suzuki, a spokeswoman for Toshiba in
Tokyo.
Kanguru offers 4GB flash drive
Kanguru offers 4GB flash drive05/26/2004 01:43 PM Kanguru Solutions on Wednesday announced a new 4GB model of their KanguruMicro Drive
2.0. It's a USB 2.0-equipped flash drive that measures 3 inches
long. It sports 4GB of data storage capability. Compatible with Macs,
PCs and Linux devices, the new KanguruMicro Drive 2.0 is equipped with
128-bit data encryption as well. The new 4GB model costs US$1,699.95.
Other capacities ranging from 32MB to 2GB are available as well.
Kanguru ships FireWire flash drive09/09/2004 12:31 PM Millis, Mass.-based storage peripheral maker Kanguru Solutions on
Thursday announced that it is shipping its previously announced
FireWire-based Fire
Flash drive, a portable flash media drive that uses a six-pin
FireWire interface to transfer data to and from a host Mac or PC. The
device measures three inches long and is available in capacities
ranging from 128MB to 1GB, with prices ranging from US$69.95 to
$279.95 depending on capacity. The Fire Flash comes with a four-pin
adapter for computers that need it, and a desktop docking station.
Kanguru to ship FireWire Flash drive in late Aug.
Kanguru to ship FireWire Flash drive in late Aug.08/02/2004 01:54 PM Kanguru Solutions has announced that it will ship its new Kanguru Fire Flash, a
three-inch FireWire Flash drive, in late August. The Kanguru Fire
Flash uses a 6-pin connection and transfers data at 400MB per second.
It will be available in capacities ranging from 128MB to 1GB, with
prices starting at US$69.95 and running up to $299.95, and will ship
with a 4-pin adapter for use with PCs, a neck strap and a FireWire
extender cable.
Kanguru intros flash-based USB 2.0 Mini Drive
Kanguru intros flash-based USB 2.0 Mini Drive12/28/2004 05:19 PM Kanguru Solutions on Tuesday announced that it's now shipping the
Kanguru Mini Drive, a flash-based USB 2.0 device that the company says
is almost 25 percent smaller than its Micro Drive. Less than three
inches long, the Mini Drive is available in four storage capacities:
128MB (US$29.95), 256MB ($39.95), 512MB ($69.95) and 1GB ($119.95). A
product page was not available on the Kanguru Web site as MacCentral
posted this article, but a company representative said that it will be
up later in the week.
Despite what you might
expect, I think this is great: a USB external floppy drive that
doubles a 7-in-1 media card reader from I/O Magic. I figure, though,
that for the few people that actually still need a stinky old format
like 3.5" should have to pay the extra $70 for it so the rest of us
can leave them our of our PCs for good. I have a floppy drive in this
box, but it's not even hooked up. I just leave it there to remind me I
am enjoying a floppyless life. Read [IOMagic via TRFJ]
Toshiba to double 0.85-inch drive capacity
Toshiba to double 0.85-inch drive capacity04/13/2005 08:37 AM Toshiba is working towards doubling the storage capacity of its
0.85-inch hard-disk drive, it said Wednesday.
Freecom FHD-XS External Hard Drive With Built-In USB Cable
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SanDisk announced their newest
USB 2.0 flash memory drives, including their Cruzer Profile which
features an integrated fingerprint sensor to help secure your data.
Fingerprint images are maintained on the unit itself and so it
requires no additional software to be installed on a client PC to read
the data—just swipe your finger and the drive becomes active if
you're authenticated. SanDisk tells us the Cruzer Profile will ship in
mid-April and cost about $100 for 512MB, $200 for 1GB. Check their
release for more on their other new drives.
