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"Add Your Own SATA Hard Drive"
FireWire® 400/USB 2.0 Powered Hub External Storage Solution |
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Features:
- Oxford 934 - High performance FireWire 400 and USB 2.0
- Compact 6.5" x 6.5" x 1.5" size
- Three Firewire 400 ports (1 uplink + 2 additional)
- Four USB 2.0 ports (1 uplink + 3 additional)
- Intelligent thermal monitoring activates fan only when needed to reduce power consumption and minimize noise output
- Auto-Power on/off automatically with computer
- Massive passive heat sink to radiate heat away from HD
- Fully bootable via USB or FireWire
- 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)
- Whisper Quiet Operation
- Kensington® Security Slot designed to allow the miniStack to be anchored to a desk
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From desktops to notebooks, miniStack v2.5 is the perfect companion for ANY Mac®
or PC!
Expand your storage capacity and port flexibility while decreasing your desk /cord clutter. The NewerTech miniStack v2.5 is the perfect external drive and powered hub companion for ANY computer. |
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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. |
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Small Footprint, Big Performance:
Housed within the miniStack v2.5’s compact, sleek, state-of-the-art enclosure is an empty hard drive bay, waiting for you to install a high performance 3.5" Serial ATA (SATA) drive. 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 can now connect devices including scanners, printers, memory card readers, digital cameras, and iPods® – all at once!
Portable and Versatile:
This terrific storage/connectivity solution is so versatile, it 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 miniStack v2.5 also perfect for booting your OS on any system with FireWire 400 or 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 v2.5 solution for your specific need. |
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| Software Included |
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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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OWC NOTE: This drive enclosure requires a 3.5" Serial ATA (SATA) drive mechanism. Most computers produced since 2006 use Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives. Please make sure that the drive you wish to use with this enclosure is compatible. If you need an enclosure for an ATA/IDE hard drive, click here.
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3.5" Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Drive Connector
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Macintosh Requirements:
• Apple® OS 8.6 to 9.2.2 and an available USB 1.1
or FireWire 400 port.
• Apple OS X 10.2.8 or later and an available USB 2.0/1.1
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.
• Windows 2000 or later and an available USB 2.0/1.1
or FireWire 400 port. |
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| Product Specifications |
| Drive Type |
3.5" Serial ATA (SATA) 1.5/3.0GB 5400 to 7200RPM Note: 10K RPM drives not supported. |
| Special Notes |
Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB hard drives: Currently, Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB hard drives are not recommended for use in Newer Technology FireWire enclosures due to a firmware problem with the drive and the enclosure. We are in contact with both Seagate and Oxford regarding this issue and will update this tech note once the issue has been corrected. Currently, while the 1.5TB does operate and function in single drive Newer Technology FireWire enclosures, and as 2 independent drives in dual bay Newer Technology FireWire enclosures, performance is below acceptable levels and therefore we do not recommend the use of them at this time. |
| Bridge Chipset |
Oxford 934 |
| Case Material |
High quality aluminum colored plastic |
| Features |
- 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 will power up and down in tandem with your computer
- Kensington logoKensington Security Slot designed to allow the NewerTech miniStack v2.5 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) up to 400Mbps (50MB/s)
- USB 2.0 up to 480Mbps (60MB/s)
- USB 1.1 up to 12Mbps (1.5MB/s)
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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 AutoSwitching UL Listed power adapter - 3A power supply gives you less stress and clean ample power! (UL, CUL, CE, TUV approved)
- Input: AC 100~240V, 1.2A, 50/60Hz
- Output: DC +5/3A , +12V/3A
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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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| 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 |
| Warranty |
One Year Warranty
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| Ports and Accessories |
Newer Technology miniStack v2.5
- Smart fan exhaust port
- Kensington® Security Slot designed to allow the miniStack to be anchored to a desk
- Smart power switch - Turn off miniStack 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 USB 2.0 Uplink ‘B’ port (rear)
- Three FireWire 400 (1394a) 6 pin ports (2 rear, 1 side)
- High quality double shielded FireWire 400 connecting cable (6-6 Pin cable)
- 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)
• Color product manual
* in pre-configured solutions, "add your own hard drive" kits also available. |
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| What Can You Store On A miniStack v2.5? |
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 v2.5 |
80GB
8MB
Cache |
160GB
8MB
Cache |
250GB
8MB
Cache |
320GB
16MB
Cache |
500GB
16MB
Cache |
750GB
32MB
Cache |
1.0TB
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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1,000,000
Pictures |
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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500,000
Pictures |
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 |
76
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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 |
500 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 |
350,000
Songs |
The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies
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Manual & Assembly Instructions:
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Free Do It Yourself Installation Video
With the right tools you can install your Hard Drive
into your miniStack enclosure right in the
comfort of your own home. Our exclusive
installation video shows you how. |

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miniStack Enclosure Hard Drive Installation video |
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