Enabled with RAID, My Book Studio Edition II 4TB is a Quad interface that has been formatted for Mac. It consumes 30% less power and is a high performing device. Equipped with FireWire 800, it has a Serial Bus Transfer Rate of 800 Mb/s. The Western Digital device gives the high speed needed for smooth video editing and saves huge blocks of data in record time. It runs quietly and does not need a fan. It is eco-friendly and is much cooler than standard systems. Its eSATA has a Serial Bus Transfer Rate of 3GB/sec while its USB has a Serial Bus Transfer Rate of 480MB/sec. Compatible with Apple’s Time Machine, it includes software and instructions for reformatting to Windows.

Flexible and convenient, it also includes FireWire 400 and USB 2.0. To upgrade the drive, one simply needs to open the case and replace the existing drive and no screwdriver is needed. Also, the user can easily back up important projects to multiple destinations including file servers, portable drives and My Book. Every time a change is saved, it is automatically backed up. So, you need not worry about losing vital information and data. Available with a 5-year limited warranty, the drive allows the user to see how much space is available on your storage system. The My Book Studio Edition II 4TB is equipped with intelligent drive management features that allows automatic power-up and safe shutdown. LED status and activity lights make this storage system especially easy to use. The complete package includes dual-drive storage system, FireWire 800 cable, FireWire 800 to 400 cable, USB cable, AC adapter, Software CD and Quick Install Guide.

The Advent 6441 has a Blu-Ray drive, which was once very expensive but its inclusion in this mid-range laptop has made it much more affordable than before. A 17″ screen and a generous 4GB Memory makes the Advent 6441 a great buy. The large, 17″ display with 1440 x 900 pixels and vivid colours ensures that the user gets the best picture quality. Equipped with an Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor T3200 (1.73 GHz, 667 MHz, 1 MB Cache), the laptop has Windows Vista Home Premium as its operating system. It has 160 GB hard drive while the Blu-ray comes as a combo drive with DVD ReWriter. Other features include a built-in webcam and a Wi-Fi connection. Moreover, the laptop comes in an attractive style and a full QWERTY keyboard. Loaded with the latest technology, lots of features and stylish looks, Advent notebook could be the machine you have been searching for. Launched after rigorous testing and made with high quality components, the gadget promises unforgettable performance.

Advent 6441 is a powerhouse equipped with a 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium dual-core processor, 160 GB hard disk and 4 GB of RAM and the fact that it is available at an affordable price is the best part. Portable and lightweight, the Advent 6441 notebook weighs only 3.5 kg. Other features include 3 USB ports to which 3 external gadgets can be connected. The Blu-ray reader/DVD writer also helps the user to write programmes and copy movies from another PC. The Realtek HD sound card produces a rich clean sound so that the user can play your favorite music as and when you want to and its powerful set of speakers offer a deep rich bass. All in all, it is a great buy at an affordable price.

SanDisk Cruzer Contour is a USB flash drive with some nifty features. The Sandisk Cruzer in its dormant state is a stylish silver and black finished rectangle with a sleek curved edge where the top surface can be slid with your thumb in both the forward and the backward positions. The USB connector appears magically when it’s reversed its USB connector is retracted back in the body of the drive.

The Sandisk Cruzer is a clever idea which keeps the connector protected when the drive is the bag or your pocket. The Sandisk Cruzer is a U3 smart drive, which means the drive comes with some added security of an optional password protection and it’s also preloaded with various pieces of U3 software. There is a password storage facility, a MacAfee virus scanner, Skype backup program and couple of games like Sudoku and Mahjong.

The Sandisk Cruzer also features ready boost technology and comes in 16GB, 8GB or 4GB models. If the user has Windows Vista, the SanDisk Cruzer allows them to use the flash drive as the extendable to the system memory. It can be pretty handy when it’s time for an upgrade of course it’s not a permanent solution. Finally, when some tests were run on the flash drive the results were impressive. The Sandisk Cruzer Contour 16GB manages a very dependable average write speed of 14Mb/s and an average read speed of 26Mb/s. The verdict for scandisk cruzer contour is that it performs well with an exceptional design

The Libra – MK4058GSX Hard Disk from the Japanese corporation Toshiba is the latest 400 GB drive that leaves everybody stunned over how much storage can this small drive can store.

