PRODUCT ROUNDUP BY GREG SCOBLETE
SAFE AND
SOUND
STORAGE
Whether you’re in the
studio or on location,
these storage devices
will keep your digital
files secure and your
workflow rolling.
Angelbird SSD2go Pocket
Slim and trim, the Angelbird SSD2go portable
drive connects to your PC via USB 3.0 to
deliver sustained transfer speeds up to 450
MB/s. This drive ships with a nice assortment
of software, too, including a full version of
Bitwig audio software and a time-limited
version of Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac. It’s
available in a wide assortment of colors,
including silver, black, blue, red, gold and
purple. Now all you
need is a laptop that
matches.
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G-Technology Studio XL
The Studio XL makes room for a total
of eight removable, enterprise-class
7,200 RPM hard drives. Storage tops out
at 64TB and you’ll enjoy several RAID
modes, including 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60 and
JBOD (for Just a Bunch of Disks). Like
other products in the Studio line, the
G-Speed Studio XL can be daisy-chained
via dual Thunderbolt 2 ports to boost
speed and capacity. Its Thunderbolt 2
port and RAID
modes ensure
you’ll have plenty
of speed to edit
4K video and
speedily cut
through RAW
photo editing.
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Toshiba Canvio Premium
Like many new storage devices, the Canvio Premium is compatible with both USB
3.0/Type A ports and, via an included adapter, the new USB Type-C port.
Consider yourself future proofed. The drive is both Mac and PC
compatible and ships with password software to keep your files
secure. It also includes NTI Backup Now EZ for archiving.
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Drobo B810n
For serious storage needs, Drobo’s 64TB
B810n not only delivers the capacity for large
amounts of RAW photos and 4K videos, but
the speed as well. Using a process dubbed
tiering, it’s able to intelligently allocate file
storage based on how frequently you access
files so that frequently used files are quicker
at hand. You’ll enjoy the maximum speed
bump when you mix SSD and HDD drives in
the unit’s eight drive bays.
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LaCie Chrome
The eye-catching Chrome
features a pair of 500GB SSD
drives configured in RAID 0.
Together, the drives and USB-C
Gen 2 connection can deliver
transfer speeds up to 940MB/s
or, as LaCie put it, the ability to
ingest two hours of 4K GoPro
footage in just over a minute. To
take advantage of this speed,
though, you’ll need a computer
that supports USB-C. If you don’t,
you can still connect the Chrome
via its USB 3.0 Type A adapter.
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