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'Quad Interface'
FireWire® 800/400/USB 2.0/eSATA Powered Hub Storage Solution
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Time Machine ready means that our external hard drives keep an up-to-date copy of all of your files and document under OS X Leopard™. Go back in time to recover anything with ease. |
Features:
- 250GB of bootable, performance disk capacity.
- 16MB data cache.
- Oxford OXUF924DSb - High performance FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0, eSATA to SATA-II with Native Command Queuing (NCQ) for optimum drive performance.
- Compact 6.5" x 6.5" x 1.5" size.
- External AutoSwitching 100~240v 50/60Hz UL Listed power adapter - 3A power supply gives you less stress and clean ample power!
- Auto-Power on/off automatically with computer.
- Intelligent thermal monitoring activates fan only when needed to reduce power consumption and minimize noise output.
- Whisper Quiet Operation
- Kensington Security Slot designed to allow the NewerTech miniStack v3 to be anchored to a desk.
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From desktops to notebooks, miniStack is the perfect companion
for ANY Mac® or PC!
With its eSATA, two FireWire 800, one FireWire 400, and three USB 2.0 ports PLUS FW800/FW400 /USB2.0 connection cables included, miniStack v3 connects to Mac and PC systems with Plug-n-Play simplicity. |
Reviews & Awards
"For an Extra Disk and More Ports ...
An Elegant Solution."
-Digital Outback Photographer
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Fast, Flexible, and packed with Four Interfaces, the miniStack v3 offers a techno trinity of performance, convenience, and connectivity making it the ultimate single drive storage solution.
FAST: When you have the need for speed!
There are so many high performance speed components in miniStack v3 that you’d be tempted to drag race it. The latest generation Oxford 924 chipset, the fastest drive mechanisms on the market, and an eSATA port all combine to deliver the fastest single drive data transfer rates possible…up to 150 Megabytes per second!
FLEXIBLE: Easy set-up, portability, and future compatibility
With its eSATA, two FireWire 800, one FireWire 400, and three USB 2.0 ports PLUS FW800/FW400/USB2.0-1.1 connection cables included, miniStack v3 connects to Mac and PC systems with Plug-and-Play simplicity. Its port flexibility and compact design also makes miniStack v3 an ideal portable external hard drive storage solution to move among multiple systems ensuring future system compatibility.
FOUR INTERFACES: For all your data transfer and accessory connection needs
Having a “quad interface” in one portable housing makes miniStack v3 ideal for data intensive uses like audio/video editing, digital photography, MP3 libraries and high-speed back up. Plus, now you can connect multiple desktop digital accessories like scanners, printers, memory card readers, digital cameras, and iPods – all at once – with miniStack v3's unique, ergonomically enhanced rear and side port configuration.
AWARD-WINNING ORIGINS
A passive radiator heat sink, intelligent thermal monitoring, Whisper Quiet Operation engineering, and a unique, space-saving stackable design are just a few of the features miniStack v3 shares with the award-winning NewerTech miniStack v2 storage solution.
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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 X 10.2.x or later, and an available FireWire, USB, or eSATA port |
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Windows® Requirements:
Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows 2000 (Home or Professional), Windows Vista® or later, and an available FireWire, USB, or eSATA port |
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| Product Specifications |
| Drive Type |
3.5" SATA 1.5/3.0GB 5400 to 7200RPM Note: 10K RPM drives not supported. |
| Bridge Chipset |
Oxford OXUF924DSb - High performance FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0, eSATA to SATA-II with Native Command Queuing (NCQ) for optimum drive performance. |
| Drive Rotation Speed |
7200RPM |
| Data Cache Size |
16MB |
| Case Material |
High quality aluminum colored plastic |
| Features |
- Auto-switching for fastest 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 - NewerTechminiStack v3 will power up and down in tandem with your Mac® mini
- Kensington Security Slot designed to allow the NewerTechminiStack v3 to be anchored to a desk
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| Interface/Ports |
- One eSATA port (rear)
- Two FireWire 800 (1394b) 9 pin port (rear)
- One FireWire 400 (1394a) 6 pin port (side)
- Three USB 2.0/1.1 ‘A’ ports (2 rear, 1 side)
- One USB 2.0 Uplink ‘B’ port (rear)
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| Data Transfer |
- eSATA - 1.5Gbit/s (or 150MB/sec)
- FireWire 800 - 800Mbps (or 100MB/sec)
- FireWire 400 - 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 |
- Apple OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, Apple OS X 10.2.x or later, and an available FireWire, USB, or eSATA port.
