Lamborghini External HDD: With 500GB or 750 GB of Storage Space

Lamborghini cars aren’t the only thing that are fast. Even their external HDD are super fast. In case the storage space in your Lamborghini VX6 or VX7 is not sufficient then look no further and get yourself the Lamborghini External HDD. This HDD offers either 500GB or 750 GB of storage space.  The USB 2.0 spins at 5400RPM, while a 750GB USB 3.0 spins at 7200RPM. So it means that data transfer is super duper fast.

These stylish storage devices come in black or white. With a size of 5.33 x 3.13 x 0.7-inch (135.6 x 79.7 x 18mm), these drives are Windows compatible needless to say and also come along with the FlexSave file management. This FlexSave offers a clean user interface wired with a capacity indicator bar, an energy-efficient idle mode, plus a one-click auto backup functionality.

If you are looking for much more space then it might not be the best buy for you. But if you want your HDDs to look stylish then this one by Lamborghini has very little competition. We are not sure of the price but the USB 2.0 with a storage space of 500GB retails for approximately US$119, while the 750 GB comes at around US$139. These will be hitting the US markets soon.

Hitachi Z5K500: Measures 7mm in Thickness With Gigantic Storage Capacity of 500GB

Z5K500, a new hard drive that measures 7mm in thickness launched by Hitachi; which manages to pack 500GB of storage on to the disk inside.

Hitachi Z5K500, the new drive is a 2.5 inch model and has a spin speed of 5400RPM. The disk is a single platter, which you'd expect on a device this thin.

The new drive, Hitachi Z5K500, has been designed to run in ultra portable CE devices as well as laptops and netbooks.

With its slim profile and high capacities, the Hitachi Travelstar Z5K500 drive family delivers the best cost per gigabyte and gigabyte per cubic millimeter (GB/mm3) when compared to solid state drives (SSD), and 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch 9.5mm HDDs, offering a compelling value proposition for OEMs and system integrators. With the broadest line of 7,200 and 5,400 RPM 7mm drives now at their fingertips, Hitachi customers can differentiate product lines by utilizing space savings to produce thinner devices, add battery capacity, increase shock robustness, or improve internal airflow – all better uses of the volume in a system than shipping a partially "empty" 9.5mm 2.5-inch hard drive with only one disk.

So there you have it! Expect to see them showing up in small laptops and netbooks over the coming months.

Lacie Float Concept: External Hard Drive Plus External Trackpad - - A Concept Which Needs to Be Materialized

When you buy an external hard drive, there really aren’t a lot of extra features to consider. Generally you’re buying it for its ability to store files, so the only extras you’ll really find are the bundled backup software suites. But what if your external drive functioned as a secondary peripheral for your computer, such as a track pad. Would that make you more interested in purchasing one over the other?

This Lacie Float concept is an external hard drive that yes, is also a trackpad. I really have to say that such an idea really never crossed my mind. However, looking at the dimensions of the 2.5-inch SSD version, it does look like a fit. Granted, I still don’t see the point in an external trackpad, but that’s a user preference. Sadly, this USB 3.0-equipped hybrid device is only a concept at this point. Kudos to the designer for thinking outside the box.

Hornettek Slipper USB 3.0 SATA HDD Dock with One Touch Backup - - Allows You to Plug Any 2.5″ or 3.5″ SATA Harddisk Via USB Port

This Hornettek USB Drive Slipper is a new take on the hard drive dock for computers concept. Instead of slotting your drive into a vertical type dock, you slide (or slip, geddit?) your drive into this USB sleeve and plug the whole shebang into the USB port. Voila, instant drive access. It’s got USB 3.0, looks…well interesting…and probably works very well. $45.00.

The Hornettek Slipper USB 3.0 SATA HDD Dock with One Touch Backup allows you to plug any 2.5″ or 3.5″ SATA Harddisk via USB port, a powerful tool for data transfer, backup and cloning. With the Superspeed USB 3.0 mode, it offers a theoretical data transfer speed of 5.0GBit/s. That’s ten times faster than the USB 2.0 speed of 480 MBit/s.

