Description
At last! Everything you need in an external disk drive.
Top Quality with Oxford 934 Firewire chipset
PROFESSIONAL QUALITY
Passive Cooling Fins on underside
Latest Seagate 7200.12 SATA-II disk with
High Density 500GB Platters
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Best build quality available
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Best chipset - Oxford 934
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Firewire 800/400 & USB 2.0 & eSATA
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Ultra fast 7200 disk with 32MB Cache
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Advanced silent cooling
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PC & Mac compatible
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Can be used as Mac boot disk
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Full 2 Year Warranty
This TOP QUALITY ALUMINIUM external disk drive is aimed at professional audio / video editors, or those serious about performance and reliability of their data.
Has 60MB/s-80MB/s typical Firewire 800 performance
Has 100MB/s typical eSATA performance. See performance charts below.
If you are using serious applications like Pro Tools, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, then look no further! The Oxford 934 firewire 800 chipset is considered essential by serious editors, due to its performance and stability.
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Uses very latest Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 disk built on perpendicular recording technology to deliver new levels of hard drive data density, capacity and reliability.
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The disk drive uses the very latest perpendicular recording technology with a massive 500GB per platter, enabling massive capacity without increasing heat compared to previous generation disks.
This product works wonderfully with any PC or Mac. We pre-format for Mac (HFS+) or PC (NTFS format). Please let us know if you are a PC user when you order, otherwise it will be supplied in Mac HFS+ format.
This is a very high quality product. All aspects of the product are the best quality on the market.
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Includes SmartAP Monitoring software. Runs as a Mac OS Dashboard Gadget, or Windows Vista/Windows 7 Sidebar gadget. Monitors disk temperature and other status. Can email warning if temperature thresholds reached. Works with firewire or USB interfaces. (With Windows XP, monitoring through firewire is not guaranteed to work)
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The whole product has a 2 year warranty, that includes everything - the disk enclosure, disk drive and power adapter.
We have these ready for insured next day delivery by Citylink.
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Aluminium external case
and fast hard disk drive |
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UK mains Switched-Mode power adaptor,
12V/5V 2A
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No driver software needed.
SmartAP Monitoring software for PC/Mac
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eSATA lead (1m)
USB 2.0 data lead (1.8m)
9-pin to 9-pin Firewire 800 data lead (1.8m)
6-pin to 6-pin Firewire 400 data lead (1.8m)
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Warranty
2 year, return to base.
Product Specification
| Disk Drive Specifications |
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 Series, 1TB 7200rpm with 32MB Cache.
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Perpendicular Recording - increases data density while decreasing moving parts for a more dependable drive.
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Adaptive Fly Height - offers consistent read/write performance from the beginning to end of your computing workloads.
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Seagate SoftSonic - SoftSonic motor enables whisper-quiet operation.
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Enhanced G-Force - Protection defends against handling damage.
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| Performance |
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Windows XP eSATA Performance, Passmark v4.0

Apple Mac Firewire 800 Performance, QuickBench v4.0 (click to enlarge)...

Windows XP eSATA Performance, HD Tune Pro 3.5 (click to enlarge)...

Test Windows PC: Windows XP, P4 3Ghz, 2GB RAM
Test Apple PC: Apple Mac Mini 2009 Edition, 2GHz.
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| Enclosure Specifications |
| The SK-3500 HDD enclosure provides a combination of cutting-edge technology, durability and flexibility. Stylish, compact and simple to use, this fanless aluminium enclosure is designed for the latest 3.5" SATA hard drives and ideal for quiet working environments. |
| Model No. |
SK3-SAFBA4U2OS |
| Bridge Chipset |
Oxford 934 DSB |
| Case Material |
High quality aluminium for optimised heat dissipation |
| Application |
Single 3.5" SATA-I or SATA-II hard drive (1.5Gb/s or 3.0Gb/s) |
| Interface/Ports |
- eSATA 1port
- FireWire 800 (1394b) 2 ports
- FireWire 400 (1394a) 1 port
- USB 2.0 High Speed (USB 1.1 compatible) 1 port
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| Data Transfer |
- eSATA up to 1.5Gbps (150MB/s)
- Firewire 800 (1394b) up to 800Mbps (100MB/s)
- FireWire 400 (1394a) up to 400Mbps (50MB/s)
- USB 2.0 up to 480Mbps (60MB/s)
- USB 1.1 up to 12Mbps (1.5MB/s)
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| System Requirements (PC) |
- eSATA: Windows 2000/XP
- FireWire 800 (1394b): Windows 2000/XP
- FireWire 400 (1394a): Windows ME/2000/XP
- USB 2.0: Windows ME/2000/XP
- USB 1.1: Windows ME/2000/XP
- Your hardware device must have the correct corresponding port (eg. USB 2.0, USB 1.1 or PCI card)eSATA 1.5Gbps Plug and Play support required for host card driver
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| System Requirements (Mac) |
- eSATA: Mac OS 10.4 or higher
- FireWire 800 (1394b): Mac OS 10.2 or higher
- FireWire 400 (1394a): Mac OS 10.2 or higher
- USB 2.0: Mac OS 10.2 or higher
- Your hardware device must have the correct corresponding port (eg. USB 2.0 or PCI card)
- eSATA 1.5Gbps Plug and Play support required for host card driver
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| Power Supply |
- External Power Adapter universal auto-switching (UL, cUL, CE, TUV approved)
- Input: AC 100-240V, 1.2A, 50-60Hz
- Output: DC +12V/2A, +5V/2A
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| Enclosure Size |
22.2cm x 11.4cm x 3.9cm |
| Packing Accessories |
- SK-3500 Super S-Combo Enclosure
- eSATA cable
- USB 2.0 cable (5 to 4pin)
- Firewire 1394a cable (6 to 6pin)
- Firewire 1394b cable (9 to 9pin)
- Power adapt
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Product Tour



The photo below shows how the units can be stacked.

This photo of the underside shows the heatsink cooling fins, enabling effective passive cooling of the disk.

Disk Monitoring Software for PC/Mac
View the spaced used, the hours of power-on use, the number of power on/off cycles.

View the current disk temperature and the maximum temperature reached. Receive e-mail alerts if temperature threshold is passed.

NOTE: We have tested this with MacOS Leopard, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. We have found that under Windows XP the disk may not be seen through the firewire interface.
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