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| Windows Requirements |
- Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows 2000 (Home or Professional), Windows Vista or later and an available FireWire, USB, or eSATA port.
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| Power Supply |
- External AutoSwitching 100~240v 50/60Hz UL Listed power adapter - 3A power supply gives you less stress and clean ample power! (CUL, CE, TUV approved)
- Input: AC 100~240V, 1.2A, 50-60Hz
- Output: DC +5/3A , +12V/3A
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| Enclosure Size |
6.5" × 6.5" × 1.5"
(16.51cm × 16.51cm × 3.81cm) |
| Software Included |
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| 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 |
250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS |
| 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 |
 Fan exhaust port.
- eSATA port.
- Kensington Security Slot designed to allow the NewerTech miniStack v3 to be anchored to a desk.
- Smart power switch. Turn off miniStack v3 manually, or leave on and it will power up and down in tandem with the computer.
- Power receptacle.
- Three USB 2.0/1.1 ‘A’ ports (2 rear, 1 side).
- One USB2.0 Uplink ‘B’ port (rear).
- Two FireWire 800 (1394b) 9 pin ports (rear).
- One FireWire 400 (1394a) 6 pin port (side).
- 36" FireWire 800 connecting cable (9-9 pin cable)
- 36" 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!
- Up to 2GB of Freeware/Shareware/Public domain software installed*
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Color product manual
- Utility Software Bundle (not included with certain 0GB kits)
* in pre-configured solutions, "add your own hard drive" kits also available.
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| Also Recommended |
 OWC FireWire 800 to 400 Port Adapter
(not included with miniStack v3)
Use your FireWire 400 cables with FireWire 800 ports!
BUY NOW only $9.95 |
| Also Recommended |
 eSATA Connecting Cable
(not included with miniStack v3)
39" (1 Meter) eSATA to eSATA connecting cable for connection of external SATA I/II Devices
BUY NOW only $14.99 |
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| What Can You Store On A miniStack v3? |
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 v3.* |
160GB
8MB Cache |
250GB
8MB Cache |
320GB
16MB Cache |
500GB
16MB Cache |
750GB
16MB Cache |
1.0TB
32MB Cache |
1.5TB
32MB Cache |
2.0TB
32MB Cache |
Photos:
(1MB per 2.4 megapixel JPEG photo - low resolution) |
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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1,000,000
Pictures |
1,500,000
Pictures |
2,000,000
Pictures |
Photos:
(2.4MB per 2.4 megapixel JPEG photo) |
80,000
Pictures |
150,000
Pictures |
160,000
Pictures |
250,000
Pictures |
375,000
Pictures |
500,000
Pictures |
625,000
Pictures |
1,000,000
Pictures |
Uncompressed Digital Video:
(13GB/hour data rate) |
12.16
hours
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19
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24.32
hours
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38
hours
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57
hours |
76
hours |
115
hours |
152
hours |
Movies:
(2GB/hour DVD Quality MPEG) |
80 DVD
Quality Movies |
125 DVD
Quality Movies |
160 DVD
Quality Movies |
250 DVD
Quality Movies |
375 DVD
Quality Movies |
500 DVD
Quality Movies |
750 DVD
Quality Movies |
1000 DVD
Quality Movies |
Music:
(2.85MB per MP3 song) |
56,000
Songs |
87,500
Songs |
112,000
Songs |
175,000
Songs |
262,500
Songs |
350,000
Songs |
526,000
Songs |
700,000
Songs |
The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences. * in pre-configured solutions |
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