As the world of rugged mobile storage solutions continue to grow in demand, ioSafe has announced the availability of increased storage quota for their line of fireproof and waterproof USB external hard disk drives. Their latest USB drives now offer up to 2 terabytes of storage space which are now available for $399. This increased storage capacity should provide more allowance for users who want safer storage security for pertinent informational data in business or personal files. These new rugged USB drives are available at HDDFireSafe.com or from leading retailers like Buy.com, Newegg.com and Provantage.com.

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Hitachi has released a new mobile hard drive for people who require large storage that carry faster performance as far as reads and writes are concerned with the Hitachi Travelstar 7K500. As more people are turning to reliable mobile storage for their laptops, gaming systems and professional external storage solutions, the Travelstar 7K500 is the fastest hard drive that is also energy efficient at 0.69 watts when idle and 1.8 watts when in operation.

It features a speed of 7200 RPM and 500GB of storage space. Travelstar 7K500 is ideal for multitasking, gaming and other graphic-intensive applications. The Travelstar 7K500 is now available for purchase in stores. It is also available in other storage capacities: 120GB, 160GB, 250GB, 320GB and 500GB.

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Larger storage in handy mobile storage solutions just got better as WD expanded its My Book family of external hard drives to include a 2 TB capacity, the largest available capacity in a single-drive system.

With its wide variety of models, WD offers a solution for every type of user, whether they’re a creative power user on a Mac or a home user on a PC. The new 2 TB My Book family includes: My Book Studio Edition, My Book Mac Edition, My Book Home Edition and My Book Essential Edition models.

The entire family of My Book external hard drives features:

• New 2 TB capacities allowing users to store and backup all their data in one central location;
• Elegant, small footprint design;
• Capacity gauge to see at a glance how much capacity is available on the drive (not available on the My Book Essential Edition drive);
• Environmentally friendly design that saves power by going into standby mode after 10 minutes of inactivity;
• SmartPower(TM) features that turns the drive on and off with the computer and Safe Shutdown(TM) that prevents the drive from being powered down until all the data has been written(2);
• Kensington(R) Security Slot that allows users to secure drive to their desk with the separate purchase of a Kensington lock kit; and,
• 1-year limited warranty.

The My Book Studio Edition, My Book Home Edition and My Book Essential Edition 2 TB external hard drives are available now at select retail stores and online retailers. My Book Mac Edition 2 TB external drives will be available next month. Estimated pricing ranges from $329.99 USD to $379.99 USD, depending on drive model and capacity.

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