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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Chiefvalue.com - BlacX USB/eSATA Hard Drive Docking Station $34
Thermaltake BlacX Hard Drive Docking Station with eSATA and USB interfaces for $34 with free shipping. Allows you to plug in (and out) any Serial-ATA hard drive (2.5" or 3.5"), for storing, backing up, and archiving files. USB is limited to around 25 MBytes/sec, and eSATA can do around 80 MBytes/sec. 3.5" drives perform much faster than 2.5" (laptop) drives. eSATA and USB cables are included.

Some laptops, such as newer Dell Latitude laptops do have eSATA built-in. Most desktops do not have eSATA, but a eSATA Bracket gives eSATA by plugging into available SATA ports on the motherboard.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Newegg.com - BlacX USB/eSATA Hard Drive Docking Station $30
(expired: 2/15)

Thermaltake ST0005U BlacX USB & eSATA Docking Station for Serial-ATA Hard Drives for $30 with free shipping. USB and eSATA cables included. Allows you to plug in (and out) any Serial-ATA hard drive (2.5" or 3.5"), for storing, backing up, and archiving files. This is really useful for people who need to transfer large amounts of data between locations and don't want to pay a premium for a portable drive, or for archiving old music, videos, and personal files onto hard drives.

Gone are the days of storing large amounts of cassette tapes of music, DVDs of movies & music files, and videotapes of home videos of the kids. Since everything is digital these days, you can simply store (or backup) all your home movies, digital photos, and music files onto a Serial-ATA hard drive. Eject the drive, place it into an anti-static bag, and keep it on the top shelf of your closet, a locked drawer, or in a safe for safe-keeping. Re-insert the drive whenever you need those files again.

If you have a desktop computer, try to use the eSATA interface if you can. Most desktop PC's have no eSATA port, but a Serial-ATA to eSATA bracket can be purchased for $7 after shipping fee, or this eSATA bracket (longer internal cables) from Newegg for $8 after standard shipping fee.

eSATA is much faster than USB when working with 3.5" drives. USB transfers up to 22 MBytes/sec (about 70GB per hour). eSATA transfers at about 40 to 85 MBytes/sec (depending on the speed of the drive), which is around 250GB per hour. An entire 1TB drive can be transferred in about 4 hours with eSATA. Hot-pluggable eSATA/Serial-ATA is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.

A dual-drive one is also available for around $50 after shipping fee.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Newegg.com - BlacX Hard Drive Docking Station $23
Thermaltake BlacX USB Docking Station for Serial-ATA Hard Drives for $23 today only. USB cable included. Allows you to plug in (and out) any Serial-ATA hard drive (2.5" or 3.5"), for storing, backing up, and archiving files. This is really useful for people who need to transfer large amounts of data between locations and don't want to pay a premium for a portable drive, or for archiving old music, videos, and personal files onto hard drives.

Many large capacity Serial-ATA drives cost around $0.07 to $0.15 per GB (around $90 for a 1000 GB drive). Laptop drives cost about double per GB.

Gone are the days of storing large amounts of cassette tapes of music, DVDs of movies & music files, and videotapes of home videos of the kids. Since everything is digital these days, you can simply store (or backup) all your home movies, digital photos, and music files onto a Serial-ATA hard drive. Eject the drive, place it into an anti-static bag, and keep it on the top shelf of your closet, a locked drawer, or in a safe for safe-keeping. Re-insert the drive whenever you need those files again.

This BlacX (like most USB devices) will copy files at about 22 MBytes/sec, about 1.2GB per minute, or about 70GB per hour. If you plan to fill a 1TB (1000GB) hard drive, expect it to take around 13 hours. If that is too slow and you do have a desktop PC, we strongly recommend looking into a BlacX eSATA hard drive docking station for $33 with free shipping from Chiefvalue. eSATA cable included. Optionally available is Western Digital Black 1TB drive as a bundle on that page for $90 more, a pretty good deal since that drive usually costs $100. This BlacX has both USB and eSATA, and most stores usually sell this BlacX for at least $45. Most desktop PC's have no eSATA port, but a Serial-ATA to eSATA bracket can be purchased for $7 after shipping fee, or this eSATA bracket (longer internal cables) from Newegg for $11 after shipping fee. Depending on the drive, eSATA transfers at about 40 to 85 MBytes/sec, about 4GB per minute, or about 250GB per hour. An entire 1TB drive can be transferred in about 4 hours. Hot-pluggable eSATA/Serial-ATA is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs.

Those speeds are based on regular 3.5" drives manufactured within the last 4 years. Tiny laptop 2.5" drives perform about half to one-third these speeds.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Newegg.com - BlacX Hard Drive Docking Station $23
(expired: 12/31)

BlacX Hard Drive Docking Station for $23 with free shipping, through tonight only. After tonight, the price goes back up to over $35. This is the BlacX which works through a USB connection and includes a USB cable (a different BlacX also has eSATA, but useful only for those who have eSATA).

It allows you to insert and remove any Serial-ATA hard drive (2.5" or 3.5") any time you want, allowing you to copy files betwee the drive and the computer. So anytime you see a deal for a Serial-ATA hard drive on this site, that drive can be removable storage for you. The BlacX can have many uses, such as:
- for businesses and individuals who need to back up a lot of files, but burning DVDs are too slow and store too little.
- for people who shoot home videos on digital video cameras and want to offload those large files off the computer.
- for someone who amassed a large music/movie collection, and needs more storage.
- buy one for home, one for the office, one at your friend's house, and one for the datacenter, then just bring a Serial-ATA hard drive with you to easilly transfer files between locations
Store your files on Serial-ATA drives, and keep those drives in a closet, safe, or drawer for safe keeping. USB transfers files at about 22 MBytes/sec or about 80 GB/hour so while convenient, it does take a while to transfer files.