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Data recovery is the process of recovering data from storage media which cannot be accessed normally. Data can be successfully recovered from a wide range of storage media formats including hard disk drives, CDs, DVDs, RAID, USB drives and SD cards. Data recovery experts classify the causes of damage to storage media as either physical damage or logical damage. If you’ve saved important data since your last data backup, storage media damage can make attempting data recovery a necessary exercise.
Physical Damage
Physical damage to storage media can take all forms from simple things scratches, mechanical failures, electrical failures through to chemical, heat and fire damage. Often physical damage causes logical damage as well (see below). Physical damage is generally not repairable by the end user and requires data recovery experts. Further damage can be caused by incorrect techniques or an inappropriate work environment (experts work in clean rooms to prevent dust damage to delicate surfaces). (read more..)
A significant feature of the LaCie d2 Quadra external hard drive is the quadruple interface including USB2.0, FireWire800, FireWire400 and eSATA. Not being able to supply power eSATA is not as popular a connection interface for external hard drives but, it’s 300Mb/s transfer is certainly something to be appreciated especially if you are working in an office or home office situation and have regular backups to contend with. Anything that makes backing up simpler or quicker is going to reduce the likelihood of needing to undertake data recovery.
Notable features of the LaCie d2 Quadra external hard drive include; (read more..)
If you want an external desktop hard drive but no extra noise then the fanless cooling design of LaCie’s Desktop Hard Disk is for you. It’s no beauty queen but has a pleasant minimalist look. LaCie’s Desktop Hard Disk sells at an affordable price and gets the job done. No need to worry about where you are going to back up to or store any overflow from your fixed HDD. The LaCie Desktop HDD is lightweight and can be stacked if you need to add more units later. There are three capacities available.
Model Capacity
301283 250GB
301284 320GB
301285 500GB (read more..)
When you think about it, if your external hard drive is going to be continually dragged around with you then the chances of an accidental drop are much higher compared to those that live the common sedentary, desktop life. Why take a risk of having to rely on successful data recovery if you can buy a rugged external hard drive able to take some knocks?
The LaCie Rugged’s shell is an aluminium alloy and surrounds the hard drive mounted on four independent suspensions. The Rugged’s shell is surrounded by a shock absorbing bumper. Combined these measures give the LaCie Rugged the ability to survive a table high drop (35 in - 900 mm in non-operating mode). If you do happen to drop the drive you shouldn’t have any trouble finding it with the bumper being an attractive but, bright safety orange. (read more..)
Highlights of the Seagate FreeAgent Desktop external HDD are the large storage capacity (up to 750GB), USB 2.0 and a five year limited warranty. It has a faily distinctive look with an expresso brown color and molten amber illumination.
The Seagate FreeAgent external hard drive has a compact form factor being 7.5 x 1.6 (without 3.2 wide base) x 6.4 inches (HxDxW)*. A SATA II hard disk with a 7200rpm spindle speed and 16MB of cache combined with USB2.0 (max 480Mbits/s) gives a fast data transfer rate. * 190 x 40 [81 base] x 162 mm (read more..)
Some of Western Digital’s Passport Essential external hard disk drive’s headline features include large capacity options (up to 320GB), compact form factor*, included synchronization software and a 3 year warranty. The Passport Elite models look attractive and like a fashion accessory coming in wide range of 11 colors. *(0.6 x 5 x 3.1 inches or 15 x 126 x 79 mm HxWxD)
The Passport Essential is a well fitting solution if you need to take important files with you to work or on travels while keeping them in sync. A USB 2.0 port means you can quickly transfer files - 480Mbits/s (max). Your Passport Essential external HDD comes ready to use out of the box with software loading from the drive as soon as it’s plugged in for the first time. (read more..)
Impressive features of Western Digital’s Passport Elite are the large capacity options (320GB and 250GB), compact form factor (0.6 x 5 x 3.1 inches HxWxD*), included synchronization and automatic backup software and the long, market leading 5 year warranty. The Passport Elite models come with a brushed aluminum look in titanium, bronze, Westminster blue and cherry red. *(15 x 126 x 79 mm)
The Western Digital Passport Elite a well suited solution if you need to take important files with you to work or on travels while keeping them in sync or share large files online. With USB 2.0 you can quickly transfer files at 480Mbits/s (max). The units are ready to use out of the box with software loading from the drive as soon as you plug them in for the first time. (read more..)
The Western Digital My Book Essential Edition external hard disk drive is the entry level model in Western Digital’s My Book range. The My Book Essential is an excellent platform for storage of data files, music, photos and video. Looking like a book when standing upright on a desk, the drive has a comparatively small footprint (they can be stacked on their side also).
The Western Digital My Book Essential Edition comes in 5 capacities which should cover the needs of most users;
Iomega’s Desktop external hard drive has a good range of sizes from 500GB through to a sizable 1.5TB. It has a slim form factor with dimensions of 8.75 x 4.75 x 1.375 inches. It comes with the latest USB 2.0 connector and is plug and play for hot swapping. In fact it comes pre-formatted for getting underway quickly.
With a 7200 RPM hard drive the Iomega Desktop HDD has a data transfer rate some 33 percent higher than a 5400 model. Western Digital have produced a detailed report on the benefits of a 7200 RPM HDD. Greater storage capacity or more frequent accesses make the higher speed more attractive. (read more..)
