June 2002
Beginner to intermediate
816 pages
32h 59m
English
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Our Picks
Here are the removable hard disk drives we recommend:
- Removable cartridge-based hard disk drive
Castlewood ORB 2.2 Drive . Although the Iomega Jaz is better known, the ORB matches or exceeds it in most important respects, is less expensive, and uses much less expensive disks. Available in IDE and Ultra Wide SCSI internal versions and Ultra SCSI and USB external versions, the ORB uses $25 cartridges that store 2.2 GB. Although the capacity of the ORB makes it less than ideal as a backup device, it can serve that purpose if you have a limited amount of data to back up, need a removable hard disk drive, and cannot also afford a tape drive. One exception: if you must transfer image files or other large pre-press materials, consider the Jaz Drive, if only because service bureaus more commonly have a Jaz Drive than a Castlewood ORB. (http://www.castlewood.com)
- Removable frame/carrier-based hard disk drive
StorCase Data Express. StorCase was originally a product line of Kingston Technology (the memory folks), but in 2000 Kingston spun off StorCase as a subsidiary. Data Express units are available in every hard drive interface from IDE to Ultra160 SCSI, and with options such as support for hot-swapping and RAID. The frame/carrier assembly sells for $75 to $250, depending upon interface and options, with separate frames and carriers available for about half the price of the combined units. We use an ATA/66 Data Express DE-100 unit in our main test-bed system. (http://www.storcase.com ...
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