Super Talent RAIDDrive (Must See Video)- - First Firmware Update That Makes Its Transfer Speeds Even Faster

Super Talents already super fast USB 3.0 thumb drive we covered earlier this month has already received its first firmware update that makes its transfer speeds even faster.

The firmware update released by Super Talent increases the speed of the drive by 55 mb/sec increasing the overall speed to 370 mb/sec. Watch the video after the jump to see the data.

The Super Talent RAIDDrive running the older firmware could fill 64GB of storage in around 3 minutes, as opposed to about 26 minutes using USB 2.0.

DeLorean Hard Drive: ‘Back to the Future’ Vehicle-Shaped Data Storage Device

The DeLorean Hard Drive is an astonishingly accurate depiction of the famous future-traveling vehicle from ‘Back to the Future.’ The device is rumored to have been in development for four years and is finally available for purchase!

Perfect for your favorite techy/pop culture geek, the DeLorean Hard Drive may not actually travel through time, but it’s sure to save you some time at least. The 500GB hard drive is fully functioning, making it easier to justify why there’s a DeLorean time machine on your desk.

USB 3.0 RUF3-SS Series: Superfast Speed to Help ‘On The Go’ OS - - Four New Memory Sticks Lanuched by Buffalo

Today Buffalo has launched four new USB 3.0 RUF3-SS series memory sticks with storage ranging from 8 to 16, 32 and 64GB.

Buffalo is promising that these new USB 3.0 drives can produce transfer speeds of up to 71MB/s when connected to another USB 3.0 port, against around 23MB/s when connected to the slower USB 2.0 ports.

The new superfast speed will definitely help your ‘On The Go’ OS running from one of these drives or even backing up documents in now time at all.

The new USB drives RUF3-SS series will be arriving in Japan on December 1st for 8GB: $33, 16GB: $59, 32GB: $113, and 64GB: $213 and Buffalo is expected to ship the drives International very soon.

microSD Integrated Watch: Memory Card Inside the Watch Band - - Stylish Look With a Stainless Steel Bezel, Back Cover And Buckle

Let’s face it, unless you keep your microSD cards inside your phone, your card adapter, or camera, they are incredibly easy to lose. So why not keep them in something you carry everyday like a watch?

This microSD integrated watch allows you to safely tuck in your memory card inside the watch band without the use of a card adapter. The watch has a stylish look with a stainless steel bezel, back cover and buckle. Product specifications say that the watch is water-proof, shock and static-proof, has a three year battery life, and a LED status indicator for the card reader. While this watch isn’t the first of its kind, this one stands out because it’s one of the few with its own flip-out USB cable located where the microSD is stored. This means direct connection from the watch to the computer without additional accessories.

LaCie Starck Mobile USB 3.0 Hard Drive - - Stylish Aluminum Design Designed by Philippe Starck

LaCie has added another portable hard drive to their range with the launch of the LaCie Starck Mobile USB 3.0 hard drive, which was designed by Philippe Starck.

The LaCie Starck Mobile USB 3.0 hard drive is compatible with USB 3.0 as well as backwards compatible with USB 2.0, and as you can see from the photos it features a stylish aluminum design.

LaCie Starck Mobile USB 3.0 HDD

This new Philippe Starck designed portable hard drive comes with 500GB of storage, and it also features LaCie’s Backup Assistant which gives you one years subscription to 10GB of online storage.

The LaCie Starck Mobile USB 3.0 will be available shortly in both the US and the UK, with a retail price of $109.99 in the US and £89.99 in the UK, you can find out more details over at LaCie.

Kingston V100 SSD Drives - - New Addition to The Vast Range of Kingston SSD Range

Kingston has just released a new SSD drive to their range brings large storage capacities to the consumer market. Priced at $499 the Kingston 256GB V100 SSD is still not cheap compared with HDD but the storage increase may attract users to swap to SSD’s.

Kingston has also added a 65GB and 128GB version of the drive. All have TRIM support for Windows 7 and come with optimized controller and NAND flash to increase the performance and extend the SSD life.

