Samsung USB 3.0 External Hard Drives review

Samsung offers three hard drives (hard disk) recently, where two of them is a portable external drive, while another external hard drive for desktop. The three latest Samsung hard drive is already using a USB 3.0 port, which is claimed to provide data transfer speeds up to 5 GB per second. For premium portable drives, Samsung offers a capacity of 1 TB, with a base of 256-bit encryption. Hard disk has been able to make back-up automatically, which also held a back-up software for data encryption.

Meanwhile, for ‘portable external drive’ would be present with a capacity of more than 1 TB. Interestingly, the casing coated with a material that is not easily soiled by fingerprints or scratches. This device will be marketed with a choice of 4 colors: black brown, beige noble, clay orange, and gray mist. Here also, there is completeness ‘dock’ USB, which will launch the process of transfer device with a PC.

Now switch to the ‘desktop external drives’, which this device will come with storage capacity of 1 TB, 1.5 TB and 2 TB. Casing storage media is designed to save space when attached to the desktop. And, also equipped with LED indicator lights. Later, this device will be available in a choice of black and brown and beige Noble.

Unfortunately, the Samsung has not announced the official price of this new external hard drive. Even so, Samsung plans to launch a new hard drive in April.

Buffalo HD-LBVU3 3TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

Buffalo has just introduced their new external hard drive called the Buffalo HD-LBVU3. The new drive is made in 3.5-inch form factor and designed for use with desktop PC.

Buffalo HD-LBVU3 external HDD is utilized high-speed USB 3.0 interface (maximum bandwidth of 5Gbps) and internal silicone mounts that enabling reduces vibration. It is comes with 3TB of capacity.

The Buffalo HD-LBVU3 is packs Eco Manager, which allows reducing up to 1.6W in idle (up to 18W power consumption). In Japanese market, Buffalo HD-LBVU3 external HDD will start sale this month for price of 26,400 Yen (about $322).

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AData Introduced CH11 USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

ADATA Technology introduced CH11, a new External Hard Drive, the company’s latest contender in the high-speed external storage market. The CH11 is perfect for transfering large media content like music, images and, of course, movies.

The CH11 comes with the most recent “SuperSpeed” USB 3.0 standard, and achieves read speeds of up to 90 MB/sec and an added benefit is inclusion of custom labels which provides a handy solution to users for labeling drive contents.

It will be an excellent choice for the people who frequently work with multiple external drives of different categories as it can be stored and used vertically. The CH11 will be available in three colors – black, white and pink and comes in 500GB, 750GB and 1TB capacities.

More information can be found at the company’s website at: http://www.adata-group.com.

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I-O Data HDPA-UT Series 2.5-inch Portable HDD with USB2.0/USB 3.0 Port

I-O Data has released a new 2.5-inch portable hard drive which features a dual port, namely the HDPA-UT. It has both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 connectors and mini USB 2.0 port.

Dimensions of I-O Data HDPA-UT are 128 x 75 x 14 (500GB) / 17 (1TB) mm. It is comes in two color – piano black and snow white.

The I-O Data HDPA-UT available in 500GB and 1TB of capacity and will ship in Japan for price at $151 and $215, respectively.

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Transcend StoreJet 35T3 USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

Transcend has recently introduced its latest external hard drive, the Transcend StoreJet 35T3. The new external 3.5-inch hard drive is utilized SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connectivity that enabling transfer speeds of up to 130 MB/s.

Transcend StoreJet 35T3 external hard drive is available in 1TB, 1.5TB, and 2TB of capacities, as well as price of €75.74, €90.48, and €123.56, respectively.

The Transcend StoreJet 35T3 has feature 7200 rpm (rotations per minute) and 32MB of buffer.

It is bundled with StoreJet Elite software for backup and security. Dimensions of Transcend StoreJet 35T3 are 172.4 x 152.4 x 44.8 mm and weight about 1kg.

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Hitachi CinemaStar 5K2000 & C5K750 HDD Drives

Hitachi CinemaStar 5K2000 comes with using the hdd for 2TB or 1.5 TB capacity by 667 per platter, measuring 3.5 inches and bring CoolSpin technology, low power intake and a larger capacity. When the use of DVRs / PVRs leading, 2TB capacity capable of storing as many as 1000 video standard or more than 250 HD video from the previous generation that uses the capacity of 1TB. CinemaStar 5K2000 produce quiet voice with a 2.4 bels operating time, consuming about 4.2 watts of power and provide a hotter temperature.

Hitachi CinemaStar C5K750 is Hitachi’s first hard drive market with the use of the Advanced Format which increases the physical size of hdd sector from 512 bytes to 4096 (4K) bytes. This can help the utilization of surface area for more efficient storage. Hdd size smaller with lower power of 0.5 watts at idle and 1.5 watts during read / write, and with a barely audible voice just 2.3 bels at idle. So that the user can provide comfort to the user, provide a calm voice and use a small electric power, also can extend the life hdd itself. CinemaStar C5K750 using multiple choice capacity, that is 750GB, 640GB, and 500GB to 375GB per platter size that can store up to 187 HD video.

G-Technology G-Drive Mobile USB 500GB review

G-Technology has a reputation for producing high-end, fast Mac-centric hard drives. The company also has a reputation for making similarly designed bulky aluminum drives that are about as aesthetically appealing as cinder blocks. With the G-Drive Mobile USB 500GB, G-Technology is changing its reputation by finally combining a consumer-friendly design with high-end performance. The Mobile USB portable drive is blazingly fast for its class, offering users a viable alternative to Iomega’s eGo () and LaCie’s Rikiki ().

