Plug-and-Play SATA HDD Rack
I’ve been looking for something like this for a long time. This is something that will change lives forever. It’s a USB 2.0 rack for 2.5″ and 3.5″ SATA harddisk drives. Akihabara News uploaded a video of it in action.
It takes advantage of SATA’s hot-swapping support and offers a very convenient and well-designed dock for your HDD. It lets you slot a HDD in and access the files on it without having to undo any screws or unplug anything. Essentially, it’s like a drive…for harddisk drives! External USB disk enclosures are not uncommon, but this really makes it so much more convenient.
I shall get one of this and never buy another DVD+R again. I can just buy more HDD and use them like floppy disks! LOL. US$47 from GeekStuff4U.
[ Via Akihabara News ]
October 19th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Sweet ! I think I’m going to get one. 2 things though…it looks somewhat “naked” and a wee bit unsightly…and I was wondering if dust will be a problem without coverings of any kind. Right now I’m using an external case to house my 3.5.
October 19th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Damn. 50 bucks for a USB drive for a HDD. Quite steep.
October 19th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
the HDD looks pretty unprotected…
October 19th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Now only if I could find a way to shrink-wrap an anti-static bag around the hard drive leaving only the SATA & power connectors exposed
October 19th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
I rather buy multiple casings with 50 green bucks though. But the design’s really nice.
October 19th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
Omg. It is like SGD $80+ for that. Not a bad idea though, kinda nice to have one.
Knowngni maybe you could try the kitchen plastic wrap. I once used it as a substitute for black tape when my UPS’s power cable got exposed. It worked pretty well and didn’t burn up.
Maybe someone should invent a casing for that device. But it looks like an oversized Sega Saturn on my desk though.