The drives come complete with cloning software

to help transfer your OS to the new drive together with a 2.5-inch enclosure  to convert the old drive into external drive, which is a nice touch and brackets for mounting the SSD drive into your PC.

The new Kingston  V100 SSD drives are available in a 64GB bundle for $129.99, a 128GB bundle for $234.95, and the 256GB for $499.99.

G-Drive Slim: Unveiled by Hitachi - - The World's Thinnest Hard-Drive Which is 9.9mm Tall and Weighing Only 5 Ounces

Hitachi has just unveiled its latest external hard drive creation the G-Drive Slim, that Hitachi say is currently the worlds thinnest external hard-drive.

Inside the sleek exterior is a super thin Travelstar Z5K320 320GB drive making the drive enclosure just 9.9mm tall and weighing only 5 ounces.

The G-Drive Slim has been designed as a companion to the new Apple Macbook Air. Its has shock-protected built-in and the aluminum shell acts as a passive heat sink keeping the drive cool. It comes pre-formatted for Macs and is USB 2.0 compatible.

Its currently available to purchase from either Apple Stores or online for $100.

CFast: The Next Generation Compact Flash Cards - - Designed to Eventually Replace The CompactFlash Format

Compact Flash memory cards have been widely used in high end cameras for many years. However recently the compact flash technology has been put under pressure by the smaller form factor SD cards like the new high-capacity SDXC variety.

Compact manufactures have been busy developing a new compact flash technology to combat the new line of SD cards and the new next generation compact flash, CFast cards have now been launched.

Transcend the flash memory card manufacturer has now started selling models built with the new CFast interface designed to eventually replace the CompactFlash format.

CFast cards offers higher data transfer speeds of around 375MB/sec compared to 90MB/sec for high-end CompactFlash cards today.

Transcend’s CFast cards are available in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB though, aren’t for the consumer market but designed for industrial applications. Not prices have been released by Transcend either at the moment.

1.8 Inch External SS Drives From Iomega - - Small Enough to Fit in Your Pocket!

Solid state drives are really the way to go. Without internal moving parts you don’t have to worry about hardware malfunction. Not only has Iomega jumped on the SSD band wagon, they’re now leading the back with a trio of 1.8 inch external SS drives—that’s small enough to fit in your pocket!

Fortunately, they’re also designed with a metal case designed to withstand drops from up to ten feet so you don’t have to worry about your new pocket drive being too fragile to actually put in your pocket. They support USB 3.0 and come in three different capacities.

The 64GB drive retails for $229 while the 128GB drive will sport a $399 price tag. The largest and most expensive is the 256GB drive for $749. The drives come equipped with 256 bit encryption for security and a host of cool features including anti-virus, cloning capabilities, and even applications for backing up your data included in the Iomega Protection Suite.

While the price tags may scare away most casual consumers, folks who rely on the portability of their data and want a device that’s more reliable (and more sturdy) than an industry standard flash drive will love them.

Save up your pennies and get ready to take your data on the road in November 2010.

Seagate 3TB Hard Drive: Compatible With Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X - - Expected to be Launched at The End of 2010

Seagate has confirmed that they are working on a new 3TB hard drive, which they intend to launch before the end of 2010, and the drive will only be compatible with 64bit operating systems.

The 3TB hard drive will be compatible with Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X and some versions of Linux, that support Long LBA (long logical block addressing), so users of XP and non 64-bit versions of Linux will not be able to use it.

There are no details on when the Seagate 3TB hard drive will launch, and also no details on pricing as yet, although we suspect it will be quite expensive initially.

Buffalo SHD-PEHU3 USB 3.0 Portable SSD - - Capable of Transfer Speeds of Up to 244MB/s

If you are looking for a portable storage solution with fast transfer speeds then you may want to check out this new portable USB 3.0 SSD from Buffalo, the Buffalo SHD-PEHU3.

