Specifications
CES 2008 Storage
By Terry Currier
Buffalo Technology
www.buffalotech.com
Presented their newest NAS
devices: the 500GB LinkStation
EZ (LS-500GL, $199) and
1TB LinkStation Pro Duo (LS-
W1.0TGL/R1, $449). The
products will be available in
additional capacities in the near
future. Buffalo also announced
the 320GB MiniStation TurboUSB
(HD-PS320U2, $229), which is among the rst of its
kind on the market.
The LinkStation EZ offers a 10/100/1000Mbps auto
sensing Ethernet port. The device is equipped with a
3.5 inch SATA Hard Drive. All is needed is a simple
4-Step setup and anyone can start sharing les with
this network attached hard drive. The LinkStation Pro
Duo prime targets are SOHO or SMB environments.
It also comes equipped with a 10/100/1000Mbps auto
sensing Ethernet port, allowing users to share and
backup les to multiple computers from a single LAN
connection. The device supports RAID 0 and RAID 1
and includes a 3.5 inch SATA Hard Drive.
It also includes Buffalo’s unique Web Access feature,
which allows users to effortlessly access and share
digital les such as precious photos, home videos and
music at any time from anywhere in the world by just
using a web browser interface. It supports Microsoft
Active Directory, which allows the device to utilize
domain users and groups. It also includes a Remote
Power Feature, which can power up the unit remotely
with the included Navigator software. A USB port lets
users add an additional external hard drive and expand
it’s capacity. It also supports UPS devices to gracefully
shutdown the unit during a power failure.
The MiniStation TurboUSB secures and stores
large amounts of data while on-the-go. Protected by
Buffalo’s unique Shock Resistant technology, this
oating design absorbs any bumps, drops or shocks.
It has transfer rates up to 60% faster than most USB
hard drives. For maximum security, the drive is also
equipped with Buffalo’s SecureLockWare which
prevents unauthorized access if you lose your drive.
CMS Products www.cmsproducts.com
Launched its ABS-Secure 320GB, a lightweight
portable solution with 320 gigabytes (GB) of
encrypted capacity for maximum data protection in
Windows Vista, XP and 2000. This
is the latest of their line of external
USB 2.0 encrypted disk solutions,
with capacities beginning at 80GB.
The unit utilizes CMS Products’
CE-Secure Full Disk Encryption
software for complete management
of the 256-bit encryption
environment. Weighing only seven
ounces, the drive is bus powered for transportability
and is ultra-rugged with the inclusion of the CMS
DataGuard shock absorbing wrapper.
Corsair www.corsair.com
Big news Corsair is coming out with a ash drive that
is 32GB. The Corsair 32GB drives provide the storage
capacity to hold over 16 full-length, high-denition
movies or an entire season of
your favorite TV series. These
large density drives can also
be used as portable back-up
devices for critical or sensitive
information. The drives are
bootable, which means users
can actually store full versions of operating systems
and applications in order to quickly “re-create” the
necessary software environments to troubleshoot
system problems. Whether using the Corsair
proprietary all-rubber Flash Voyager ($240 USD
MSRP) or the aluminum-encased water-proof Flash
Survivor ($260 USD MSRP), the drives are backed by
a 10-year Limited Warranty.
Data Locker www.lockerdrive.com
How about this, an external USB hard drive with
touch screen, and PIN access security. The design of
the Data Locker eliminates unauthorized access and
possible theft of personal, condential and business
data. The proliferation of inexpensive, high-capacity
removable storage devices exposes individuals and
organizations to signicant nancial and business risk.
To eliminate this threat, the Data Locker™ external
hard drive makes the data 100% protected, and yet
easy to use with the PIN access touch screen interface.
Available with an 80GB, 120GB, or 250GB storage
capacity, the Data Locker™ is compatible with
Windows and MAC operating systems, allowing
cross-platform le sharing. With the ability to enter up