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more about #esata Nihar: Does anyone else see a face on those things? more » Walljasper: What moron-of-design is still putting the annoying (if-not-oversized) lights on the face of these devices? At least include a small roll of tape so w... more » Kaiser-Machead: After living with my 500GB WD MyBook and its triple interface, I vowed never again to subject myself to such a shitty peripheral. Sure, I could just s... more » devianaut: i'm still wanting a petabyte harddrive. ...what? more » Nick: as long as the thing still fits in my microwave. more » D0rk: eh, if I need 4 TB for data, it will be in a RAID format. more » OMG! Ponies!: It's a Western Digital MyBook. That's enough to make me keep walking. more » MushyHeirloom: As opposed to four 1TB Greens in their own dirt-cheap whatever-interface-you-want enclosure for less? Maybe I'm too into this "value" thing. more » thePrototype: Nice idea, but I am glad i got rid of my WD MyBook drives, they kept on failing on me, and it was controller board failure, not power supply failure l... more » AqueousBeef: Firewire 400 is much faster than USB 2.0. Might wanna fix that. more » discounteggroll: RIP FW 400...you were my connection of choice. Shame on Apple for banishing you from every model except the po' man's MacBook. more » senorbelly: It's "Adama", people. A-D-A-M-A. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: So unlike the MacBook Air, it will be function over form.... more » -
#lacie
LaCie's Color-Coded Flat Cables For Sassy Setups
Known for their emphasis on design, LaCie has given a makeover to the tired old computer cable by making it flat and colorful. Now that is a big pile of sassy if I have ever seen it. More » -
#peripherals
ExpressCard 2.0 Spec Is Out and Promises to Be 10x Faster
The new ExpressCard 2.0 standard launched at Computex, and promised transfer speeds of up to 5 GB/s. The new spec will support adapters for PCIe, eSATA and USB 3.0, among other things. More » -
#storage
WD My Book Studio Edition II: 4 Terabytes + 4 Interfaces
WD's My Book Studio Edition II now comes with a pair of 2TB drives and a choice of four interfaces: USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire 400 and FW800. Having 4TB plus all those options'll cost you, though: $650 MSRP. [Western Digital] -
#handson
Iomega eGo Triple-Interface 500GB Drive Drops a Gig In 15 Seconds Flat
Sure it's shiny, ruby red and super lightweight, holds 500GB and connects—with power—via USB 2.0, FireWire 400 or FireWire 800. But the best thing about the newest Iomega eGo is that it can move files faster than (almost) anything I've seen. More » -
#rumors
Rumor: Dell Adamo to Pack Blu-Ray and eSATA Peripherals
A Google cache at Dell's site reveals a few details about their upcoming MacBook Air competitor, the Adamo. The leak indicates a few interesting things about Dell's plan for peripherals, and hints at price. More » -
#flashdrives
OCZ Pushing Out a Line of Crafty, Power-Grubbing eSATA Thumb Drives
The external SATA standard is still a comparatively rare and inconsistent one, but OCZ has designed the Throttle, an eSATA flash drive with a clever compatibility trick up its slee—err, cap. More » -
#peripherals
Datamore Porté Adds Lambo Doors to Your Hard Drive
Most hard drive enclosures aren't winning any beauty contests, but at least the Datamore Porté is putting on some lipstick, tightening the girdle and giving it her all. This USB or eSATA enclosure for SATA drives features that moving while standing still look along with a hot rear gull-wing door. Bonus shot: More » -
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#peripherals
Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II Has eSATA, Better Mac Support
Western Digital's been churning out these My Book external hard drives in all sorts of configurations, but this 1 and 2TB Studio Edition IIs seem to be the most feature rich yet. It's got FireWire 400/800, eSATA, USB 2.0, RAID 0 or 1, and Mac support (you can also reformat it for PCs). Looking at Western Digital's Editions page, these come equipped with all the features except for remote sharing and networking, because there's no network port. More »
