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LaCie unveils 2big and eSATA Hub Thunderbolt storage series

Rue Liu, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [1]

LaCie unveiled two new Thunderbolt-equipped storage solutions with the 2big Thunderbolt Series and the eSATA Hub Thunderbolt Series. The 2big Thunderbolt Series is designed for heavy data users with support for up to 8TB capacities and transfer rates of up to 311MB/s, while the eSATA Hub Thunderbolt Series lets Mac users connect to two eSATA external hard drives and still use other Thunderbolt peripherals. Read The Full Story

Iomega launches eGo Mac Edition portable HDD

Rue Liu, Nov 10th 2011 Discuss [1]

Iomega today announced a new eGo Mac Edition Portable Hard Drive that rounds out its 2011 Mac-oriented hard drive lineup. The device is sleek with an industrial look and minimlist styling that will complement your other Apple products. It's also very compact for easy traveling and is built tough enough to withstand a drop up to seven feet off the ground. The portable HDD comes in 500GB and 1TB capacities. Read The Full Story

Buffalo MiniStation Extreme meets MIL specs

Shane McGlaun, Oct 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

Buffalo Technology has been making all sorts of external storage devices for a long time that span the range from small and portable to larger solutions designed to be left in the office. The company has new storage product that it has announced today called the MiniStation Extreme. This external storage solution uses fast connectivity and software to get data security and fast transfer rates. Read The Full Story

Reviews

ToughTech Duo QR Review

Rue Liu, Sep 23rd 2011 Discuss [0]

The ToughTech Duo QR portable storage system from CRU-Dataport features a two-drive RAID array that packs large capacity and high performance into a tiny yet rugged package that’s easy to setup and use. The device is designed for professional photographers and digital media artists who need to carry and protect their digital assets while out on the field or in the studio.

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Western Digital updates My Passport drives for Macs

Rue Liu, Sep 22nd 2011 Discuss [2]

Western Digital unleashed two revamped models of its popular My Passport portable hard drives. The series is formatted for Macs, but can be reformatted for use with PCs as well. The two new models include a basic version called My Passport for Mac and a higher-end version called My Passport Studio. Read The Full Story

LaCie Little Big Disk with Thunderbolt now available

Rue Liu, Sep 20th 2011 Discuss [6]

The LaCie Little Big Disk portable external hard drive with the Thunderbolt connector port has finally arrived. The device was first announced back in February when Apple's early 2011 MacBook Pro revamp was confirmed to sport the Thunderbolt port, which was jointly developed with Intel and promises up to 10Gbps of bi-directional transfer speeds and supports daisy chaining. Read The Full Story

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Iomega Mac Companion Hard Drive Hands-on [Video]

Chris Burns, Sep 15th 2011 Discuss [0]

This week we’re getting all sorts of opportunities to get our hands on some soon to be released products from various companies, the latest of which is the Iomega Mac Companion Hard Drive. We spoke about this hard drive back at the beginning of August noting that its uniqueness lied in both its ability to sit perfectly nicely under the newest series of iMac Core i5 devices as well as its unique new ability to charge your iPad and other Apple devices as it worked to keep your main computer unit free from clutter.

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Seagate unveils new GoFlex Desk Drive 4TB external HDD

Shane McGlaun, Sep 7th 2011 Discuss [3]

Seagate has rolled out a new and very high capacity external HDD called the 4TB GoFlex Desk Drive. This drive claims to be the highest capacity HDD in the industry. The big 4TB HDD has a new black industrial design that will be rolled out to the entire line of GoFlex drives in the coming weeks. A Mac version of the drive will be offered via Apple Stores in the coming weeks as well. The MSRP for the 4TB GoFlex is $249.99. Read The Full Story

Seagate GoFlex Turbo packs USB 3.0 and SafetyNet recovery

Chris Davies, Aug 8th 2011 Discuss [2]

Seagate has outed its latest GoFlex Turbo external hard-drive range, and as well as promising a high-speed USB 3.0 way of getting your data onto the disk, there's also some reassurance that you'll be able to get it off again should things not go to plan. Seagate is bundling its SafetyNet data recovery service with the new models, a two-year insurance policy that will see the company attempt to remotely or in-lab extract your data should the drive break. Read The Full Story

Iomega unveils new Mac Companion Hard Drive with charge port

Shane McGlaun, Aug 2nd 2011 Discuss [3]

Iomega has announced a new Mac external storage solution called the Mac Companion Hard Drive with a high-power charge port on it for charging your devices via USB. The drive is small, designed to sit under the screen of an iMac, and has a pair of FireWire 800 interfaces for connectivity. The HDD inside the device is a 7200 RPM unit. Read The Full Story

Seagate GoFlex Satellite Wi-Fi Hard Drive Gets Android App

Rue Liu, Aug 1st 2011 Discuss [1]

Seagate is now offering an Android app for its GoFlex Satellite WiFi-enabled hard drives. The battery-powered external hard drives are designed to be ultra portable and to work seamlessly with your mobile devices, including both smartphones and tablets. But up until now, only an iOS app was available. Read The Full Story

LaCie Announces USB 3.0 Rugged Mini External HDD, Ultimate Protector Of Your Data

Rue Liu, Jul 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

LaCie today announced a new addition to its Rugged family of external hard drives called the LaCie Rugged Mini. Designed by Neil Poulton, the Rugged Mini has a bright orange bumper and is 40% smaller than other HDDs in the series. It's ideal for anyone on the go and even better for those who need to brave more treacherous conditions with their data in tow. Read The Full Story