Verbatim today rolled out the Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Traveller USB 3.0 portable hard drive in the European market. Available in black or silver color, the 2.5-inch portable HDD is built to absorb shock if knocked or dropped, giving more protection to your important data. The storage device provides 750GB of storage space, a 256-bit AES hardware encryption, and rubber edges around the case. It is also 100% backwards compatible with USB 2.0 interface. No word on pricing at this time. [Press Release]
The Synology DiskStation DS411 is an affordable network attached storage solution, which is specifically designed for small business and workgroup users who need to share and protect data cost-effectively, while increasing productivity with comprehensive office applications. The NAS is able to hold four 3TB HDDs with a total of 12TB of storage capacity. The device delivers an average 105.3MB/sec reading speed under RAID 5 configuration in a Windows environment, and a 47.8MB/sec writing speed. The Synology DS411 provides a reliable solution for data sharing with an easy to use interface, and comprehensive office applications, including a complete backup solution making it one of the best values in 4-bay NAS devices available today. Additional specs include a single Gigabit Ethernet port, a couple of USB 2.0 ports and an eSATA port for additional external drives or sharing a printer across your local network. The Synology DiskStation DS411 is priced at around $500. [Synology]
OS X Lion is now available on a USB thumb drive for installation without the need for a broadband Internet connection. You just need to plug the drive into your USB port and follow the instructions to install. For your info, OS X Lion is the next major release of the Mac operating system and includes over 250 new features that will transform how you interact with your Mac. The OS X Lion USB thumb drive retails for $69. OS X Lion is also available for a lower price as a digital download from the Mac App Store. [Apple Store]
Millenniata has successfully developed the M-Disc, which is known as the first ever permanent file backup disc that lasts forever. Designed for businesses, scrapbookers, photographers, archivists, genealogists, or anyone who want to protect their data and afraid to loss the data forever, the M-Disc provides long-lasting storage by literally etching data into a rock-like material. It will not degrade over time and is usable on a daily basis. The current version reads like a single-layer DVD-R with 4.7GB of storage space. According to the company, they are currently working on a Blu-ray version of M-Disc that will be announced later. The Millenniata M-Disc will be available in October 2011. The M-Disc is priced at $2.99 a pop. The M-Disc 5-pack retails for $13.89, while the M-Disc 10-pack is priced at $26.59. Read more
Samsung has unveiled a new solid state drive namely the Samsung PM830. Designed for notebooks and tablets, this storage device sports the latest SATA 6Gbps interface and utilizes Samsung’s most advanced 20nm 32Gigabit multi-level cell (MLC) NAND memory chip. Samsung says its new SSD can reach sequential read speeds of 500MB/s, while sequential write speeds are listed at an impressive 350MB/s. The drive also features the industry’s highest level of security, which uses an AES 256-bit encryption algorithm to protect personal or corporate data from unauthorized access. The Samsung PM830 SSD is currently available in 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB of storage capacities. [Softpedia]
Hitachi today unveiled the Ultrastar SSD400M Solid State Drive, which makes use of Intel 25nm MLC (multi-level cell) NAND Flash memory chips and features a SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) 6.0 Gbps interface. Designed for enterprise users, this storage device has a 2.5-inch form factor and a MTBF of 2 million hours. It provides sequential read/write speeds of 495/385 MB/s and delivers up to 56,000 read, as well as 24,000 sustained write IOPS. The Hitachi Ultrastar SSD400M is currently available in 200GB and 400GB of storage capacities. [TCMagazine]
Team today unveiled the new Xtreem S2 and Xtreem S3 SATA 6Gb/s SSDs. Both storage devices feature a max read speed of 550MB/s and a max write speed of 520MB/s. Available in 60GB, 120GB and 240GB of storage capacities, the Xtreem S2 include four major optimization technologies including TRIM Command, Garbage Collection, DuraWrite and Wear Leveling. On the other hand, the Xtreem S3 offers three major protective airbags such as S.M.A.R.T self monitoring, RAISE and ECC correction. The drive is available in 60GB, 120GB, 240Gb, and 480GB of storage capacities. [PCLaunches]
Seagate today introduced the GoFlex Turbo External USB 3.0 HDD with SafetyNet data recovery services (DRS). SafetyNet data recovery is the first recovery service offering by a hard drive manufacturer to be included as part of the purchase price of an external drive. With the latest super speed USB 3.0 interface and RPMs clocked at 7200, the GoFlex Turbo drive is equipped to handle transfer speeds up to 40% faster than that of its USB 2.0, 5400-RPM siblings. The Seagate GoFlex Turbo is now available from Best Buy for a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $119.99 for 500GBs and $139.99 for 750GBs. [Engadget]
The Taurus Mini Super-S LCM dual-bay storage system offers high performance with RAID 0 as well as secure data protection with RAID 1. Available in black or white, the device can hold two 2.5-inch SATA hard drives, which can be replaced easily due to the removable tray system. It comes equipped with a built-in LCD display to show important status information and alerts. What’s more, the Taurus Mini Super-S LCM also has an extra-large heat sink to keep the hard drive cool. If you are interested, you can buy the Taurus Mini Super-S LCM dual-bay storage system for $117.89 each. Read more
SMART Modular today introduced the Optimus solid-state drive (SSD) for enterprise storage applications. Featuring a native Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 6Gb/s interface and up to 1.6TB usable capacity, the Optimus is claimed to be the industry’s highest capacity and fastest SAS multi-level cell (MLC) SSD. Available in 200GB, 400GB, 800GB, and 1.6TB usable capacities, the 2.5-inch SAS SSD features industry-leading read/write speeds of 100K/50K random IOPS and 500/500MB/s sustained transfer rates. The Optimus SSD also includes support for wide-port SAS capability, providing up to 1GB/s sustained read performance in applications equipped to support this advanced feature. The SMART Optimus SSD will begin sampling in September 2011. [Akihabara]
