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    Apricorn ADW-USB-KIT DriveWire Universal HD Adapter-$24.25 after $10 MIR @ buy.com

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Cin', Feb 14, 2009.

  1. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Hey all!
    buy.com has: Apricorn ADW-USB-KIT DriveWire Universal Hard Drive Adapter - ADW-USB-KIT - Reg. Price $34.25, Final Price $24.25, after $10 MIR + Free Shipping!

    Good deal? You, decide! :D ;)
    Priced competitively...The $10 MIR..is the *enhancement*!!!

    http://www.buy.com/prod/apricorn-dr...r-w-cloning-software/q/loc/101/204394823.html



    Features:
    • Hybrid adapter that connects to any 2.5, 3.5 IDE/PATA or SATA Hard Drive
    • Apricorn's Upgrade Suite featuring the award winning EZ Gig II Cloning software
    • Software and Shirt Pocket's SuperDuper! Cloning software for Mac.
    • High Quality UL Listed Power Adapter to safely provide power to the hard drive
    • Toll free technical support
    • 1 Year warranty

    Tech Spec's
    • Data Transfer Rate: USB 2.0 - Up to 480 Mbps
    • Power Supply: DC Output: +5V/1.6A, +12V/1.8A
    • Interface: SATA or 2.5 IDE/PATA (40Pin) or 3.5 IDE/PATA(44Pin) to USB 2.0
    • Dimensions: 0.75" X 3.3" X 4.7"
    • Weight: 5.5oz.
    • Warranty: 1 year limited
    • Approvals: FCC and CE
    System Requirements:
    • Hardware Requirements: Pentium II CPU, Apple G3 or later, 32MBs RAM, USB, FireWire, CD-ROM or CD-R/RW drive
    • Software: Windows 2000 and XP, and OS X 10.X

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    Hope it helps someone! :D


    Cin ;) :)
     
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  2. HotRod74

    HotRod74 Notebook Consultant

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    Yea the Apricorn software is the best thing I have found yet for cloning and upgrading hard drives. Totally capable of cloning drives with multiple OS's and is bootable. I'm using this to have a bootable backup hard drive along with another drive for back up and recovery. Another good software program I found in a thread here is Vista Boot Pro. It can edit the BCDedit.exe to change or delete leadins for which OS the Windows Boot Manager detects ,how they are labeled and backup the file. It also has its own boot manager which I havn't messed around with yet.
    http://www.apricorn.com/products.php?cat_id=52
    http://www.vistabootpro.org/

    Use these for a bullet proof system of backup!!!
     
    HotRod74, Jun 21, 2009
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  3. ajreynol

    ajreynol Notebook Virtuoso

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    very interesting. I'm pretty used to using Shadow Protect desktop, but it looks like this can do that even faster.
     
    ajreynol, Jun 22, 2009
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