DataBook Storage Solutions

Hard Drives Built to Travel,
Built to Last

Introducing the rugged, cartridge-free, transportable hard drive that goes where you go...

Built For The Road Warrior Lifestyle
Hard Drives. Today's road warrior lifestyle means you're always on the go. You're constantly between home, office and airports, juggling files among many systems. Wouldn't it be great if you could share the same data between your desktop and notebook computers without having to worry about which floppy or which Zip/Jaz/whatever disk that important file is on? Doesn't it make sense to have one storage device that can hold all the files you use and update every day, like Internet access accounts, email addressbooks, contact databases, your personal finances, your work projects-anything? That's precisely why we invented DataBook: the world's first truly transportable hard drive that lets you take it all with you, anywhere you go.

Share Data Across Platforms
If you've been looking for a simple way to share data among PCs and Apple computer, you're in luck. DataBook makes it easy to transfer big files from any PC to your iMac or PowerBook.

Compact and Convenient
About the size of a videocassette, DataBook is incredibly lightweight and compact. It's not a cartridge-based device: it's a real hard drive that works just like the one in your notebook or desktop, except it's completely portable. Put it in your briefcase and away you go. DataBook conveniently hooks up to anybody's laptop, desktop PC, iMac or PowerBook, so you can share data with anyone: no need to worry about whether they have the right "drive du jour!"

Shockingly Rugged
DataBook is amazingly rugged andshock resistant: up to 10,000 Gs! Running through airports? Don't worry if you drop it or if yourbriefcase falls off the counter at security check. DataBook isdesigned to take a scrape or two.

Sealed and Reliable
Unlike the many cartridge-basedstorage devices on the market, only DataBook is NOT subject to contamination. It'scompletely sealed. Your data is safe.

A backup utility is now available for your DataBook;Retrospect Express from Dantz for your Mac or Novadisk SE fromNovaStor for your PC. Now you can backup your whole drive orselected files to your DataBook and feel secure that YOUR DATA IS SAFE.
For Mac systems, languages supported are English, German, French, and Japanese. For PC systems, languages supported are English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Swedish.

Password Protected
As part of the backup utilityDataBook comes with password protection, so only you can accesswhat's on it. In case it's lost or stolen, your secrets are safewith DataBook.

Encryption
Encryption is included with your backuputility. By backing up your data using the encryption feature youcan rest assure that no one but you has access to your data. Youalone will have the encryption code to open up your files. So don'tworry if someone is trying to read your encrypted DataBookfiles... THEY CAN'T.

Scheduler
Scheduler allows you to automatically backupyour whole drive or selected files however many times you want andwhenever you want. Just key in the times and days you want DataBookto backup your data and it will automatically do it for you withoutyou having to think about it anymore. SLEEP WELL!

High Capacity and High Performance
DataBook comesin a variety of capacities from 2GB to 14GB, so go ahead: be astorage hog. We'll make more. And DataBook is no wimp when it comesto performance: it's much faster than a CD or Zip drive, so it'sperfect for presentations, games, photo albums and videos.

Need More Storage Space?
Don't buy an ordinary harddrive. Adding DataBook is easy: just plug it in. No need to takeapart your PC or notebook and risk frizzing your hair. The PC Cardmodel automatically downloads its own installation software.

The Strong, Silent Type
In a world of sensoryoverload, who needs more noise? DataBook is so quiet, you'll justhave to trust it's working as hard as you are! It's also amazinglypower-efficient, using only 5 volts.

DataBook Kits
All DataBook drives ship withinstallation and backup software for Windows 95/98, Windows NT, andMac OS (8.1 and later) platforms. The parallel kit contains a poweradapter and printer pass-through cable, which allows simultaneoususe of the drive and printer. The PC Card kit includes an IDE to PCCard cable and keyboard power adapter. The USB kit includes a poweradapter and USB Cable.

Built to Last
DataBookis forever. It's forward and backward compatible with all systemsand unlike cartridge-based products, it won't be obsoleted by newertechnologies. Store all the things you treasure, forever!

Seek Time:
Average: 12 msec
Track-to-Track: 4msec
Maximum: 24 msec
Rotational Speed: 4,200 RPM Average Latency: 7.5 msec
Buffer Size: 512 KB
Transfer Rate:
Parallel Port: 0.8 MB/sec
PCMCIA: 2 MB/sec
USB: 1.5 MB/sec
Dimensions:
Height: 28mm; 1.10 in
Width: 108mm; 4.25 in
Length:171.5mm; 6.75 in
Weight: 0.2kg; 0.44 lbs
DC Power: 5VDC
Power: 0.95 WattsTemperature:
Operational: 5 to 55C
Non-operational: -40 to +65C
Relative Humidity:
Operational: 8 to 90%
Non-operational: 5 to 95%
Altitude:
Operational: 3,000m
Non-operational: 12,000m
Vibration:
Operational: 0.5G
Non-operational: 5G
Shock:
Operational: 150G
Non-operational:10,000G
Acoustics:
Idle: 22dBA
Seek: 36dBA
System Requirements:
Windows 95(OSR2/Rev B), Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, and MacOS 8.1or later.