B&H has the WD 4TB My Book USB 3.0 hard drive for $109.95 (reg. $129.95) through Saturday, July 22. This is compatible with Windows and Mac computers. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Lexar Professional Workflow HR2 Thunderbolt 2 & USB 3 Card Reader Hub Review
The Lexar Professional Workflow HR2 Thunderbolt 2 and USB 3.0 4-bay card reader hub is a solid and speedy solution for managing multiple media formats and multiple, simultaneous memory card imports.
The HR2 gives you four bays to mix and match however you want. If you shoot on only SD or CF cards, you can fill all the bays with SD card readers or CF card readers. This will allow you to import 4 cards simultaneously with a single Thunderbolt 2 (or Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 or USB 2.0) connection. [Read more…]
Transcend StoreJet 500 External SSD Drive Review
The Transcend StoreJet 500 is a portable and fast external drive with a single 2.5″ SSD inside. It is available in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB capacity options and ranges in price from $229 to $699. [Read more…]
WD 8TB My Book Duo USB 3.0 Hard Drive Review
The WD 8TB My Book Duo external hard drive is one of the bigger dual drives in the My Book line (but there’s also a 12TB version). It can be configured in RAID 0, 1 or as a JBOD drive.
It is a USB 3.0 interface and comes pre-formatted in NTFS for Windows. However, I use it in a Mac environment and it was very simple to reformat it for Mac OS X. [Read more…]
G-Tech Unveils Rugged Hard Drives
Earlier this month, G-Technology released its new rugged bumper and all-terrain case. Essentially, these are the G-Drive ev portable hard drives we’ve previously seen, which can be used independently or with the G-Dock ev. [Read more…]
Seagate Seven is the Thinnest 500GB Portable Drive
Seagate released a new 500GB hard drive at CES 2015 called the Seagate Seven. It is a 5mm spinning drive inside a minimalist housing for an overall 7mm thin hard drive. [Read more…]
LaCie Mirror External Hard Drive Unveiled
Along with its new Rugged RAID 4TB Thunderbolt drive, LaCie announced the its less-practical LaCie Mirror portable external drive at CES 2015. [Read more…]
G-Tech G-Drive ev 220 Now Available
The G-Tech G-Drive ev 220 external hard drive, which is capable of being used in conjunction with the G-Dock ev is now available. The G-Drive ev 220 is a 2TB drive that offers transfer rates up to 220MB/s. It can also be used as a standalone USB 3.0 drive when not connected via the G-Dock ev. [Read more…]
G-Drive Mobile with Thunderbolt Hard Drive Review
The G-Drive Mobile with Thunderbolt is one of the first “affordable” Thunderbolt hard drives to hit the market. While it’s not as fancy as some of the dual drive RAID options out there, it still offers some speed and convenience benefits over its USB and Firewire counterparts. [Read more…]
Third Generation Drobo 4 Bay Launches for $349
A new base model Drobo 4 Bay just launched with USB 3.0 connectivity. It includes power fail protection with battery backup and Drobo’s BeyondRAID configuration for drive spanning with single or dual disk redundancy. [Read more…]