The Buffalo USB 3.0 Portable SSD is capable of transfer speeds of up to 244MB/s. it measure 97mm wide by 57 mm high by 12mm deep, making it highly portable and weighing in at just 66g very easy to carry around.

The Buffalo Portable SSD will be available with a range of different sized solid state drives which include 64GB, 128GB and 256GB and it is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0.

Prices start at $282 for the 64GB model, $510 for the 128GB model and the 256GB model is a whopping $1,079 which probably makes it one of the most expensive portable storage solutions available on the market.

Rugged USB E.0 external Hard Drive: Introduced by LaCie - - Touts 110MBps Practical Transfer Speeds

It’s that time when almost everything seems to be shifting gears towards USB 3.0 thick of things. Latest player in the game, LaCie has introduced a Rugged USB 3.0 external hard drive which touts 110MBps practical transfer speeds.



Now, if it’s for a layman – this is almost thrice as fast as the traditional USB 2.0 drives from LaCie and the other manufacturers. Powered by a USB 3.0 connection the 2.5-inch, 7,200RPM drive come in 500GB capacities, for the best part, the LaCie’s rugged USB 3.0 external hard drive is backward compatible with USB 2.0, which makes it useful for even you guys who don’t wish to upgrade to USB 3.0 just yet. Featuring a rugged make, the $150 drive is capable of withstanding drops from up to 7.2 feet, but why would someone want to test a hard drive by throwing? Well, there are all sorts of people, therefore we’ll see many gearing the drive for a fall test when it’s made available in May this year.

Custom Wooden External Hard Drives - - Made From a Range of Different Woods Which Include Zebrawood, Jabota Wood, Maple Wood, Shedua Wood

We have seen quite a few homemade external hard drives before here at Trends & Styles 4U, if you fancy something a little different, then you may want to check out these cool custom wooden external hard drives.

The wooden external hard drives are made from a range of different woods which include Zebrawood, Jabota Wood, Maple Wood, Shedua Wood and a range of other exotic woods.

Each one comes with 500GB of storage, and there are a couple of different design available. If you want one, the custom wooden external hard drives are available from Etsy with prices starting at $98, and each one comes with a USB 2.0 connection

New Zephyr Line of Sold State Hard Drives SSD From Patroit - - Available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB Capacities

Patroit the manufacturer who builds memory modules and flash memory products has just launched their new Zephyr line of sold state hard drives SSD.

Zephyr drives are available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities with up to 240MB/s read and 85MB/s write speeds as well as on-board cache to offer smooth data transfers.

Built from a durable and lightweight aluminum housing and using NAND flash, the Zephyr SSDs have no moving parts making them more durable than traditional IDE hard drives. Unfortunately there’s no details as yet on expected availability or prices.

OCZ Colossus LT SSDs: With Read And Write Speeds of Up to 260MB/s - - A New Range of Solid State Drive Launched by OCZ

OCZ has launched a new range of solid state drive, the OCZ Colossus LT SSDs. This new range of 3.5 inch solid state drives will be available in a range of sizes which include 120GB, 250GB, 500GB and 1TB.

The OCZ Colossus SSDs feature MLC NAND Flash memory, a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface and 128MB of cache, with read and write speeds of up to 260MB/s.

These new SSD are now available to pre-order with prices starting at $399 for the 120GB model, $799 for the 250GB model, $1,549 for the 500GB model and $3,929 for the 1TB model.

"Drobo FS": New NAS Launched by Data Robotics - - Designed to Help You Store And Share Your Media Around the Home or Office

Data Robotics have launched a new NAS which is designed to help you store and share your media around the home or office, the Drobo FS. The Drobo FS comes with five hard drive bays, and an Ethernet connection so you can hook it up directly to your router or one of your computers.

The Drobo FS also comes with Drobo Apps, which can add a range of functions to the NAS drive such as a BitTorrent client, or a music server that can deliver your favourite tunes from iTunes.

You can also store your files on the Internet as the Drobo FS lets you sync them with the cloud. It is available as a stand alone unit without any hard drives for about $700, or you can choose one with 10TB of storage which will set you back around $1450.