The Icy Dock MB662USEB-2-1 is a simple two-bay enclosure designed to be used in RAID0/1, JBOD or Concatenation modes with 3.5-inch hard drives. The enclosure offers a quad-interface, allowing users to connect via FireWire 800/400, USB 2.0 and eSATA. In the box Icy Dock includes everything you need to get rolling (except the drives); power adapter and
When OWC made the first MacBook Air SSD replacement earlier this year, they vowed to also release an external storage solution so buyers who were upgrading could also use their old SSD for external storage. OWC has made good on the promise, releasing adaptations of two of their 2.5″ drive enclosures. The Mercury On-The-Go is
Earlier Mac Pro desktops only had SATA 2.0 (3.0Gbps), and for those looking to use a faster SSD solution it could be a performance limiter. OWC offers a PCI-e internal upgrade card to bring SATA 3.0 to these desktops.
Western Digital has added to their line of media streaming products with their latest effort, the WD TV Live (WDBHG70000NBK). TV Live is designed to get both your networked media files and streaming services into new places in the home. Where the WD TV Live Hub is the bigger brother with 1TB of internal storage and geared to
The Icy Dock 4-in-3 backplane gives users easy access to four hard drives in the space occupied by three 5.25″ drive bays in a typical PC case. The unit is highlighted by tool-less/tray-less hard drive slots and dedicated SATA connections making it an ideal RAID backplane. Icy Dock has also thrown in a bunch of
Icy Dock released a new hard drive docking station this summer that offers great flexibility; the MB981U3-1SA has a long list of supported drive types including 2.5″ and 3.5″ SATA drives, but if that’s not good enough for you, they also include legacy IDE support. The dock connects to a computer via USB 3.0 interface, which
Icy Dock is perhaps the most prolific storage accessory company out there – case in point, in this review we look at a trio of 2.5″ to 3.5″ conversion kits. With street prices ranging from $15 to $30, the products are designed for almost any budget and interface need. On the high end is the
Certain notebooks gain a reputation over the years, be it good or bad. The Lenovo ThinkPad-series has been one of those families that has grown for almost 20 years, while still retaining the namesake of being one of the best business notebooks money can buy. Today we look at the new Lenovo ThinkPad T520, which
The Patriot Convoy 425XL provides desktop users with the ability to add up to four 2.5” hard drives to their desktop using just one 5.25” device bay. The hook though is RAID, the Convoy supports RAID 0/1/3/5/10 Clone, Large, and JBOD via onboard JMicron controller.
The USB 3.0 to dual SATA adapter can connect two SATA hard drives to a computer using a single USB port. Both 2.5” and 3.5” drives are supported. Does it work as advertised? Read our review to find out.
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