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USB Hard Drive

August 10 2009No Commented

SentrySafe Fire-Safe Waterproof 250 GB USB Hard Drive

USB hard drive

Finally, the leader in small security storage, Sentry, launched the first and the only Fire-safe and waterproof USB hard drive in the world to protect digital information from water and fire disaster.

This innovation is created to fulfill consumer needs that require reliable protection for their data. I think this innovation is unique, just like putting a hard drive in a small container and you can access your data in that condition.

Last year, Sentry launched first fire-safe waterproof USB hard drive with 160 GB capacity which won the best of CES innovations 2008 from Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The success of this USB hard drive makes SentrySafe created larger capacity storage from this type that has 250 GB embedded memory.

A Maxtor hard drive included in this self contained unit. It is sealed within an injection molded case for protection upon fire/water disaster and extreme condition.

Pros

As its name, fire-safe and waterproof, this disaster-proof USB hard drive is able to stand in fire for 30 minutes and can be placed underwater for more than one day. It is easy to carry, lightweighted, and to use it just plug in USB port like general USB device.

Sentry makes a great product for full data protection. For 250 GB data storage, its price is higher than another drive, but data security and protection that you get from it is not offered by other USB hard drive. SentrySafe fire-safe waterproof hard drive is the most secure place for your valuable data.

Cons

Recently, there is no high capacity options offered by this 13 pounds USB hard drive. The largest capacity of this drive is only 250 GB. For a long term use, that is not enough.

Features

Fire and water data recovery support is provided by SentrySafe. Through this program, Sentry will recover your data free of charge if your SentrySafe USB hard drive experiences fire or water damage. Another feature is back up data ability even in the computer crush event.

Specs

Hard Disk size : 250 GB
Model : QA0005
Brand : SentrySafe
System requirements : For PC (Pentium III 500 Mhz or higher, Windows 2000/XP/Vista, 128 MB RAM or higher, USB 2.0 port) and for Macintosh (Mac OS X (10.3.69 or later), 128 MB RAM of higher, USB 2.0 port).

This video demonstrates the ease of use of this drive and its protection against fire and water.

You can find the cheaper price of SentrySafe fire-safe waterproof 250 GB only on Amazon

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Portable USB Hard Drive

June 29 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: External Hard Drive

Choosing Your Portable USB Hard Drive

By Andreas Lee

Why don’t people buy a backup device when they buy a computer? Maybe it’s a rather unexciting product. They do not know that the device is very helpful until the day of disaster arrives and everything has been late. As back up storage, portable USB hard drive is one of the most useful computer accessories that you must have. It is function-friendly and cost-effective storage solution for home, office, multimedia users, graphic designer, etc. Recently, portable USB hard drive is needed to store private data from the family members or co-workers who share the computer.

Most computer users feel not confident if they hear two words ‘install drive’, and these words bring their thoughts towards a complex work with hundreds of cable’s coil around their hands. Portable USB hard drive can also be a good solution if you do not want to crack open your computer case and add a second internal drive.

My Passport Essential

With a single plug, you’ve got enough room to back up and save your music, photos & movies. Portable USB hard drive is accessible in your system, and then it can be selected either as destination, or as source of data for backup. Its case design allows you to put in your pocket for on the go and takes up very little space on your desk. Besides, the nature of its size leaves low cost per Gigabyte of space to buy.

To end your portable USB hard drive exploration, please examine Western Digital My Passport Essential 500 GB that might be suitable for your needs.

The shape of this Western Digital mainstay is designed to be easily taken handy. Its slim body, two curve corners and the other 90 degree corners make it fit into pocket. My Passport Essential is the most demanded portable USB hard drive which comes with variety fun colors; Midnight black, pink, real red, artic white, and intense blue.

You can get an extremely large capacity 500 GB in this tiny device for a low cost

Please check out my other guides on: Maxtor hard drive and external hard disk

Portable Drives

June 25 2009one Commented

Categorized Under: External Hard Drive

Iomega eGo Portable Drives 320 GB

By Andreas Lee

After comparing many portable drives in terms of performance, model, size, and speciality, I finally found another good looking portable drives which is worthy for collection or just to be owned. They are Iomega eGo.

portable hard drive

You will not forget about these 3.5 inch portable drives because of their speciality, their robust structure which is designed for shocks and impact resistance, have a long use durability, do not have taper corners so easy to put in pocket or purse. No need to worry, they can take care of your valuable files.

These portable drives are easy to use. No external power supply is needed because they are equipped with bus powered. They require only a single USB port for connecting which makes it hot switching between laptops / computers. It is quiet while working and not easily to get hot. It also has various color choices; jet black, BlackBelt, midnight blue, silver, pink, ruby red, camo, and alpine white. If you like elegant design you can make your choice on Iomega ego silver portable external hard drive or you can choose other colors as you desire. It is important to know that they can not be run on old Windows OS such as Windows 98 and Windows ME.

With 320 GB capacity, you will feel more confident to store your data and you can use them for your computer / laptop back up storage, have an average performance for medium capacity portable drives; USB 2.0 interface, 5400 rpm spindle speed, and 480 MBps transfer speed.

For Maxtor, Seagate, Western Digital or another brand lover, you can try these portable drives.