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WiebeTech Unveils Quad Interface Drive Enclosure

WiebeTech Unveils Quad Interface Drive Enclosure

by , 11:10 AM EDT, May 24th, 2007

WiebeTech revealed its new ToughTech XE mini portable drive enclosure on Thursday. The pocket-size enclosure includes two FireWire 800 ports and a combination eSATA/USB 2.0 port. It is compatible with standard 2.5-inch SATA drives, uses the Oxford 924 chipset, and is capable of data transfer speeds up to 150MB/s.

WiebeTech's ToughTech XE mini quad interface

The ToughTech XE mini will be available in June for US$119.95. Configurations with drive pre-installed will range from $221.95 for an 80GB drive up to $273.95 for a 160GB model.

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Thu May 24, 2007 11:52 am Subject: What about eSATA II??

So it could chug along with my MPB being the bottle neck and not the drive:

I'm thinking about - http://www.nitroav.com/product/484/

As posted earlier on TMO, but no eSATA drive enclosures at 3Gbps can be found that are portable.

Edd.

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