External Hard Drive

WD Intros My Passport Studio, the First 2 TB Portable Drive for Mac

by jessica on Tue, 2012-04-03 13:41


My Passport Studio

The folks over at Western Digital have been busy. Within the last month, they've introduced the My Book Thunderbolt Duo and added a 2TB version and new colors to the My Passport portable hard drive lineup. Today, WD introduced My Passport Studio, the first 2 TB capacity portable drive dedicated for Mac customers. It's also compatible with Apple Time Machine.

My Passport Studio allows for easy automatic backup of Mac hard drives, and thanks to its all-metal casing your digital content is protected when you're out and about. Speaking of digital content, 2 TB of storage is enough space for about 400,000 photos, 240 hours of video or 500,000 songs!

As far as connectivity is concerned, My Passport Studio has an USB 2.0 interface, along with two FireWire 800 ports. In addition, you can daisy chain additional drives or other peripherals such as HD camcorders. It also comes with hardware-based encryption and password protection software. Read more

Turn Your Ordinary Notebook into a Powerhouse


Don’t Be Half a Man

A few weeks ago, I was helping my dad clean out his garage of old unwanted stuff – you know computers, components, printers, scanners, fax machines, magazines – and I got sidetracked leafing through some of the 20-plus year old issues of some great magazines and comics.

The ad above grabbed my attention because first it had Mac in the headline and that's one of my favorite computer makers.

It offered to turn an out-of-shape person into someone people could respect and admire without totally replacing him.

It kind of reminded me of the issues we and other third-party, system upgrade/enhancement producers have in helping consumers extend and expand the use life of their Mac/PC notebooks and ultrabooks.

Lots of people have systems that are only one to three years old, are perfectly good for their work, are paid for but are like Mac in the ad – they don't have the muscle of the new sleek faster, more powerful portables that are introduced.

Like the bully in the ad, the new systems make your system look scrawny.

It wouldn't take much for your laptop computer to "get into shape."Read more

Today's Hard Drive Deals Feature 2010 Prices, So When Might They Stabilize?


Seagate GoFlex Desk

It's been roughly six months since the devastating floods in Thailand, and the storage industry is still struggling in the wake of the destruction. Analysts predicted hard drive prices would jump in the months following, and unfortunately, that's precisely what we've seen.

But where do we stand now, and how long will it take for prices to stabilize once production is back to normal? We looked at price trends in our dealnews archives to get a better picture.

Today's External Hard Drive Deals Feature 2010 Prices
Prior to the September floods in Thailand, 1TB external hard drive deals had plateaued at about $48 to $50, with $48 being the all-time low. However, by the end of October 2011 prices on 1TB drives had jumped by as much as 16% from the previous month's low. And come November (a month where we typically see the best prices on electronics) 1TB hard drive prices had reached $90, the highest price we'd see all year for them. Prices began to decline in the months that followed, but the deals were short lived and quickly crept up again to around $73.Read more

Are You Ready for World Backup Day 2012?

by jessica on Fri, 2012-03-30 13:30


World Backup Day 2012

When was the last time you backed up your data? World Backup Day is tomorrow and although it is not an official holiday it is one that should be taken seriously. Most of us have learned the hard way that backing up your data is important and hard drive failure is an unavoidable reality. However, if you are properly prepared, you can avoid this horrible situation. Here are some great backup solutions...


iTwin

iTwin

A 'limitless' USB device that enables users to simply & safely access, edit & share files & media between any two computers anywhere in the world without the security and privacy risks of the cloud
  • Compatible and interchangeable with both Mac (Snow Leopard and Lion) and PC (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7)
  • Securely edit and share files - the remote data can only be accessed if the you physically have the matching iTwin with you and the correct password
  • Edit remote files directly, with no additional copies created. No need to worry about version control
  • Using a disable code, if one half of the iTwin is lost or stolen it can be disabled remotely
  • New Features, fixes and enhancements are rolled out regularly and all the automatic updates are free
  • iTwin Multi functionality enables multiple users and workgroups to connect multiple iTwins to the same computer to remotely access, edit and share files without the headache associated with email, VPN or remote access software
Read more

Western Digital Releases My Book Thunderbolt Duo

by jessica on Thu, 2012-03-15 13:56


WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo

Western Digital's first external hard drive featuring Thunderbolt technology is now available, the company announced on Thursday. The My Book Thunderbolt Duo, a dual-drive storage system for Mac computers, offers up double-safe data protection, ultra-fast data transfer rates of up to 10Gb/s and its dual hard drives can be customized - use RAID 0 to get the maximum speed out of both disks, RAID 1 to mirror the contents of one disk to the other or JBOD to use each disk individually, a good option for those running Windows OS on a Mac.

In addition, dual Thunderbolt ports allow for daisy-chaining up to six My Book Thunderbolt Duo devices or other peripherals. The Thunderbolt Duo offers out-of-the-box compatibility with Apple's Time Machine as well.

