5″ hard drives, bringing sustained transfer speeds of up to 230MB/s and 180MB/s for read and write respectively, helping performance buffs get enough bang for their buck regardless of file size or type. In addition, the SSD25D will boast an industry-standard 3. From Super Talent we head on to see what Transcend has to offer – the 2. 5″ SATA II SSD25D solid state drive that features 64MB of built-in DRAM cache. 5″ form factor, making it a snap to install on both notebooks and desktops. 0Gb/s SATA II interface and 2. This model from Transcend is capable of outperforming traditional 2.

Buffalo has released their latest external hard drive, the HD-PXU2 which will come in two flavors – 250GB and 500GB.

Regardless of capacity, it will come with an integrated USB cable alongside a shockproof casing, giving you some leeway in toting your hard drive around while being careless, although we won’t recommend dropping it on purpose just to make sure the shockproof case works. Security of your data is also ensured with data encryption built in the HD-PXU2 series.

While it won’t be able to capture voyeuristic shots of your colleagues, at least it comes with a lovely USB logo at the bottom. For those who have to wear ties to the office, this USB Tie will definitely be one fashion item that allows you to bring all your relevant data to the office and back without forgetting. This is one fashion item that we won’t recommend you sending to the laundry unless you want all of your data to literally get washed away in the process.

Hitachi has jumped aboard the rugged bandwagon by rolling out its SimpleTOUGH portable USB drive which can shrug off 3 meter drops, alongside the ability to handle the pressure of a 1-ton truck. 99, $109. 99 and $139. The unit also comes with an integrated, flexible, foldaway USB cable, making it a snap to power and tuck away in a jiffy. You can pick up the SimpleTOUGH in 250GB, 320GB and 500GB capacities, where they will retail for $99.

Useful for both local and online backup, the SimpleTOUGH Comes with Hitachi’s Local Backup software alongside the Hitachi Ultimate Backup service that offers free, secure online backup of up to 2GB. 99, respectively.

jsp? DocId=207931. custkb./seagate/crm/selfservice/search. To determine whether your product is affected, please visit the Seagate Support web site at http://seagate.

As part of our commitment to customer satisfaction, we are offering a free firmware upgrade to those with affected products.

We will respond, promptly, to your email request with appropriate instructions. Please include the following disk drive information: model number, serial number and current firmware revisi on. Seagate will work with you to expedite a remedy to minimize any disruption to you or your business.

There is no data loss associated with this issue, and the data still resides on the drive. But if you are unable to access your data due to this issue, Seagate will provide free data recovery services. Customers can expedite assistance by sending an email to Seagate (discsupport@seagate.).

Support is also available through Seagate’s call center: 1-800-SEAGATE (1 800 732-4283)

Seagate has isolated a potential firmware issue in certain products, including some Barracuda 7200.

In some circumstances, the data on the hard drives may become inaccessible to the user when the host system is powered on*. 11 hard drives and related drive families based on this product platform, manufactured through December 2008.

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Talk about a sadistic sense of humor with this Cruel Star Wars USB Drive – it features a young Luke Skywalker in great pain, complete with a contorted face and a chopped off hand which unsurprisingly, doubles up as a USB flash drive cover.

Woe to you if you were to lose his hand though as that means he would be without his lightsaber as well.

The drive will come in orange, red, blue, clear, and gray colors, retailing for $24. Most of us are used to the sight of a small dongle hanging out of notebooks and computers, functioning as USB flash drives, but the diminutive number you see here from TopTechProducts was fashioned after a credit card (although you can’t swipe it), letting you carry it around in your wallet at all times. 1″ x 0. Too bad storage capacity maxes out at 4GB, although that should be considered more than enough for most users. It measures 3. The card itself can fold in half, and comes with a tiny USB connector that plugs into the computer. 11″ and works with Windows, Linux and Mac computers. 4″ x 2. 99 each.

8″ S1 Mini drive.

Very, Asus says, with its SDRW-08D1S-U external slim DVD drive. This doesn’t just remain lying down beside your computer like other standard issue external optical drives, it comes with its own stand to help you save space without compromising on style. It will guzzle power from your computer’s USB port though, so be prepared to plug in your notebook if you’re doing some heavy duty burning on your travels. This vertical external DVD burner will come with a user-friendly software interface for no-brainer disc burning sessions which involves a simple drag-and-drop movement into the thumbnail layout while burning onto a new disc. You can choose from black or white colors. 4mm x 140. To get an idea of just how slim it is, it measures 156. How slim can you get? The SDRW-08D1S-U comes with Turbo Engine which allows it to get the job done soonest possible. 8mm x 21mm. Features include Disc Encryption technology with 128-bit encryption.