The G-Drive Mobile USB features a small, white case that can easily fit into your pants or jacket pocket. Its distinctive look is remarkably different than the usual bulky, heavy gunmetal steel drives G-Technology usually produces. Perhaps Hitachi’s purchase of the company has begun to reap rewards for the company. One of our editors even complimented the drive on its new “G” logo emblazoned on the white drive—comparing it to a superhero logo.

The drive is preformatted for the Mac and comes Time Machine ready right out of the box. Simply set the drive as your target for backups and you’re good to go.

The 5400-rpm G-Drive Mobile USB may have proved worthy of the “super” designation in our lab tests. Equipped with a Hitachi Serial ATA drive and a 8MB cache, we were quite impressed with the G-Drive Mobile USB’s record setting scores. On our 1GB copy test, the G-Drive finished the test in 37 seconds. This score is on par with the 7200-rpm Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex (), one of the faster portable USB-only drives we’ve tested.

In the duplication test, the G-Drive Mobile USB began to separate itself from the pack. The test requires the hard drive to duplicate a 1GB folder and the G-Drive finished in 56seconds, more than 10 seconds faster than the LaCie Rikiki and a full 4 seconds faster than the FreeAgent GoFlex. These scores alone put the G-Drive in our upper tier of USB-only portable drives, but the low-memory Photoshop tests were also quite impressive.

The G-Drive Mobile USB finished our regime of tests in 4 minutes and 20 seconds. That’s 6 seconds faster than the LaCie Rikiki and only slightly behind the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex.

When active, the drive feels slightly warm to the touch and you can hear a faint hum when the G-Drive is particularly taxed, but by no means were either of these factors huge issues. At $150, the 500GB G-Drive USB has a price per gigabyte of $.30. That’s high for a portable drive and is regrettably one of the few downsides of a strong-hard drive.
Macworld’s buying advice

The G-Drive Mobile USB 500GB is a fast USB-only drive with a Mac-focus. With a three-year warranty, record-setting copy and duplication times, and a strong performance in our Photoshop tests, the G-Drive is the most impressive drive we’ve seen from G-Technology in the portable market.

[Chris Holt is a Macworld associate editor.] [macworld.com]

New Seagate Barracuda XT 3 TB Review

What is the biggest hard disk capacity on the market today? Generally, the maximum we are able to find up to 2 TB. Even so, there just are not satisfied with that area of memory space.

If you are one of them, from now on do not worry. The reason, Seagate has recently launched a desktop drives measuring 3 TB. Hard disks are designed for use at home and the workplace server. production houses that are often high-definition video editing, or also need high-level gaming PC.

HD Barracuda XT 3.5-inch, 7200RPM, 64MB cache combines an explosion that optimize performance in applications air-cache-intensive with Serial ATA 6Gb / s to enable the highest performance available for desktop HD.

The problem, on systems that have a design legacy PC BIOS, device drivers, and older operating systems like Windows XP, hard drive capacity exceeding 2.1 TB will not be recognized.

For this reason, HD Barracuda XT equipped Seagate DiscWizard software to configure the PC operating system and device drivers to be able to access the full capacity of 3 TB, although installed in the system of "old school". DiscWizard devices can be downloaded for free at www.seagate.com/beyond-2TB.com.

"Seagate is focused in providing storage performance, capacity, and innovation in order to ensure technology transition remain without limit to consumers," said Ban Seng The (senior vice president and managing director, Seagate Asia Pacific and Japan) in a release.

"HD Barracuda XT symbolizes our commitment in providing the most advanced data storage solutions in the world for users and PC makers," said Ban.

Silicon Power Stream S10 USB 3.0 Portable HDD

Silicon Power is preparing sale their portable hard drive in its new Stream series on the end this month, called the Silicon Power Stream S10. The new drive is inspired by Italian sports cars with curvaceous design.

The Silicon Power Stream S10 external hard drive is packs SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface and LED lights for indicate power on and data access.

It is available in capacity of 320GB, 500GB, 640GB, and 750GB. New Stream S10 is bundled with encryption, backup software.

Dimensions of Silicon Power Stream S10 portable hard drive are 134 x 79 x 18 mm and weight about 145 grams. It is compatibility with Windows, Mac OS X and Linux operating systems.

Expected price of Silicon Power Stream S10 external HDD is range from $95 to $190 depending on capacity.

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Help Your Business Reach the Skies Dell Constellation.2 Drive

Seagate really did reach for the stars with their new Constellation.2 2.5-inch enterprise-class hard drive with a record breaking 1TB capacity. The Constellation.2 drive is intended for server storage applications and provides a rock-solid blend of high capacity, ultra-fast 6Gb/s performance, advanced data integrity, and unparalleled low energy consumption. The Constellation.2 drive is specially made for system builders and OEMs who want to have the best, feature-rich, next generation mass storage solutions for a sustainable future. The Constellation.2 drive is perfect for a wide range of applications like Directed Attached Storage (DAS), Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) systems, and from small-to-midsized businesses to the largest corporate data centers that needs to store and host data to the cloud. The Constellation.2 series fits belongs to the Seagate Unified Storage architecture, which brings together the best of technologies into a single flexible, powerful and simple storage that improvesbusiness and operational efficiency while reducing expenditure and complexity.

The Constellation.2 performance drive is available in storage capacities 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB, and with 6Gb/s SATA or 6Gb/s SAS interface options. Its sophisticated second-generation design offers enhanced data integrity especially with its new T10 Protection Information standard and 1.4 million hours MTBF reliability With a Self Encrypting Drive (SED) technology option, data security is ensured throughout the entire drive’s life cycle.

Sadly, the new Seagate Constellation.2 drives limited for OEMs, worldwide distribution channels, and Dell PowerVault storage enclosures and PowerEdge servers customers. It will shipped as an OEM solution giving only a handful of consumers access to powerful storage alternatives and energy-efficient, capacity-optimized, and performance-enhanced 2.5-inch drives.