rssArchive using Bare HDD BlacX dock
August 18, 2008
Photographers needing to archive large numbers of images have taken to plugging in bare Hard Drives, cataloging the contents, and then storing them in a cupboard or off-site.
Hard drives are said to be more reliable and cheaper than CD/DVDs.
But its been a precarious activity, with the need to create your own bespoke set of data and power leads in order to temporarily connect the drives.
Now Thermaltake have created a set of special BlacX docks to easily achieve just this.
They accept 2.5 and 3.5 SATA drives up to 1tb and can be bought on Amazon USA for around $35 - $45.
link: Thermaltake
link: Blacx on Amazon
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August 18th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
This model and the newer “Pro” version (USB2, eSATA plus 2x USB2 hub and SD/MMC/MS cardreader) are available in the UK, branded Sharkoon.
http://www.scan.co.uk/product.aspx?ProductId=23152
http://www.scan.co.uk/product.aspx?ProductId=24900
I’ve been using the Pro version for about a month and it works well and is quick on both USB and eSATA. One caveat, the USB hub and card reader only work with the dock powered on (tried on 3 PCs).