LockDown External Password Protected Hard Drive Enclosure Keeps Your Data Safe

Satechi's new portable external hard drive enclosure called the LockDown and rightfully so, is a SATA hard drive enclosure for 2.5" HDDs up to 9.5mm in height that not only keeps your data secured with a encrypted 256 bit hardware password protection but also provides speedy data transfers through USB 3.0. The LockDown boasts a tiny OLED info display and a capacitance touch keypad on the front of the enclosure that lets you set your own 4-8 digit password in order to unlock and lock your hard drive for use without the need of additional software. Why is this any good you ask? Well, if you lose or someone breaks into your home and steals your portable hard drive while its enclosed inside the LockDown enclosure, nobody will be able to suck any of your personal data off of it without your password that has been embedded and encrypted into your drives data. 

Satechi's new LockDown is compatible with both Mac and PC and will set you back $89.99. 

Iomega Unleashes Mac Companion Desktop Hard Drive

Iomega has released the ultimate desktop hard drive for Mac users called the Mac Companion, the first hard drive to feature a high-powered USB port you can use to charge up that power hungry iPad of yours. You would think Iomega would somehow add a Thunderbolt port to the drive, but instead, the Mac Companion desktop hard drive packs two FireWire 800 and a pair of USB ports that act as a USB hub for your other gadgets. Iomega's Mac Companion is available in a few different flavor capacities including a 2TB 7200RPM version for $195 as well as a massive 3TB 7200RPM version running for $295. To top it all off, an LED capacity gauge on the front lets you know how much space you've got left. Back that Mac up peoples!

Western Digital Ships Behemoth Scorpio Blue 1TB 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive

Oh yes, Western Digital has released a new Scorpio Blue 2.5" (9.5mm) internal SATA III hard drive with a massive 1TB storage capacity using only 2 platters that is compatible with all standard notebooks. The new 1TB Scorpio Blue WD10JPVT hard drive is the first 1TB 2.5" hard drive that has started shipping on the market. It isn't a Ferrari at 5400RPM, but at least it's a minor improvement over the previous, slightly thicker 12.5mm 1TB model at only 5200RPM. Western Digital has designed its Scorpio Blue behemoth to have a low power consumption for longer battery life performance and coupled it with WhisperDrive technology for quite performance. The WD Scorpio Blue 1TB 2.5" hard drive is now shipping and available at retailers for $140. Or a bit cheaper at Newegg. 

Intel Announces New SSD 510 Series

Intel revealed a series of new and very fast SSDs. The new 510 series feature a 6Gbps SATA interface which outperforms 10,000 RPM HDDs by 50% for fast performance and takes advantage of Intel's recently introduced 2nd generation Intel Core processor-based platforms. Intel's new SSD 510 series have data transfer speeds of up to 500MB per second and up to 315MB per second for reading and writing. The drives are available now in 250GB and 120GB capacities for $584 and $284 respectively. 

Lexar Announces Echo MX and Echo ZX Backup Drives

A frontrunner of flash media and backup solutions, Lexar has announced two new backup solutions designed for convenience and elegance. The new Echo MX and Echo ZX backup flash drives offer high speed and automatic backups for on the go, while each offering a different feature set for security and convenience. The Echo MX offers an always on capacity meter and speeds up to 28/10mbps (read/write). The MX will come in sizes from 8gb to 128gb with prices ranging from $44.99 to $499.99. The Echo ZX on the other hand, is set to be one of the tiniest drives on the market, designed to stay conected to your computer. The ZX will come in sizes from 8gb to 32gb ith prices ranging from $44.99 to $132.99. The ability for "no touch" backups from these two drives is exciting, as flash drive technolgy continually evolves to no nonense, "set it and forget it" standards.