Specifications

LaCie www.lacie.com
High capacity storage system for users who want
advanced RAID features with consumer-level ease of
use and style LaCie announced its Hard Disk MAX. It
delivers 2 TB (terabytes) of storage capacity in a
package that will satisfy high-performance
requirements for the discriminating user.
It includes two large-capacity disk drives that can
be set in either a RAID 0 or RAID 1 conguration
with the simple ick of a switch on the back panel.
Included is the LaCie Setup Assistant for quick, easy
and customizable formatting of the disk drives. The
system also ships with Genie Backup Assistant for
PC and Intego Backup Assistant for Mac. The multi-
purposed blue LED stripe provides ambient light and
changes to red to warn of potential problems. The
suggested retail price starting at $270 USD.
Suited for all fans of digital movies, music, and
photography LaCie announced the LaCinema Classic
Hard Disk. It has up to 1 TB (terabyte) of capacity,
yet weighs a mere 33 ounces. Customers simply load
content from their PC or Mac on it and connect it
to their TV for instant playback. No conguration
required. Users will also enjoy HDMI 1080p upscaling
of movies and photos. An SPDIF coaxial cable is
included to maximize the audio experience.
DivX-certied so customers can watch DivX
transcoded videos with high quality and resolution.
It comes in 500 GB (gigabyte) and 1 TB models,
offering the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface for PC or
Mac. Available now and retails for $170.
LG www.LGusa.com
Their N4B1 Network Attached Storage (NAS), is the
world’s rst NAS device with a built in Blu-ray drive
and burner. It offers advanced data management with
data archiving and automatic disc back up features.
This unique drive has up to 4 TB of storage through
four-bay congurations,
allowing a multitude of
business data to be stored in
the system without having
to delete les to make room.
The built-in Blu-ray rewriter
serves as a secondary
storage medium with each
disc holding between 25 and
50 GB for home and small
business users who manage
large amounts of data.
They also had some interesting ash drives. The M5
has built-in anti-virus, the H1 can also be used as a
mobile phone charger. They also had a security drive
with built-in biometric ngerprint reader.
nDigitus www.ndigitus.com
Fitting into any 5.25” drive bay the iM-Boot Duo
offers users security for trying two different operating
systems. You can also setup your computer as two
different systems. While other products address
multiple operating systems with a software only
solution, the iM-Boot Duo is all hardware; easy to
install and easy to use. It sits between the motherboard
and two SATA drives. The front switch controls
which drive the
computer boots
from.
Check at the
website to see
when it will be
available. They
are also working
on a M-Boot
Quad will
support selecting
between up to
four different
hard drives on the same computer. Also a iM-Boot
Dual RAID will support RAID levels such as RAID-0,
RAID-1, and 3 Disk RAID-5 sets while still allowing
the computer to boot two different operating systems.
SanDisk www.sandisk.com
Never back up because it’s too hard? SanDisk just
made it easier for you with the world’s rst backup
USB ash drive. No cables are required and the
SanDisk Ultra Backup ash drive does not come
with any complicated software to install. The backup