The size of this drive is half the size of your regular matchbox. Toshiba has claimed that this drive can save a lot of space, up to 40%  of space in your portable machine. The compact Toshiba MK4058GSX 400GB connects to your portable machine via the SATA port. Even if you connect this drive to your desktop, it gives you a satisfying result.

This drive has reported an average read speed of 14.6MB/sand also reported random access time of 20.8ms. The read speed of this hard drive has declined in to deeper to its storage space and its CPU utilization has figured at 8%. It has shown its burst speed hit of 118.8MB/s.

When pitted against a notebook hard drive, it has been found that it has shown decline in its sequential read speed in a “Western Digital WD32”. In the benchmarks however it has performed better. The read speed and burst speed has shown that it has shown the speed benefit of a traditional laptop drive.

This drive is not designed for daily use and this drive will be impressive when it is paired. This is a performance monster and does an excellent job in offering you excellent storage space in such a small container.

Data storage has become an essential part of our everyday life, not only at work but also at home. It is a must to have a storage device handy to provide a backup for your gaming consoles and other home entertainment devices. To fulfill the data storage needs of the modern consumers, Toshiba has introduced a new hard drive that is not only competent but also very compact. The new 500 GB External Portable Hard Drive is a perfect solution for most of the users.

The palm-sized Toshiba hard drive looks smart with its black finish and coloured wavy pattern. It is lightweight and protects your data even if you drop it. Yes, it is shock-resistant. Moreover, there are two rubberized feet that enhance its stability in case it is dropped or knocked on the floor. Well, we have talked enough about the looks, so better shift our focus on the functionality. The stylish Toshiba portable external hard drive 500 GB does not display any controls on the exterior and has just one option for connectivity. This will definitely delight the people who do not prefer to have lengthy cable wires. However, this device is not very suitable for those who are interested in a efficient backup tool for their PC.

You can go for it if you can do without the alternative connectivity and the shortcut controls. Overall, it’s a reasonably good piece that is versatile too, but the user must buy it after considering the limitations.

Looking for a reliable and speedy external hard drive solution to store Terabytes of data? If yes, then the Verbatim 2-Disk Raid External Hard Drive is a great choice. It’s a smart looking hard drive enclosure offering a gigantic 2TB of external data storage and data backup at blazing speed. The Verbatim hard drive unit actually consists of two 1TB hard disk drives that can be configured in three different ways for ensuring data security and stability.

The first mode is the normal mode in which both the drives function like any other external hard drive. The second mode configures the drives in accordance with RAID 0 standard in which the data is split between the two disks to bolster data read speed. In both the modes you will get full 2TB space to store the data. The last mode adheres to RAID 1 standards and writes the same data on both the disks to ensure duplication of data. This is very helpful because in case any one drive fails then the other one can be used for backup. However, in this mode the actual amount of storage space which you will get is 1TB. There’s a switch at the back of the Verbatim hard drive that can be used to choose the mode you want but once a mode is activated don’t change the switch until you want to reformat and reconfigure both the disks completely.

The Verbatim 2-Disk Raid External Hard Drive can be connected via USB, but if you have an eSATA port on your PC then you are benefited in a better way. The Verbatim 2-Disk RAID 2TB can copy a 1GB folder in 43 seconds via USB and the same amount of data can be copied in just 16 seconds through an eSATA socket.

A-Data Technology, a leading manufacturer of high performance DRAM module and flash memory products worldwide has come up with a new C902 Super Thin Mini USB Flash Drive.

With the advancement of technology, electronic devices are becoming highly sophisticated and smaller in size. A-Data Technology’s new C902 product, not to be mistaken with the Sony-Ericsson C902, is one of a kind. The capacity ranges from 2GB to 16GB. It is compact and weighs only 2 grams which facilitates to access or backup important data whenever and wherever needed. C902 offers additional software such as UFDtoGo unlike a regular USB 2.0 flash drive. UFDtoGo software provides PC-lock, data compression, Portable Outlook or Outlook Express or Windows Mail, favorites synchronization, Desktop, Folder to Folder and My Documents synchronization, multilingual user interface. It is available in 17 different languages.

