Apricorn Launches Larger Capacity Hard Drives; 120GB Capacity Drives Now Available for EZ Bus and EZ Storage Product Lines.POWAY, Calif. -- Apricorn, a leader in personal storage, announced today 120GB capacity enhancements to the EZ Bus and EZ Storage product lines. Apricorn's popular EZ Bus Hi-Speed USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0 portable hard drive is now available in capacities 20GB through 120GB. Its sleek design is smaller than a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). at just 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 1/2 inches and weighs six ounces. This hot swappable See hot swap. , plug-n-play device contains a 4200 RPM hard drive and comes complete with USB cable, auxiliary power cable, travel pouch, and an extensive software bundle including EZ Gig II Backup and Disaster Recovery software, Cryptainer Encryption software Encryption software is software whose main task is encryption and decryption of data, usually in the form of files on hard drives and removable media, email messages, or in the form of packets sent over computer networks. and Second Copy Synchronizing software. Meeting the demands of today's and tomorrow's storage intensive applications, Apricorn's EZ Storage 2.5 inch notebook hard drive is now available in 20GB through 120GB capacities. Based on the PATA (Parallel ATA) Refers to the original ATA (IDE) technology that uses a parallel data channel from the controller to the disk drives. After Serial ATA drives became popular, the PATA term was coined to specifically refer to the parallel drives. See IDE and SATA. standard, this drive has a processing speed See MHz. of 4200RPM and weighs just 3.5 ounces. The 120GB capacity is 9.5mm, has a 8MB cache buffer, and is built to comply with RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) standards. "We know our customers depend on Apricorn for state-of-the-art products," said Mike McCandless, Apricorn's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "The additions of 120GB capacities to both the EZ BUS and EZ Storage product lines validate our commitment to our customers and the mobile market."
A[paragraph] Software Features
A[paragraph] -- EZ Gig II Hard Drive Backup and Disaster Recovery Software for
Windows is one of the most powerful and user-friendly backup
packages available, providing two options for protecting your
data:
A[paragraph] -- Cloning - Ideal for users who require an exact bootable
clone of their hard drive for real-time disaster recovery.
A[paragraph] -- Imaging - Perfect for users who want a compressed image of
either their entire hard drive or a partition, EZ Gig II
is ideal for those who want to backup multiple computers,
or maintain multiple backups made at different times.
A[paragraph] -- The encryption software included with the EZ Bus secures and
protects confidential and sensitive information. The software
uses a mathematical process of scrambling data to ensure
maximum privacy protection.
A[paragraph] -- The synchronizing software allows for file sharing between
multiple PCs, ensuring replication tasks are efficient and
maintain data integrity.
EZ Bus system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. Hardware: Pentium CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , 32MB RAM, USB, CD ROM CD ROM Compact Disk Read Only Memory drive Software: Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Mac OS 8.6 and later EZ Storage system requirements Availability Apricorn's EZ Bus 120GB and EZ Storage 120GB are currently available in the US, Canada and online at www.apricorn.com Pricing EZ Bus 120GB - $329 EZ Storage 120GB - $299 Warranty 3 year limited About Apricorn Apricorn, a leader in personal storage, offers a broad family of innovative, high-quality storage, backup & upgrade products for notebook & desktop applications. Apricorn was founded in 1983 and has developed numerous award-winning products under the Apricorn brand and has been an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and supplier to a number of leading notebook manufacturers. Apricorn is headquartered in Poway, California, and distributes products throughout North America and Canada. For additional information please visit http://www.apricorn.com. |
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