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Samsung S2 – First Native USB Hard Drive

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:22:12 +0000

Samsung S2 mobile hard drive series is unique in its own right. The S2 is different from other portable drives in that it relies on on-board USB technology to reduce the length of the chassis, making it very compact (smaller than a typical passport, according to Samsung). We have to assume the engineers have taken out the SATA native interface and replaced it with USB. So this doesn’t look like you can gut the S2’s shell to remove the drive for other applications.

Available in 4 different colors (piano black, snow white, wine red, chocolate brown, sweet pink & ocean blue), the S2 is also anti-slippery with leatherette back cover. Other features include auto-backup, software data encryption & capacity gauge. It would appear Amazon has started carrying the S2 at around $109 for 500GB; $85 for 320GB; and as low as $65 for 250GB.

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New FreeAgent Go Hints 2.5″ 640GB Imminent Release

admin — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:22:54 +0000

The FreeAgent series (i.e. XTreme, Go, Desk, Theater) has long been Seagate’s cash cow. So when the manufacturer rolls out new, bigger drive, the FreeAgent will be the first to get it. Seagate’s own website provides a teaser on what appears to be the largest FreeAgent Go ever, equipping with a 640GB 2.5" drive. Before this, 500GB is the max. capacity offered by anyone in the laptop-friendly HDD form factor. So, this product page sheds light on what is to come.

As a consumer storage line-up, the FreeAgent Go comes in 250GB, 320GB and 500GB as well as the unannounced 640GB. While all the other capacities are available in at least 5 colors, the 640GB will only get two (titanium silver and tuxedo black) for now. In-house developed backup software is for Windows only and oddly works with Seagate drives only. And a 5-year warranty is about as good as it gets for a portable USB drive.

2TB Morse-code USB Drive from Western Digital

admin — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:38:58 +0000

Who has the biggest external drive? The race will never end. Western Digital has the lead so far with its 2TB already making its way into My Book Essential. Designed to look like a standard hardcover book, the Essential 2TB like others in its series has a glossy black finish and features vent holes on top that spell out a message in Morse code.

The My Book comes with a standard WD Caviar Green 2TB with 32MB cache. The eco-drive is smart enough to stop drive platters after 10 minutes of inactivity, and the unit can also turn and off with the PC it is connected to. The drive’s capacity is however pushing USB 2.0 to the limit as trying to fill up the 2TB at 35MB/s+ transfer rate is a test of patience. Let’s hope USB 3.0 will be here before drive hits 3TB. The My Book Essential lacks visual gauge and backup software, but if what you are looking for is pure storage, this is the one to go for. We can expect Seagate will try not to fall behind much, but for now, Xtreme 1.5TB is still the largest the company offers.