How many of you out there make backups of all your important data on a regular basis? Thinking about it doesn’t count! Quite often backing up your essential data becomes a chore that we would rather put off until another day. That’s fine until the inevitable crash when you suddenly realize how much important data you really should have saved when you had the chance. All those documents....gone. Digital photos...gone. Uncle Harry’s secret salsa recipe...gone!
It used to be that if you wanted to back up your essentials you needed to burn them to disk (which can be a time consuming task at best). That is no longer the case. We recently tested out the Ultra Mini-Portable Disk. A hard drive enclosure for all your backup needs. This device is a great help for the home user or the small business user that needs an affordable way to keep important information safe.
The first thing we noticed about the Ultra Mini is the fact that it looks quite nice. A black shell with a silver front and 5 lights down the front for power and hard drive activity. While l could do without the white writing on the sides advertising the product, it is overall, a nice looking piece of equipment. There is a switch in the back to turn the unit on and off and most importantly, there is a small fan built in to help keep the hard drive cool. This fan is a nice feature that is not added to enclosures. Is it essential? Probably not but anything that helps keep your backup hard drive cool is definitely a good thing.
That actually brings up a point. There appear to be 2 versions of this enclosure. One without the on/off switch (an older model l would assume) and the one we have with it. Given the choice, l would definitely recommend making sure yours has the on/off feature. It just makes everything so much easier. Turn it on when you need it and turn it off when you don’t. No excess heat build up, etc. Now, here are the specs for the enclosure right off of Ultra’s website:
Features:
Supports High Speed USB2.0 USB1.1 and Firewire
Hot-Swappable - Plug-n-Play
Compatible With 3.5" IDE Hard Drives
Built-in Cooling Fan
Easy Installation
Specifications:
Interface: IDE to USB 2.0 and Firewire
Supports: 3.5" ATA 133/100/66/33 Drives
Max Capacity Supported: 300GB
Dimensions: 190 x 125 x 45mm
Weight: 240g
Compatible OS:
- Window 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP
- Mac OS 8.6 & Above
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