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is designed to perform backups, store mission-critical data and archive files. With a combination of data compression and compaction, the tape drive provides a fo...
is designed to perform backups, store mission-critical data and archive files. With a combination of data compression and compaction, the tape drive provides a fo...
for your Dell™ Systems. In addition, this drive offers 7200 RPM rotational speed and Serial ATA Interface for faster data access. The hard drive also supports Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) which alerts the system of any negative reliability status conditions. The host system can then alert and advise users on taking appropriate actions to avoid potential system failure or downtime. This product has been tested and validated on Dell™systems to ensure it will work with your computer. It is supported by Dell™ Technical Support when used with a Dell™ system.
for your Dell™ Systems. In addition, this drive offers 7200 RPM rotational speed and Serial ATA Interface for faster data access. The hard drive also supports Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) which alerts the system of any negative reliability status conditions. The host system can then alert and advise users on taking appropriate actions to avoid potential system failure or downtime. This product has been tested and validated on Dell™systems to ensure it will work with your computer. It is supported by Dell™ Technical Support when used with a Dell™ system.
for your Dell™ Systems. The hard drive also supports Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) which alerts the system of any negative reliability status conditions. The host system can then alert and advise users on taking appropriate actions to avoid potential system failure or downtime. This product has been tested and validated on Dell™systems to ensure it will work with your computer. It is supported by Dell™ Technical Support when used with a Dell™ system.
for your Dell™ Systems. The hard drive also supports Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) which alerts the system of any negative reliability status conditions. The host system can then alert and advise users on taking appropriate actions to avoid potential system failure or downtime. This product has been tested and validated on Dell™systems to ensure it will work with your computer. It is supported by Dell™ Technical Support when used with a Dell™ system.
Dell™ Systems. The hard drive also supports Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) which alerts the system of any negative reliability status conditions. The host system can then alert and advise users on taking appropriate actions to avoid potential system failure or downtime. This product has been tested and validated on Dell™systems to ensure it will work with your computer. It is supported by Dell™ Technical Support when used with a Dell™ system.Compatible withVostro Laptop 1500Inspiron Laptop 1520 / 1521
Supported Tape Cartridges (Read and Write): Ultrium 2, Ultrium 1
Recording Standard: Ultrium 2, Ultrium 1
Data Transfer Rate (native): 35 MBps ( 123 GBph ), 15 MBps ( 52.7 GBph )
Data Transfer Rate (compressed): 70 MBps ( 246 GBph ), 30 MBps ( 105 GBph )
Interface Type: SCSI LVD
Data Transfer Rate: 35 MBps (native) / 70 MBps (compressed), 15 MBps (native) / 30 MBps (compressed)
Media Type: LTO Ultrium
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Dell is the world's leading computer systems company. The company designs, builds and customizes products and services to satisfy a range of customer requirements. From the server, storage and Premier Services needs of the largest global corporations, to those of consumers at home. Dell does business directly with customers, one at a time. And Dell does it better than anyone on the planet. The people of Dell work hard to meet the needs of each customer with carefully tailored solutions based on industry-standard technology.
Advantages: Fast, high capacity storage. Well built, looks good. 2 year warranty, No fan. Disadvantages: No fan.
...Freecom before as they've always looked a bit cheap and nasty so this would be an interesting experience. The box did feel reassuringly heavy though, a good start.
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Apart from the drive, the box contained a small light external PSU, a USB lead and a CD with some backup software.
The case is made of extremly solid and heavy aluminium with a silver plastic front piece with a sexy blue '400GB' light (yes, you can have sexy lights. Really.) at the front just to prove how big it was. The finish is excellent and I have to say, if this is anything to go by, I'm converted to Freecom. Unlike the picture here, my unit has the aluminium finished in matt black which looks really nice on top of my black PC. It's also surprisingly compact - not that much bigger than a hard drive at 20x11.5x4 cms...
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Advantages: Big and FAST Disadvantages: None come to mind......
...This is the second Lacie drive I've purchased, the former being a 120Gb d2 drive. This newer 400Gbdrive features USB2 and firewire 400/800 connections allowing for connection to the more standard newer interfaces. I use a firewire 400 connection.
After looking at all the similar disks of different sizes, this model seemed the best for the price per Gig.....and this disk is fast! I use it on a windows 2K box, and it performs very well, and has not even been turned off for about 3 months. 3D animations stream off this incredibly fast, and the bottleneck if any would appear to be how fat the actual computer can deal with the data. I havent tested it, but I've heard that firewire 800 can be very cpu intensive....always best to get a good quality interface card to try and offload work from the main CPU.
Lacie do bigger disks...
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Advantages: Noise, Speed Disadvantages: Can't think of anything.
...I came across this a week ago, and was taken in by the capacity and low-noise level. It seemed perfect for installing into a media center PC. Media Center boxes for a lounge need to have plenty of space for recording tv shows, whilst being quiet as to not interrupt the movies.
This hard-drive gives you the best of both worlds. 400Gb - an abundance of storage. (Ideal for ripping your entire music collection onto it) or for movies and downloaded tv episodes.
You're probably wondering what the difference is between this and the other 400Gbdrives on the market, and this one is quietly leading the way. Top performance, with whisper quiet acoustics.
My verdict - buy one today....
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