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FireWire® 400/USB 2.0 Powered Hub External Storage Solution
with 80GB of Storage Capacity |
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Our solutions work with OS X Leopard's® Time Machine™ feature to keep an up-to-date copy of all of your files and documents. Go back in time to recover anything with ease. |
Features:
- Whisper Quiet Operation
- Large 8MB Cache
- Compact 6.5" x 6.5" x 1.5" size
- Integrated USB 2.0 powered 3-port hub
(1 uplink + 3 additional)
- Integrated FireWire powered 2-port hub/repeater
(1 uplink + 2 additional)
- Auto-Power on/off automatically with computer
- Intelligent thermal monitoring activates fan only when needed
- Industry standard security slot
- Selectable FireWire or USB 2.0 hard drive interface mode
- Fully bootable via USB or FireWire
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Small Footprint, Big Performance:
Housed within the miniStack v2’s compact, sleek, state-of-the-art enclosure is a fast 3.5" drive with up to 750GB that blows away smaller and slower 2.5" internal drives. Now you can have all the storage space you need for music & video files, graphics & photos, and document backup. Plus, with three FireWire 400 ports (1 uplink + 2 additional) and four USB 2.0 ports (1 uplink + 3 additional), you now can connect devices including scanners, printers, memory card readers, digital cameras, and iPods® – all at once!
Portable and Versatile:
This terrific storage/connectivity solution is fully portable and works with all Macintosh® computers and laptops, as well as virtually any Windows® or Linux®-based system with USB or FireWire. The easy-to-use, Plug and Play miniStack v2 also is perfect for booting your OS on any system with USB 2.0 boot-support.
A miniStack Solution For Every Need:
Whether you're a techie and want to add your own hard drive to one of our 0GB Kits or want the convenience of a pre-configured solution that comes complete with a leading hard drive utility/performance & backup software bundle, NewerTech has a miniStack v2 solution for your specific need.
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Prosoft Engineering® Data Backup 3
for Mac OS X v10.2.8
or later
Backup Made Easy. Data Backup makes it easy to backup to FireWire and USB drives, network drives, CDs and even DVDs. Make schedules so you don'tneed to 'think' about backing up... It does it for you. A $59.00 Value! |
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Carbon Copy Cloner© for Mac OS X 10.4 or later
CCC 3 features an interface designed to make the cloning and backup procedure very intuitive. In addition to general backup, CCC can also clone one hard drive to another, copying every single block or file to create an exact replica of your source hard drive. CCC's block-level copy offers the absolute best fidelity in the industry! |
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NovaStor NovaBACKUP® Solution
for Windows®
NovaBACKUP has been helping millions of users recover from data loss and disasters for over 18 years. Feature rich, NovaBACKUP provides a powerful backup solution. Built-in support for hundreds of the most popular storage devices and a step-by-step backup and restore wizard makes NovaBACKUP extremely easy to use. Requires Windows 2000 and later. A $49.95 Value! |
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Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™
Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools consists of a suite of utilities managed by an application which administers the launching, documentation and version control of each individual component utility, such as Disk Defrag and QuickBack. An easy-to-use installation and removal application is provided to make installation a snap, Intech SpeedTools is powerful enough to allow you to customize which utility component set you would like to create.
An $89.95 Value! |
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| Compatibility |
Macintosh Requirements:
Apple OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, Apple OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, Apple OS X 10.1.x or later, and an available FireWire for USB port
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 Windows Requirements:
Windows 98SE or later and an available FireWire or USB port
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| Product Specifications |
| Drive Type |
3.5" PATA (IDE/ATA) |
| Bridge Chipset |
Oxford 911+ FireWire® (1394A)/Prolific 2507 USB 2.0 |
| Drive Rotation Speed |
7200RPM |
| Data Cache Size |
8MB |
| Case Material |
High quality aluminum colored plastic |
| Features |
- Integrated USB 2.0 high-speed 4-port hub (1 uplink + 3 additional)
- Integrated Firewire 1394A powered 3-port repeater/hub (1 uplink + 2 additional)
- FireWire and USB 2.0 ports on left side
- Switch for Firewire or USB hard disk mode
- Smart interactive cooling system with thermal probe automatically regulating
fan speed
- Massive passive heat sink to radiate heat away from hard drive
- Smart power switch - NewerTech miniStack v2 will power up and down in tandem
with your computer
- Kensington security slot designed to allow the NewerTech miniStack
to be anchored to a desk
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| Interface/Ports |
- FireWire 400 (1394A) 3 ports (6pin)
- USB 2.0 high speed (USB1.1) 4 ports (4pin)
- 1 port upstream (B Type)
- 3 ports downstream (A Type)
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| Data Transfer |
- FireWire 400 (1394a) - 400Mbps (or 50MB/sec)
- USB 2.0 - 480Mbps (or 60MB/sec)
- USB 1.1 - 12Mbps (or 1.5MB/sec)
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| Port/Interface Bootability |
Can I use this solution as external startup drive?