"The My Book Thunderbolt Duo offers large storage capacities for creative professionals and enthusiasts who produce, edit, or need quick access to large files, including HD video," said Jody Bradshaw, general manager of WD consumer storage solutions. "Its dual Thunderbolt ports provide amazing creative flexibility while allowing daisy-chaining of up to six My Book Thunderbolt Duo drives or other high performance peripherals for fast and efficient workflow. The combination of storage, backup, security, flexibility and speed makes the My Book Thunderbolt Duo the ideal choice for creative professionals that need to write, store, protect and edit high-definition and graphic intensive projects."Read more

Big Fortune Hidden in Big Data Files


The Wizard of Oz

"Why, anybody can have a brain. That's a very mediocre commodity. Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the Earth or slinks through slimy seas has a brain. Back where I come from, we have universities, seats of great learning, where men go to become great thinkers. And when they come out, they think deep thoughts and with no more brains than you have. But they have one thing you haven't got: a diploma." – Wizard, The Wizard of Oz, MGM (1939)

Maybe the computer never delivered on the promise of the paperless office, but it did open the floodgate on one thing … data.

The result has been a data explosion:

  • 1,203 Exabytes of digital info was created, replicated around the globe last year
  • 1 Petabyte of new info has been produced every 15 seconds this year
  • The annual growth in information is 59 percent

All of this is because people want to do it themselves (O.K., maybe companies "encouraged/pushed us a little") with ATMs, self check-in/check-out, email/video/tweets, online tell your life story, personalized TV/video/music entertainment, online travel/banking/paying/shopping.Read more

Black Friday Predictions for 2011


Rest Up, Start Early

Ready or not, the holiday shopping season is fast approaching. Black Friday is less than 70 days away, and we all know that the best way to make the most of the savings is to be prepared. The folks over at dealnews decided to kick off the holiday season a little bit early with their fourth annual Black Friday deal predictions.

And here they are...

dealnews Black Friday Predictions for 2011

HDTVs

  • 32" 1080p LCD HDTV for $199
  • 40" to 42" 1080p LCD HDTV for $319
  • 46" 1080p LCD TV for $399
  • 55" 1080p LCD HDTV for $549
  • 55" 1080p 3D LCD TV for $999
  • 60" 1080p LCD TV for $699
Read more

Seagate Outs 4TB GoFlex Desk Drive

by jessica on Thu, 2011-09-15 05:00


Seagate GoFlex Desk

Need an external hard drive with a ton of space for all your media? You won't find one larger than this! Seagate's new 4TB GoFlex Desk external hard drive is the highest capacity hard drive in the industry.

Featuring a new desktop design with a smaller footprint, the 4TB GoFlex Desk Drive is now available from www.seagate.com and will be available from select online retailers within the month for a $249.99. The entire line of GoFlex Desk products will also adopt the new design in the coming weeks. The GoFlex Desk for Mac external drive featuring both FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 will be available in Apple stores by the end of the month.

The GoFlex drives are Windows and Mac OSX compatible and have the flexibility to go between both operating systems. In addition, the GoFlex Desk drive can also be utilized with the GoFlex Home adapter if you choose to use it as a network drive. Read more

Verbatim's Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drives Get Colorful

by jessica on Mon, 2011-08-01 05:00


Verbatim Store n Go USB 3.0 portable hard drives, Caribbean Blue and Hot Pink

Not everyone wants a silver, black or (insert any other boring color) portable hard drive! Show your personality and spunk with one of the two new color options of Verbatim's Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 portable hard drive. Now available in Caribbean Blue or Hot Pink, the compact 500 GB hard drive allows you to back-up and transfer files anytime, anywhere at super-fast transfer speeds – up to 10x faster than USB 2.0!

It comes with Nero BackItUp & Burn Essentials software which provides full system backup and restore functions, the ability to schedule automatic backup by date/time and an encrypted backup option with password control. Optional software choices include Green Button software with three sleep/suspend settings to save energy when the drive is not in use and Formatter Software which will easily change the format of the drive from FAT32 to NTFS or HFS+.

Verbatim's 500GB Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 portable hard drives are available at Verbatim.com for just $99.99.

Seagate's GoFlex Slim Portable Hard Drive is World's Slimmest

by jessica on Wed, 2011-04-06 13:14


Seagate GoFlex Slim

Wow…talk about skinny! Seagate's new GoFlex Slim portable hard drive is about the width of a pencil, measuring in at a mere 9mm, 2.5–inches. Designed with ultra-thin laptops and netbooks in mind, the GoFlex Slim is 38 percent leaner than the current GoFlex ultra–portable drives and features a 7200RPM drive and USB3.0, offering transfer speeds up to 10x faster than USB2.0. Backup software is also included.

The new GoFlex Slim can be used with Windows and Mac computers interchangeably, with absolutely no performance loss. However, Seagate will also be offering a version specifically for Mac OS X computers. The GoFlex Slim for Mac portable drive will be HFS+ formatted out–of–the–box, making it compatible with Apple Time Machine backup software, while still being able to work across both Windows and Mac OS X computers.

The new GoFlex Slim portable hard drive is available now on www.seagate.com. A 320GB version GoFlex Slim sells for $99.99. The 320GB version of the GoFlex Slim for Mac drive will be available in May at Apple Stores for $99.

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