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EZQuest Monsoon 250GB FireWire 400 (1394A) /USB 2.0 Hard Drive (EZQB25462) Same Day $115.00
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Monsoon FW/USB2 HD

The EZQuest Monsoon hard drives are designed to be a fast, but affordable high capacity storage solution. They come with high speed USB 2 as well as Firewire 400 ports for the widest possible range of compatibility. They come pre-formatted for OSX and OS9 and are easily formatted for Windows systems with the utilities that are already part of the operating system. Their small size and light weight also make them an excellent accessory for road warriors to pack along with their notebook computers. The EZQuest Monsoon drives are ideal for transferring data between computers as well holding your large video, audio, and photo libraries at a cost that will not break the budget.

Features:

  • High Speed, High Capacity
  • Stackable
  • Lays Horizontal or Vertical with Stand
  • Pre-formatted for OS X
  • Fan-less Technology

Accessories

  • 6 to 6 pin FireWire Cable
  • USB 2.0 Cable
  • External 110-220 Power Supply
  • Power Cable
  • Setup Manual
  • Stand
  • FireWire 400 Host Adapter PCI and PCMCIA (Sold Separately)

System Requirements:


For PC:

  • Win98SE, WinME, Win2000, or WinXP
  • Built-in or add-on FireWire or USB 2 ports
  • Pentium II 350 or comparable processor
  • Mininum 128MB of RAM

For Mac
  • MacOS 9.1+ or 10.1.5 or later
  • MacOS 10.2.6 or later required for USB 2
  • Built-in or add-on FireWire or USB 2 ports
  • PowerMac G3 processor or
  • Mininum 128MB of RAM

Technical Specifications

Part Number:

B08468 Monsoon 80GB ( 75GB Formatted) 2MB Buffer
B16466 Monsoon 160GB (153GB Formatted) 2MB Buffer
B25462 Monsoon 250GB (235GB Formatted) 2MB Buffer
B30463 Monsoon 300GB (282GB Formatted) 8MB Buffer
B32463 Monsoon 320GB (298GB Formatted) 8MB Buffer
B40464 Monsoon 400GB (375GB Formatted) 8MB Buffer
B50465 Monsoon 500GB (470GB Formatted) 8MB Buffer
B75467 Monsoon 750GB (705GB Formatted) 16MB Buffer

Data Transfer Rate:

Now up to 36MB/sec read and 30MB/sec write*

Power Supply:

External Universal, Auto-Switching

Interface:

6-pin FireWire (2 ports)/ One USB 2.0

Access Time:

8.9ms

Buffer Size:

2 MB (B40464 & B50465=8MB )

RPM:

7200

Format:

MacOS extended (OS X & OS 9)
Can be reformated for Windows with the utility that comes with the OS.

Supported OS:

Win98Se, ME, 2000, XP
MacOS 9.0, OS 10.1.5 and later

Weight:

2.3 lbs (1.04 Kg)

Dimensions:

8" x 4.75" x 1.25"

Warranty:

1 Year

Case:

Anodized Aluminum

* Tests performed with Intech Bench Test on a G4 800Mhz Machine

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