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| Mac Requirements |
- Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, Mac OS X 10.0.x or later and an available USB 1.1 or FireWire 400 port.
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| Windows Requirements |
- Windows 98SE or later and an available FireWire 400 or USB 2.0/1.1 port.
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| Power Supply |
- External power adapter universal auto-switching (UL, CUL, CE, TUV approved)
- Input: AC 100-240V, 1.2A, 50-60Hz
- Output: DC +5/2A , +12V/2A
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| Enclosure Size & Weight |
- 6.5" × 6.5" × 1.5" (16.51cm × 16.51cm × 3.81cm)
- Approximately 2.6lbs (bare enclosure only)
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| Remarks |
The NewerTech miniStack v2 can be used either as Firewire or USB hard disk. Use the switch at the back to change the mode. |
| Operating Environment |
| Temperature |
(operating) 5°C - 55°C (41°F - 131°F)
(non-operating) -40°C - 65°C (-40°F - 149°F) |
| Relative Humidity |
(operating) 8% - 90% RH (non-condensing)
(non-operating) 5% - 95% RH (non-condensing) |
| Shock |
(operating) 65G 2mS
(non-operating) 175G 2mS |
| Vibration |
(operating) 1.0G (5 - 300Hz)
(non-operating) 5.0G (5 - 500Hz) |
| MTBF |
More than 500,000 power-on hours |
| Standard Mechanism |
Hitachi DeskStar 7K160 |
| Warranty |
NewerTech 3 Year Solution Warranty
The best warranty is one you never have to use, but should the need occur –
NewerTech is proud to provide a superior level of support and warranty coverage to our customers. Even when not used, we understand the peace of mind afforded by a longer warranty period.
NewerTech's industry leading coverage is a testament to our confidence in the reliability of the solutions that we offer. NewerTech solutions are engineered to demanding quality
standards in order to deliver the most reliable, highest performance available on the market in each storage category.
Note: Do not disassemble or otherwise open your NewerTech solution prior to the conclusion of NewerTech's 3 year Warranty period. Doing so will void the remainder of the NewerTech warranty.
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| Ports and Accessories |
- Smart fan exhaust port
- Connection switch
- Kensington security slot designed to allow the NewerTech miniStack v2 to be anchored to a desk
- Smart power switch. Turn it off manually, or leave on and will power up and down in tandem with the computer.
- Power receptacle
- Powered 3 port USB hub (2 rear, 1 side)
- USB uplink port (rear)
- Powered 3 port Firewire hub (2 rear, 1 side)
- 16" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 400 connecting cable (6-6 Pin cable)
- 16" High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0/1.1 connecting cable (A-B)
- External AutoSwitching 100~240v 50/60Hz UL Listed power adapter
- 3A power supply gives you less stress and clean ample power! (UL, CUL, CE, TUV approved)
- Smart interactive cooling system with thermal probe automatically regulates fan speed
- Over 1GB of Freeware/Shareware/Public domain software installed
- Color product manual
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| What Can you Store On A miniStack v2? |
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This chart is an illustrative example of different file formats and the vast number of your digital lifestyle files that can be stored on miniStack v2
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80GB 8MB Cache |
160GB 8MB Cache |
250GB 8MB Cache |
320GB 16MB Cache |
500GB 16MB Cache |
750GB 32MB Cache |
Photos: (1MB per 2.4 megapixel JPEG photo - low resolution) |
80,000 Pictures
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160,000 Pictures
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250,000 Pictures
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320,000 Pictures
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500,000 Pictures
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750,000 Pictures
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Photos: (2.4MB per 4 megapixel JPEG photo) |
40,000 Pictures
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80,000 Pictures
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150,000 Pictures
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160,000 Pictures
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250,000 Pictures
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375,000 Pictures
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Uncompressed Digital Video: (13GB/hour data rate) |
6.08 Hours
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12.16 Hours
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19 Hours |
24.32 Hours
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38 Hours
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57 Hours |
Movies: (2GB/hour DVD Quality MPEG) |
40 DVD Quality Movies |
80 DVD Quality Movies |
125 DVD Quality Movies |
160 DVD Quality Movies |
250 DVD Quality Movies |
375 DVD Quality Movies |
Music: (2.85MB per MP3 song) |
28,000 Songs |
56,000 Songs |
87,500 Songs |
112,000 Songs |
175,000 Songs |
262,500 Songs |
The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences. 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). |
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| Benchmarks |
| Tested using a 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac running Mac OS X 10.4.9 |
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