Simple. Tech (Re)Drive review - CNETThe Simple. Tech (Re)Drive will help protect your data and the planet. Housed in a casing of renewable bamboo and recycled aluminum, the external hard drive features a pleasing design- -like something you might see inside the pages of Dwell. The drive's packaging also leaves little to waste: no plastic bag, no CD, no extra paper- -the installation instructions are printed on the inside of the cardboard box. It lack Fire. Wire and e. SATA connections, but in CNET Labs' testing, the (Re)Drive still managed to register decent throughput performance thanks to its Turbo USB 2. You can find the (Re)Drive for about $1. GB hard drive. Thanks to its unique look, speedy throughput, and the eco- friendly materials used in both the drive itself and its packaging, we recommend the Simple. Tech (Re)Drive to anyone looking for a USB- only external hard drive. In fact, we hope it encourages other vendors to follow suit in creating gadgets that deliver form and function to the end user while creating minimal impact on the environment. The drive comes with virtually nothing but the essentials: the cardboard box, the drive, a USB 2. The cords are taped to one side of the box, and the installation instructions are printed on the other side. SimpleTech; Founded: Late 1990s: Headquarters: San Mateo. Fabrik acquired the SimpleTech’s storage platform to integrate and deliver backup and content management software and web services. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND WEBSITE DESIGN. Get your company on the internet. SimpleTECH Solution NG, has a support team that will provide you with the infrastructural support your company deserves to stay out of the dark. So Cal's premier IT Services provider. Business IT that WORKS. Have the technology that runs your business be like the lights - turn IT on and get to WORK! The little piece of adhesive tape and two small plastic patches that keep both ends of the drive from being scratched are the only nonbiodegradable packaging materials you'll find within the box. The top and bottom sides of the device are two pieces of bamboo that look and smell just- off- the- mill fresh. The sides of the device are made of recycled aluminum that also works as a heat sink, enabling the device to be fanless. The device feels solid, is heavy, and looks like a small gourmet- cheese- cutting board. The process involves only connecting the hard drive into a computer using the included USB cable and plugging it into the wall. As the (Re)Drive doesn't come with a CD, all of its software applications, including Turbo USB and Arc. Soft Total. Media Backup and Record (for both Windows and Mac), are stored on the hard drive itself. The drive also comes with Fabrik Online backup service that offers 2. GB for free and unlimited for $4. Simpletech Software SolutionYou'll then be prompted to install the Turbo USB software if you want to use it in Turbo mode, which takes just a few seconds to install and promises a 2. USB 2. 0. The drive needs to be repowered or replugged in to switch between regular and Turbo USB mode. From our experience, there's no reason why you shouldn't use it in Turbo mode. Note that Turbo USB 2. Macs, but Simple. Tech does say it's coming soon, sometime toward the end of the year. For now, the (Re)Drive is the first external hard drive we've tested that features Turbo USB 2. Seagate is the company the world trusts to store our lives - our files and photos, our libraries and histories, our science and progress. SimpleShare, free and safe download. SimpleShare 1.0.20 19/06/12: Free: English. Laws concerning the use of this software vary from country to country. The SimpleTech SimpleDrive is simple to explain: It's a basic, external hard drive that comes bundled with backup software. While the current version offers only USB connectivity, future versions will offer a USB. Fabrik/SimpleTech prides itself on offering customers two backup software options when they purchase a Signature Mini drive. The first is a local backup option called ArcSoft Total Media Backup, while the other is an online. In order to do both reading and writing, you will need to reformat from NTFS into Mac OS X's file system, HFS+. Make sure you copy the original content of the drive onto the computer's hard drive before reformatting. Otherwise, you won't be able to use the included backup software. You can back up preselected data (My documents, My photos, etc.) or select certain folders or the entire the hard drive to back up. You can also back up directly to multiple types of media including hard drive, external hard drive, and optical media. The software's interface is easy to use and very intuitive. This means that if you turn off your computer, or when the computer goes in sleep mode, the (Re)Drive will turn off by itself and turns itself back on when needed. This is a very nice feature that, according to Simple. Tech, could help save up to 3. GB hard drives. Note that the power from the USB cord is only enough for the drive to turn itself on and off, it requires a separate power adapter to operate. However, the power adapter itself is very small and bears the Energy Star certification that, by the claim of Simple. Tech, saves up to 1.
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