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Expo: NewerTech?s drive dock offers drive-swapping action
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thebiggfrogg 
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Posted 08 January 2009 - 07:12 AM
Does it turn the harddrive a golden brown too? If so, I'll take it!
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Posted 08 January 2009 - 07:20 AM
Drive swapping action? Wasn't that a '70s thing? Does it swing?
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Posted 08 January 2009 - 07:36 AM
thebiggfrogg said:
Drive swapping action? Wasn't that a '70s thing? Does it swing?
That went out in the early 80s when computer viruses became too widespread. Now you should only practice safe-swapping techniques.
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Posted 08 January 2009 - 08:37 AM
Wiebe Tech makes a similar use quad-interface bare drive dock. Their price fora US assembled one has a 50-100% price increase. They are useful for those that have many more drives than drive cases.
With the Wiebe Tech unit the drive can be installed in some computers, a removed Intel MacPro hard drive with its sled still attached, or just laying on the table top. The NewerTech drive dock can only be used with a bare naked drive, but it looks as if it will keep things better organized & off of your table or desk.
I was ready to purchase one, but because of the Wiebe Tech adaptors & the fact that I thought that I should get a case that can handle my mounting group of SATA drives. I choose of 4 drive quad-interface Sonnet Fusion D400Q case with SATA drive multiplexing. That means that the case uses 1 cable for any of the 4 interfaces. The problem with any drive sled unit is that your drive sleds probably wouldn't work in my case or mine in yours.
But the NewerTech drive dock only needs a bare naked drive. Making it even faster for what will become the new rage, drive swapping parties. If you're old enough you've seen every thing get recycled again & sometimes again. Soon the choice will be drive swapping or disco. Have your choice.
With the Wiebe Tech unit the drive can be installed in some computers, a removed Intel MacPro hard drive with its sled still attached, or just laying on the table top. The NewerTech drive dock can only be used with a bare naked drive, but it looks as if it will keep things better organized & off of your table or desk.
I was ready to purchase one, but because of the Wiebe Tech adaptors & the fact that I thought that I should get a case that can handle my mounting group of SATA drives. I choose of 4 drive quad-interface Sonnet Fusion D400Q case with SATA drive multiplexing. That means that the case uses 1 cable for any of the 4 interfaces. The problem with any drive sled unit is that your drive sleds probably wouldn't work in my case or mine in yours.
But the NewerTech drive dock only needs a bare naked drive. Making it even faster for what will become the new rage, drive swapping parties. If you're old enough you've seen every thing get recycled again & sometimes again. Soon the choice will be drive swapping or disco. Have your choice.
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Posted 14 January 2009 - 01:15 PM
Disappointingly, the first Voyager Q I ordered was defective. When the Mac awoke from sleep the VQ was non-functional and I had to do a hard reboot. I thought it was a bit odd that the apparent button on the front didn't act as a button and the light stayed on all the time. Now that I have a replacement I discover that it really is a button and it turns the dock off. On the first unit it was stuck. The sleep problem is gone. At this price point I'm not terribly impressed with build quality. The eject button seems destined to fall off. If I didn't need anything but USB I'd opt for one of the much cheaper docks.
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