eSATA Rack

New eSATA Rack for your HDD on the market, the Double Rack

Last January, we announced you a new rack for your HDD with eSATA connection. Well, the manufacturer proposes a new version with this Double Rack and the possibility of connecting 2 SATA HDD simultaneously! It is compatible 2.5''and 3.5''. Note that it features USB 2.0 port and two eSATA ports of course.

We should test it at Akihabaranews, so stay tuned! The new Rack is available for 69€ on GeekStuff4U.com.

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Fujitsu Releases a New 400GB Handy Drive

You may remember the Handy Drive 300 from Fujitsu with its 250GB. Here's the new Handy Drive 400, which provides a whopping 400GB of space.

Sold in Japan for 216€, our little wonder features a 4200rpm HDD, USB 2.0, is 82x141.5x22mm in size, and weighs 230g.

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Dual Bay SATA Hot Swap JBOD Enclosure

Turn Two Drives Into One

Need more space for data? This DualBay USB 2.0 external enclosure combines up to 2x SATA I or SATA II 1000 gigabyte (GB) hard disks each for a massive 2.0 terabyte (TB). The Dual Bay SATA Hot Swap JOBD Enclosure supports two hard drives of different sizes, brand & RPM so no need to waste puny smaller hard drives. A built-in powerful 4 x 4cm fan, provides excellent cooling and reliable operation. Also, the One Touch Backup and Secure Door with lock to ensure the safety of your precious data.

What is JBOD?
It stands for "Just a Bunch of Discs" and avoids drive waste. If you have a number of odd-size drives, JOBD will let you combine them into a single mountable device. For example, A 750GB and 120GB SATA hard drive would combine to a 870GB.

Product Features

• Dual bay drive enclosure makes two SATA disks mount as one device
• High quality aluminum construction and internal fan for optimised heat dissipation
• Supports up to two 3.5" SATA-I (1.5Gb/s) or SATA-II Hard Drives (3.0Gb/s)
• Supports any SATA hard drives (any manufacturer, capacity and RPM)
• Non-Configurable, JBOD: RAID 0 - Disk Spanning function
• USB mass-storage compliant (USB 2.0 and USB 1.1)
• Fully compatible with 3.5" SATA I & SATA II hard drives up to 2 x 1TB(1000GB)
• Unique Screw Less, Just slide in the hard drive and you ready to go
• One touch backup function, backup software included
• Blue LED illuminated Panel indicates power status and Red LED for hard drive access activity
• Built-in powerful 4 x 4cm fan, provides excellent cooling
• Truly plug'n play and hotswappable
• Secure door with lock to ensure the safety of hard drives

Product Specifications

• One USB 2.0 High Speed (USB 1.1 compatible) Port
• Data Transfer Rates - USB 2.0 up to 480Mbps (60MB/s), USB 1.1 up to 12Mbps (1.5MB/s)
• System Requirements (PC)
• Includes External Power Adapter - Input: AC 100-240V, Output: DC +12V/2A, +5V/2A

source thinkgeek.com

Desktop Consolidation Is Life!

You've got your external hard drive over here, your portable DVD-ReWritable over there. Thumbdrive mounted on your USB hub over there, and two different kinds of media card readers. Grumblecakes! Look at all those wires and power supplies! We feel your pain, and are here to help. Behold, the Media Tank!

As its name implies, this thing looks nice and solid. Designed as an enclosure, you can mount your own 3.5" IDE hard drive and your own 5.25" optical drive in the case, and have it all accessible via USB. On top of that, there is a handy 6-in-one memory card reader mounted right up front where you need it. There's even a spare USB slot so you can plug in your thumbdrives

• Supports all your USB 2.0 external storage devices in one housing.
  • 5.25" ODD ( Optical Disk Drive )
  • 3.5" HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
  • 6-in-1 card reader (CF I/II, MD, SD, MMC , MS/MS PRO)
  • One USB 2.0 port
• Easy installation
• Soft-start circuit design to prevent surge current from damaging installed drives
• Cooling fan and aluminum heat sink design for maximum heat dissipation
• High speed USB 2.0 interface
• PC and Mac compatible!

source thinkgeek.com