B&H has the WD 1TB My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 Secure portable hard drive for $59 (reg. $74) through Jan. 16. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
LaCie’s New Rugged Drive Features Built-in Thunderbolt Cable
LaCie has updated its Rugged hard drive line with a new drive that features a built-in Thunderbolt cable, as well as a USB 3.0 port and higher capacity SSD options. [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…]
Seagate Launches 4TB Backup Plus Fast USB 3.0 Portable Drive . . . and It’s Really Fast!
One of the many exciting storage products unveiled at CES 2014 is the new Seagate 4TB Backup Plus Fast. [Read more…]
G-Technology G-Drive Slim and G-Drive Mobile Updated with Faster Speeds
G-Drive Mobile
G-Technology has released updated versions of its G-Drive Slim and G-Drive Mobile drives. The drives now offers USB 3.0 connectivity and faster drives. Both have been upgraded to 7200RPM hard drives to take advantage of the additional data transfer rate that USB 3.0 offers. [Read more…]
Lexar Professional Workflow HR1 4-Bay Card Reader Hub Released
Lexar has a smart new card reader hub that allows you to have an easy, desktop solution for the variety of card readers we use today. The Lexar Professional Workflow HR1 connects to your computer via USB 3.0 and has 4 bays that accept Lexar SD, XQD and CF card readers.
The card readers can be used when docked in the hub or as standalone card readers when you are on the go via USB 3.0 connections. When docked, the readers can be accessed simultaneous for a massive media import session. Of course, you can also switch them out depending on what your specific card type uses are at the moment.
The hub retails for $79.99. The SD and CF card readers retail for $29.99. The XQD card reader retails for $44.99. You can find them all here at B&H Photo.
WD My Passport Ultra Compact USB 3.0 Hard Drive Unveiled
The Western Digital My Passport Ultra is a new USB 3.0 hard drive that is available in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB sizes, as well as a variety of colors. [Read more…]
G-Tech G-Drive Mini Adds USB 3.0 and New 7200 RPM Drive
G-Tech unveiled a new G-Drive Mini at CES 2013. I’m a big fan of the old G-Drive Mini units that sport dual FireWire 800 connections. The new G-Drive Mini units keep the dual FW800 ports, but also add a USB 3.0 connection and a 1TB 7200RPM hard drive (up from 750GB). [Read more…]
WD Unveils My Book Studio with USB 3.0 and 4TB Capacity
Western Digital is adding to its My Book Studio line with a new 4TB drive that features a USB 3 interface. The new unit retains the single drive form factor in 1TB, 2TB, 3TB and 4TB flavors.
The new USB 3 drives are Mac formatted out of the box for compatibility with the newest Macs that now offer USB 3 (of course, they are also backward compatible with USB 2.0). Accordingly, the new drives are compatible with Apple Time Machine and they offer 256-bit hardware-based encryption for added security against unauthorized access to the drive and its contents.
Pricewise, the My Book Studio 1TB is $159.99; the 2TB is $189.99; the 3TB is $239.99; and the 4TB is $299.99. The new drives are already available on Western Digital’s website and I expect them to show up soon at B&H Photo.
Western Digital Portable Drives Grow to 2TB
Western Digital’s My Passport drives are now available in sizes up to 2TB. These drives support the USB 3.0 interface and are bus-powered for portability.
The line of My Passport drives range in size from 500GB to 2TB and retail between $130 and $250. Check availability at B&H Photo, Amazon and WD’s website.