The A-Data C902 is compact and data can be carried handily. The A-Data C902 has a trendy design and is very handy as it can be attached to a key chain or mobile phone. It is available in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB as required. The A-Data C902 is not only a storage device, but also a trendy statement. Combining practical functionality and trend-appealing design, the C902 reflects the unique taste for fashion.

External hard drives are the most convenient data storage solutions nowadays. One can store Terabytes of data in a pocket friendly form factor and carry it anywhere for instant access via USB. The new Samsung S1 Mini hard drive from the South Korean manufacturer is one of the cutest external hard drives. It’s sleek, slim and features astonishing style and design. The top lid has got a glossy finish with dotted texture in piano black colour. The back of the Samsung drive is made of matte plastic whose texture has been beautifully matched with the top lid.

S1 Mini hard drive lives up to its name and measures just 87 x 62 x 15.5mm. You can easily slip it in to your pocket and move around. The Samsung S1 Mini 120GB’s ultra-light weight body ensures that you don’t have to endure any kind of burden in your pockets. Within the S1’s stylish enclosure there is a 1.8in hard drive with 120GB storage capacity. You can connect it to the host PC via USB interface, which not only establishes link but also supplies power to the hard drive. It has got a mini USB plug too. The disk is pre-formatted using FAT32 file system by the company but it’s not restricted to that. You can re-format the drive using NTFS, HFS+ or EXT3 file system and use it on both Mac OS X and Windows operating systems.

Samsung also offers necessary software with the drive that can be used to format the drive and apply password protection to each partition. Apart from this the software also offers data encryption and virtual drive mounting functions. Moreover, you can also use the

The NewerTech Voyager is the easiest way to manage hard disk drives. Whether you want to recover or backup your data or just want to check out the data stored in an old hard drive, the NewerTech Voyager is the most convenient device that offers instant, hot swappable access to one or more hard drives simultaneously.

You can insert any 2.5″ or 3.5″ hard drive up to 2.0 TB. The Voyager is the first quad-interface hard drive docking station that supports FireWire 800/400, USB 2.0 and eSATA drives. It can convert any hard drive, like the Western Digital Scorpio Black 320GB, into a portable external drive that is both bootable and hot swappable. You can use NewerTech with both Mac systems and Windows PCs. It’s a plug n play device and needs no special driver installation to get started. Just plug in any hard drive, format it (if needed) and it’s all done. You can then go on for a data recovery mission without any hassles. NewerTech not only saves effort but also time because you don’t have to open up your cabinet every time you want to use a new hard drive. Neither this device obstructs the data flow and transfer rates. It fully supports 3Gbps data transfer via SATA HDDs.

NewerTech Main Features

• Comes with all the interface connection cables
• Data transfer up to 3Gbps
• Hot-swappable and plug n play functionality
• Anti-skid base and shock resistant
• Portable form factor with lightweight body
• Fanless assembly for quite operation
• Supports FireWire 800/400, USB 2.0 and eSATA drives

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Computing enthusiasts always crave for performance, reliability and storage capacity. In the past recent years our appetite for digital media storage has increased to a great level. Even the 500GB hard disk drive seems to be insufficient to store all the photos, videos, games, movies and other applications these days. So the companies started to launch large capacity hard drives. At first Hitachi released its 1TB HDD. Then came the Seagate with its 1.5TB HDD and now the Western Digital is claiming the capacity crown with its new Caviar Green 2TB HDD.

The Caviar Green is not only the first hard disk to reach the 2TB milestone but it is also a part of the Western Digital’s GreenPower family. It ensures energy efficient operations and low noise emissions. The Caviar Green is the third generation Green hard drive. However, the technology that this drive uses is the same as the technology used in the first two generations Green hard disk drives. The Western Digital Caviar Green features the IntelliSeek just-in-time drive head delivery that substantially reduces the seek power consumption, noise levels and vibrations. The company has also incorporated the NoTouch ramp load technology that removes the head off the hard disk when it’s not in use. The Western Digital Caviar Green SATA II 2TB is the quietest drive offering such a big storage capacity. Of course, we can be sure it won’t take long before either Seagate or another competitor over this model with a 2.5 TB HDD.