Newertech might be somewhat less active than other IT companies, but this might be because it takes a more specialized approach towards computing, leading to the appearance of such things as the new Guardian MAXimus.
The past few days have seen the appearance of quite a few storage devices, portable or otherwise, and Newertech is now offering something somewhat different.
So far, there have been
standard and
portable solid state drives, as well as
hard disk drives of the same varieties.
What Newertech developed, however, is a portable RAID solution for legacy Macs, the latest Mac models, as well as PCs.
Priced at $299.99, it has two 2.5-inch SATA drives (enabling a total capacity of 2 TB and cache of 16 MB per drive, for a maximum of 32 MB) and allows users to select between MAXProtect RAID-1 or MAXPerform RAID-0 modes.
One eSATA port is available, as are a pair of FireWire 800 ports with 9 pins each, plus a USB 2.0 connector that, naturally, is backwards-compatible with USB 1.1
Newertech went for a brushed aluminum frame that is impact resistant and capable of dissipating heat, understandable seeing the fanless design.
Furthermore, the company made it so the Guardian MAXimus can run on just the power delivered by the bus, so that one needn't call upon an AC connection.
“We’re quite pleased to offer Mac and PC users our highest capacity, quad interface, and truly portable RAID storage solution at an extremely attractive cost,” said Grant Dahlke, brand manager, Newer Technology, Inc.
“With no AC adapter needed and a super lightweight, compact footprint, the Guardian MAXimus mini is ideal for creative professionals that need a dependable and flexible backup drive for their ‘mobile office’ needs.”
The company put an LCM display on the front, which doubles as a control interface, and is bundled with several software utilities.
UPDATE: Clarified the range of supported products.
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