A new definition of multiple-drive storageThe new Freecom DataTank provides you with up to ... more
2 TeraByte 2000 GB of hard drive storage capacity! The ideal platform to store all your valuable data on. The easy to use configuration tool allows you to choose...
Postage & Packaging: free Super Saver Delivery Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours...
A new definition of multiple-drive storageThe new Freecom DataTank provides you with up to ... more
2 TeraByte 2000 GB of hard drive storage capacity! The ideal platform to store all your valuable data on. The easy to use configuration tool allows you to choose...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours...
Advantages: Fast, high capacity storage. Well built, looks good. 2 year warranty, No fan. Disadvantages: No fan.
recover a full PC with all its partitions so I used something a bit more industrial in strength. I will have to have a look though as the manufacturers web site says the CD also contains encryption, compression and synchronisation tools.
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I bought this drive because it was cheap but had no great expectations. I can safely say I was proved utterly wrong in all my preconceptions. It's built like a tank and feels like a really solid and high quality piece of equipment and looks much better than the picture would indicate. The capacity is good, the speed is great and the price right now is excellent. If you need something for backing up or keeping big chunks of data such as movies, I can't recommend the Freecom 400Gb enough. a 2 year warranty is the icing on the cake. ...
Advantages: Simple Setup, great value for money Disadvantages: Win 2000/XP/Vista only - not for Win 98/ME
I have previously purchased a Freecom 500 GB external drivedrive and have been very happy with it's performance and reliability. So when the drive started to become 80% full it was time to look for some additional storage. I saw the new Freecom 1TB drive on Amazon and given my previous good experiences purchased one straight away. It arrived this morning (Tuesday) having ordered in the previous Friday, and all of this post free.
For anyone that hasn't bought a Freecom external harddrive before, you get a very stylish drive unit, power adapter, leads and installation disk. Installing (in my case) took less than 5 minutes, most of the time was spent unpacking the pieces.
Simply attached the usb lead, power pack and switched on. Instantly recognised by the Windows XP operating system as the next drive letter.
The unit is virtually ...
Advantages: Hugh storage space Disadvantages: Extra cables around PC
This harddrive is perfect. It is 500gb in size, which is more than enough for storing hundreds of films, thousands of documents, music, etc... You will not run out of space for a long time.
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The box came through the post, i opening it, pluged it in the mains, connected the USB cable into my PC, them inserted the instalation CD that came with it with some added software. The drive itself is plug and play, meaning on Windows XP, it will be recognised automatically.
The default file system needs to be changed to FAT32 but this is an easy adjustment with a click of the mouse.
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The noise output is minimal, and so is the heat output. There is no fan so there isonly noise from the motor inside. The noise from the fans on my PC drowns that out, so i dont even notice ...
Product Information for "Freecom DataTank - hard drive array" »
Cabinet (chassis)
Installed Devices / Modules Qty
2
Supported Devices / Modules Qty
2
Supported Drives
Serial ATA-150
Storage hard drive
Type
Standard - internal
Capacity
2 x 250 GB, 2 x 400 GB, 2 x 500 GB, 2 x 1 TB
Interface Type
Serial ATA-150
Spindle Speed
7200 rpm
System requirements
OS Required
Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP, Apple MacOS X 10.1.x
Manufacturer's product description
The new Freecom DataTank is the ideal platform to store all your valuable data on. The easy to use configuration tool allows you to choose between RAID 0 (striping, combines the capacity of both disks into one volume; you will see the total capacity as one driveletter in your operating system), RAID 1 (mirroring, one disk copies the other automatically, so you always have a safe copy of your data; you will see one driveletter in your operating system for half of the total drive capacity) or JBOD (dual drive letter, both disks will appear as separate drive letters in your operating system). Large storage capacity is one thing, but what about security? Freecom offers the first drive with an Encryption button; at the touch of this button you can access a password protected encrypted partition on the DataTank; your data is encrypted in 128 bit AES standard, which was developed in close cooperation with the US government and is widely recognized as impossible to crack. The DataTank also features Freecom's SYNC button, for synchonizing files between computer and DataTank and vice versa. Equipped with Hi-speed interfaces, the Freecom DataTank gives you speed, space and security, all in one device! Freecom creates storage solutions from a user's perspective, where convenience and quality are key factors. Free your mind.
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