Hitachi SimpleTOUGH USB Drive Shrugs Off 3 Metre Freefalls
Another rugged drive. This one good for 3 metre falls, and up to a ton of weight. And it has an integrated USB cable. Well, I’m impressed. Comes in sizes from 250-500GB for $US100-$140. [SimpleTech via GizMag]
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I wonder how flexible the USB cable is? My USB ports are on the back of my laptop.
This thing reminds me of that one military robot.
Blake380
@Knirfie:
no it ain't.
"Drop and spill resistant"
nutbastard
@joelydanger:
one of those 'noooooooo!' moments, eh? like when Ralph loses the lug nuts in A Christmas Story?
Only I didn't say "Fudge." I said THE word, the big one, the queen-mother of dirty words, the "F-dash-dash-dash" word!
nutbastard
at $140 for 500GB, it's better than most other rugged hard drives at the price-per-GB game.
i'll get one when it's $200 for a terabyte, since that's what i'm paying now for WD MyBooks.
also, how does such a tank of a hard drive breathe? because overheating is just as bad as falling off a cliff.
So... it's not a lot more expensive than other "small" drives... and it is one of those indestructible ones... my oh my. I like this.
It's also waterproof.
Knirfie
That USB cable looks pretty well protected too, I love that in a company thinks just more than the body, because what use if you can't actually use it.
jasonliang
@NotSoSiniSter: I was thinking the exact same thing!
lloydv
it's nice but I'd be happy with that drive with usb and firewire 800
Thats awesome... They need one with a small battery and a bluetooth/wifi integration
Wow this looks pretty cool and I'm really tempted to buy one since it wont need a case and doesn't look like it would scratch. I accidently dropped my WD portable while it was still plugged in and spinning from about 5' and when I realized what I did I froze and didn't want to look down. Its worked perfectly fine since, but I haven't been that freaked out since I saw The Dark Crystal as a kid.
USB cable looks like a tape worm. :D
NotSoSiniSter