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Why the heck doesn't something that can contain so much data support USB 3.0? The spec was finalized 6 months ago.]]>May 20th 2009 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 21st 2009 3:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/
are you saying your mac & your PC live in two separate houses and can't share a USB device? divorce sucks. I'm sorry, man.]]>May 20th 2009 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 8:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/
This would be great for my PS3 actually.]]>May 21st 2009 1:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 21st 2009 2:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 9:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 11:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/
A few years back, I expanded my media server from 800GB upto 1.6TB. The RAID card I had at the time didn't support online capacity expansion, so I had to create a new array and load all the data back from DVDs. Swapping nearly 200 DVDs in and out wasn't at all fun.

These days, my server is up to 4TB (and nearly full) and my DVDs are in boxes under the floor. Reloading everything from DVDs just isn't an option. So I've got most of my stuff backed up to old 400GB and 500GB hard discs. There's only a couple of dozen Blu-Ray discs that aren't backed up to HDD now.]]>May 21st 2009 5:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 9:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 21st 2009 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/
http://usb.brando.com.hk/zoom.php?prod=Dual+SATA+HDD+Multi-Function+Dock+with+One+Touch+Backup+(USB+%2B+eSATA)&pic=UCABL009200_10_L.jpg]]>May 20th 2009 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 21st 2009 5:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 20th 2009 10:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/Kinda brings back memories of Micropolis shuttle drives from the early 90s.
I've gone through too many external enclosures that keep crappin' out on me. Drives get hot and these let plenty of air at 'em.]]>May 21st 2009 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 21st 2009 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/
I wouldn't imagine 'opening enclosures' to be the norm, but the exception. I sell older enclosures and HDDs, not collect or recycle them with new HDDs... and a 2.5" Passport 500GB is plenty for my backup needs plus good size to keep in a lockbox or safe.. I regularly sync it with important folders on my pc and image the OS partition, copying to the same disk. If my internal crapped out, I'd buy another one and copy the portable to it.

On a side note, I have no idea why HD capture is listed as an asset to this dock and two striped drives, but maybe I don't understand exactly what HD capturing exactly... if from a pro camera, it's not like one is lugging around this thing and connecting it to equipment, practically speaking. If talking about either transfer of HD data from pro camera or recording OTA , a vanilla IDE drive will more than suffice...

This thing just seems gimmicky and silly, UNLESS you have a couple of unenclosed SATA drives laying around that for some reason, you don't wanna sell...]]>May 21st 2009 12:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 21st 2009 1:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/
This would be real handy in a tech shop regardless though.

How hot swappable are the drives?]]>May 21st 2009 1:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 21st 2009 1:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/
Also one nice touch is that even connected through USB, the drive appears as a proper hard disc, and you can format it etc. Normal external enclosures used as a USB mass storage won't let you do this. (My IcyBox won't anyway...)]]>May 21st 2009 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 21st 2009 1:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/

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OK, lie.]]>May 21st 2009 3:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 21st 2009 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 21st 2009 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 21st 2009 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/May 21st 2009 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/multicard-lovin-dual-sata-hdd-dock-keeps-the-dream-alive/
That's the next release. ]]>May 21st 2009 11:06AM