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MultiStation Dock for External Storage (via TECH World..)

For $89 this seems like a deal.The ability to use or restore information from a computer that has failed is a great feature.

MultiStation Dock for External Storage The device has a very long title of Dual SATA HDD Multi-Function Dock with an interface to connect to a computer via USB + eSATA makes it easy to add and use the 2.5 “and 3.5″ hard drives at the same time. In addition, this device serves as a hub for 2 USB ports and card reader. This device is compatible with PCs, as well as with Mac. Its cost is $89. If you go into the details, this station supports hard drives SATA 2.5 “and 3.5″ up to 1.5 TB. D … Read More

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Buffalo adds new USB 3.0 DriveStation Duo and DriveStation Quad solutions – SlashGear

Buffalo adds new USB 3.0 DriveStation Duo and DriveStation Quad solutions – SlashGear. I have read stories of people who have used this and liked it. So it might be an option for you. For $250-$600 seems very cost effective.

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WiebeTech RTX220-QR RAID: SSD speeds at HD prices

From the article “The price of the RTX220-QR with the twin 2 TB drives is 863.00, while the largest OWC SSD array twin 400 GB SSDs for a total of 800 GB RAID 0 costs a whopping 3,200.” It seems the major fault in this unit is that it can be lounder than other RAIDS when running so if it is in a back room that might work best.

via WiebeTech RTX220-QR RAID: SSD speeds at HD prices.

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Intel SSD with 6Gbps performance

a 2.5 inch Solid state disk, E-disk from Bitmicro
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This is kind of silly. For the price of $284 120GB drive is a hard sell for most people. When laptops (get information to fix a laptop here) are a few hundred dollars more with a standard drive, I doubt the average person would say “Hey let me install and use this.” Intel needs to focus on reducing price to make it more popular. Other good SSD options include this 1TB or this Micron.

 

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