Rather original this USB 2.0 external hard drive! Integrated into a chassis of the Nissan GT-R at the scale 1/18, this storage unit can contain up to 500GB of data. The USB connector is discreetly located above the rear bumper. Available in Audi R8, Jada Mercury 51′ or Dodge Challenger SRT-8. The manufacturer also markets several USB flash drives in the shape of a car. Price: $230.
For its first NAS server, LG has equipped it with a burner (DVD or Blu-ray), a memory card reader and advanced network functions (BitTorrent, iTunes, etc.). Price: €399.
Verbatim has just introduced the Verbatim Pocket Drive external hard drive showing the dimensions of 90 x 64 x 14mm, weighing 85g and with 250GB of storage space. Using a USB 2.0 interface, it also comes with Dmailer backup software and is compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7. Available now for the price of €125.
Here is below an infographic of the evolution of storage (click to enlarge the image). Remember these good 5.25″ or 3.5″ floppy disks, the “Zip Disk”, 128MB USB flash drives… To bloated iPods and to hard drives of 2TB. Logical evolution, you will tell me…
The Hard Disk MAX Design by Neil Poulton from LaCie is an external hard drive which combines technology and design, proof that it is possible to offer a capacity of 2TB in Raid mode while keeping the appearance of a decorative object. Price: €249.
The LaCinema Classic HD from LaCie is a multimedia hard drive that integrates up to 2TB, to plug into the TV or computer. It reads up to 1080p movies, and distributes the files to the home from a Mac or a PC, thanks to DLNA protocol. Price: €239.
LaCie Internet Space 2, which design is from Neil Poulton, is a network hard drive that facilitates the sharing of files among themselves but also to access it remotely via a dedicated and secure Web portal. It offers transfer rates in Ethernet of 30MB/s instead of 10MB/s on the previous version. It supports UPnP/DLNA. It is already available in 1TB at the price of €179.
It looks like we will see more and more USB 3.0 devices next year, and Buffalo will certainly be among the first with its DriveStation HD-HXU3 external hard drive. The main feature of the hard drive is clearly its support for USB 3.0, which means transfer speeds of up to 625MB/s, far superior to USB 2.0 or even FireWire. This external hard drive is compatible with Mac or Windows, and there is capacity in 1TB, 1.5TB or 2TB. Price: it costs $200, respectively, $250 and $400.
The Samsung STORY Station Plus external hard drive differs from its predecessor by offering USB 2.0 interface, but also supports eSATA, giving to users a choice between these 2 interfaces. Available capacity in 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB, the Samsung STORY Station Plus also includes other functions: Auto Backup, SecretZone, SafetyKey and power consumption of 0.09W in standby mode.
The Patriot manufacturer has unveiled a new range of SSD drives that can enjoy a high level of performance while being offered at an affordable price.
This new range with the name of PS-100 consists of four 2.5-inch SATA models with capacities of 32, 64, 128 and 256 GB.
Designed for MLC (Multiple Level Cell, 3 bits per cell, 10,000 writing cycles per cell) flash memory, these SSD (Solid State Drive) drives promise data transfer rates relatively comfortable at 210 MB/s for reading and 150MB/s for writing.
The data sheet mentions a consumption of 5.3 watts in operation and 0.5 watts when the disk is not requested, an impact resistance of 1,500G for 0.5 millisecond, vibration resistance of 20G with frequency between 80 and 2,000 Hz and a lifetime exceeding one million hours.
Regarding the prices of these SSD drives, count 105, 240, 365 and 750 euros respectively for the models of 32, 64, 128 and 256 GB. Patriot has apparently not the same definition of the word “affordable”…
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