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A-DATA SH93 Rugged Portable Hard Drive Review
Reliability and durability should also be taken into account. Portable hard drives are just an accidental drop away from irrecoverable loss, so spending a bit more to ensure data safety is a no-brainer for someone as ham-fisted as myself.
A-DATA has taken it upon themselves to deliver such a product with their new SH93 line, bringing the industry's first waterproof and shock resistant portable hard drive. The SH93 was designed for road warriors who need to take their storage with them on the harshest of environments.
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Razerblade
on December 4, 2009 4:35 AM |
that is a great idea! I'm always worried about dropping my external hard drive as i have a lot of data on it and would lose a lot of work. The price is quite reasonable for something like this so i think i might be getting myself one! Thanks for the info! |
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Rapidhic
on December 4, 2009 5:06 AM |
So now we just need a waterproof netbook and we can take all our fun into the sea! Seriously now, its great for the summer days where you worry about your hd integrity but ..will it be expensive? |
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Kibaruk
on December 4, 2009 6:00 AM |
Considering the data transfer rates are slighty above standard (Even better than the cheapo ones), for the water proof, shocking capable, and drop until you get bored of not watching a scrath in it, considering its price is slighty above the cheap ones this is an amazing aquisition for anyone who needs their data secure, even for organizations that need secure and cheap alternatives for secure data backing. Would really love to see one of those here in Chile. |
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fref
on December 4, 2009 6:02 AM |
I don't have a need for this because I have a RAID 1 NAS device, plus I don't need to take my data with me, but this hard drive looks nice nonetheless. |
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Guest
on December 4, 2009 6:25 AM |
"(...) chances of recovering data should your computer's hard drive completely die overnight would be bleak at best." Something's wrong here |
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BlackIrish
on December 4, 2009 6:31 AM |
This has a really solid construction, yet it's around $100... I bought mine external drive a few years ago, and it costed a lot more, and it's not even half as portable as this one is! Also, I get it that this is not USB 3.0? |
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JMMD
on December 4, 2009 6:41 AM |
I guess if you bring your drive everywhere with you this might be just the protection you need but personally I don't see my external drives being subjected to drops and water. |
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Kibaruk
on December 4, 2009 6:47 AM |
@JMMD: Of course you don't see it, it's like... seeing you are going to be in a car crash, things just happen when you don't expect them to. Ok, that might have been a bit over dramatic, but still for the price tag it's more than acceptable for avoiding any kind of accident and being more than just shock resistant, water proof, I think that pretty much covers the any kind of accident the hard disk drive could be involved. |
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Serag
on December 4, 2009 6:59 AM |
Great idea, well protected against any possible damage could happen to an external.. Great performance and a reasonable price tags.. |
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matchu
on December 4, 2009 7:16 AM |
Given the cost, I'm very impressed. THe product itself is solid (literally?) but it even comes at such a competitive price tag. Niceee |
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compdata
on December 4, 2009 7:19 AM |
Definitely agree that eSata would have been nice. The next external drive i get will need to support both eSata and USB2 (maybe 3 if i wait long enough), for maximum compatibility/speed. |
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drasho
on December 4, 2009 7:46 AM |
hehe this could be good for student... ppl in my classs are always droping their external hardrive... after a while they jsut switch to usb key... But this one could last for a while ^_^ |
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aSilva
on December 4, 2009 7:46 AM |
i have dropped my external hd couple of times (seagate 354gb) had it for 2 years and still works... i can see this being good for industries that have computers but not too much for the everyday common people. but that it does look cool.. oh yeah it does... its like a mini bumblebee from transformers... |
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Richy2k9
on December 4, 2009 7:52 AM |
hello ... when i was a PC tech, the company i worked was specialized in DATA protection & recovery. i used to tell people that we can change hardware even if it cost, but we can never replace our DATA, so to protect our most valuable & priceless project, holidays pix or dissertation, thank you A-DATA, this is a must buy! cheers! |
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compdata
on December 4, 2009 7:56 AM |
On second though i could have definitely used something like this 5 years ago while doing climate research in the mountains of Wyoming :-) |
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Puiu
on December 4, 2009 8:05 AM |
I really like the look, but it would have been better if they also had an e-sata version. This is really good as a gift for someone clumsy. |
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slh28
on December 4, 2009 8:40 AM |
Why do these rugged electronics all come in yellow? To match the colour of JCBs? |
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Docnoq
on December 4, 2009 8:59 AM |
So.. it is super-durable, water-resistant, shock-resistant, and all these other things..but the real question is: is it girlfriend resistant? |
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ColdPreacher
on December 4, 2009 9:03 AM |
@Docnoq lol all you would need is to encrypt and its everything resistant |
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saintbodhisatva
on December 4, 2009 9:30 AM |
This is definitely something I wont be needing anytime soon, cool though that it can withstand water. Id still rather use a high capacity USB thumb drive if I need portability. less chance of dropping it in a pool of water as well. |
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Regenweald
on December 4, 2009 10:31 AM |
I have recently begun doing freelance work and don't have a vehicle so I travel to customers. For 20 dollars extra, the casing on this drive is an invaluable tool for travelling technicians. |
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lupinnktp
on December 4, 2009 10:32 AM |
1 real piece of HARDware huh? will be hunting for this when it becomes available in Singapore. haha... look nice too! |
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treeski
on December 4, 2009 11:03 AM |
I'm somewhat surprised that a drive like this hasn't been made available sooner. I know a few people who probably *should* use something like this. |
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buttus
on December 4, 2009 11:16 AM |
This is some serious protection for critical and mobile data. |
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levar
on December 4, 2009 12:07 PM |
Oh my! This is quite an intriguing piece of hardware- and its fairly cheap too. Great review I enjoyed reading it. |
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