By Andreas Lee

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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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

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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.

Specs

• Capacity : 320 GB
• Spindle speed : 5400 rpm
• Buffer cache : 8 MB
• Transfer speed : 480 MBps
• Interfaced : 1 x high speed USB, 4 pin USB type A

Pros

• Solid Design
• Stylish exterior
• Quiet while running
• Easy to carry
• Low price for 320 GB portable hard drive

Cons

• Not satisfied performance
• Single interface

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By Andreas Lee

Unique portable hard drives models are always attract customer. If you want to search for portable external hard drive which match your desire maybe you can take a look for Maxtor:

• Maxtor STM902503ECA101-RK 250 GB Topaz Blue/Silver
• Maxtor STM903203EBA101-RK 320GB Cobalt Blue/Silver
• Maxtor STM903603EAA-RK 320GB Graphite Black/Silver
  

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They have a medium capacity with similar performance, come with 3 kinds of colors combined silver and have a captivate design. These portable hard drives are easy to be taken handy, light and small. Their large capacity allows you to store large amount of photos, videos, or another files.

You can get Maxtor STM902503ECA101-RK for $85 – $90 on some affiliate sites, a relatively cheaper price for a 250 GB portable hard drive. The price is not much different with the other two which prices are ranging within $90 – $99. These three portable hard drives are worthy for collection.

If you only want to buy one of these products, I recommend buying a portable 320 GB hard drive, Maxtor STM903203EBA101-RK Cobalt Blue/Silver or Maxtor STM903603EAA-RK Graphite Black/Silver, unless if you are blue topaz lover.

These portable hard drives are easy to use. No software, just plug in and use, have a nice performance, large capacity and good prices.

These portable hard drives specification:

• Spindle speed : 5400 rpm
• Buffer size : 8 MB
• Transfer rate : 480 MBps
• Interfaced : USB 2.0
• Platform : PC and Macintosh
• Weight : 0.59 lb

You can check these portable hard drives’ price on several affiliate sites to find the best deal.

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By Andreas Lee

USB hard drives are generally known as external hard drives. Because of market demand, this external media manufactured by more and more companies which are well-known with their famous product technology in the world, such as Toshiba, Sony, and Hitachi, compete with large manufacturing hard drives companies with latest USB hard drives innovations such as Maxtor, Seagate, Western Digital and LaCie.

It has to be known that recently USB hard drives market is dominated by Seagate and Maxtor, especially when this two big hard drive companies collaborated to create USB hard drives Network Attach Storage (NAS) namely Seagate Maxtor Shared Storage II which contains 2 unit 500 GB hard drives inside it.

Please note that the smallest USB hard drives NAS server capacity is 320 GB which is counted as a pretty large capacity for common external hard drives. There are multiple hard drives which organized by RAID technology within it. RAID technology is the technology that allows multiple hard drives to store data in the same vessel.

Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440

Seagate create new innovation by launching Seagate BlackArmor NAS 420 which has 2 slots for internal hard drives and Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 which has 4 slots.

usb external hard drive

Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 allows you to attach 4 pieces 2 TB internal hard drives capacity, which means that this USB hard drives can store up to 8 TB, can be connected by more than 50 computers for sharing and accessing digital data, easy front panel access, hot swap internal drives-no need screwdriver, 4 USB 2.0 ports, 2 Ethernet ports for local network connection, includes 4 energy-efficient, and BlackArmor backup software allows you to backup and restore data easily.

Each evolution in your business can be supported by its flexible capacity which reaches 8 TB, makes you forget not-enough-capacity problem. This USB hard drives is the right choice for capacity problems and sharing data security which supported by password protected web access feature.

Specs

• Capacity : attachable 4 internal drives (max capacity 8 TB)
• Rotation speed : 7200 rpm
• Buffer cache size : 32 MB
• OS requirements : Windows XP and Vista operating systems, Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later.

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By Andreas Lee

usb external hard drive

People in this information era need external media to store their asset. The external media which I’m talking about is USB Drive Hard (USB hard drive). This tool gives large space to store large amount of data and can be easily carried. The size and capacity of USB drive hard have become a requirement for people these days, therefore manufacturer companies compete to create the lightest and smallest USB external hard drive with the biggest capacity.

Besides the capacity and size, some people may not notice even do not understand the performance of USB drive hard. This is another thing which must be considered because the performance can save more time while being used to access or transfer data.

Important Specification of USB Drive Hard

To find a USB external hard drive which has a good performance, there are some specifications that must be observed:

1. Rotational Speed (RPM/rpm)

Rotational speed or RPM (Revolution Per Minute) is rotation speed of disk component on USB drive hard in 1 minute. The faster its RPM, the better data access speed. Rotation speed is available in 4500 rpm, 5400 rpm and 7200 rpm. Choose a USB external hard drive which has the fastest rotation speed, 7200 RPM, because it requires less energy consumption from the computer or laptop.

2. Buffer cache size

Buffer cache is a temporary storage that stores used data. It means that buffer cache gives access speed to used data, so it can help to reduce your waiting time. Buffer cache is available in 8 MB and 16 MB in hard drive market today.

3. Transfer rate

Fast transfer rate does not make you bored while waiting during data back up process. High transfer rate is supported by USB 2.0 interfaced. It is also important for computer users to note because the old version computer / laptop has USB 1.1 port. Most USB drive hard which is sold in the market is currently only compatible with USB 2.0 although some are compatible with both USB 2.0 and USB 1.1.

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