DURASTORE 6200SR KIT U160 SCSI External RAID Enclosure

DURASTORE 6200SR KIT U160 SCSI External RAID Enclosure
Manufacturer: ADAPTEC
Product Type: CE

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Product Description
The explosive growth of e-business has created a need for fault-tolerant, enterprise-class storage solutions that can ensure continuous access to critical data. Now Adaptec, the leader in SCSI and RAID technologies, meets this need by introducing the Adaptec DuraStor 6200S RAID controller card and Adaptec DuraStor 6200SR RAID appliance. Offering system redundancy, robust management and high-performance RAID, this 1U appliance is ideal for IT data centers and businesses that depend on data-intensive applications, including streaming video, rich media, transaction processing, medical imaging, digital pre-press, and data warehousing. Guarding against any single point of failure with complete system redundancy, the system provides extensive fault tolerance. In the unlikely event of failure, hot-swappable components can be replaced in seconds, including RAID controllers, cooling module, and the front-mounted, load sharing power supplies. The system also takes advantage of SAF-TE enclosure management specifications for system monitoring, reporting any component failure to the designated IT administrator. With robust RAID level support, drive protection, and support for multiple global hot spares, it protects data under any configuration. Installing a second DuraStor 6200S RAID controller card provides host-independent active-active fail over and fail back for advanced data protection. The DuraStor 6200SR delivers a flexible, scalable solution that is designed to protect your storage investment and grow with your expanding data needs. Scalability features include dynamic on-line capacity expansion (OCE), which permits instant increases to the size of a storage array.

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Hewlett Packard Jornada 565 Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard Product Group: CE Binding: Electronics ASIN: B00005O7KO

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On the surface, the Pocket PC 2002 OS looks much the same as the old OS. But there are a variety of enhancements to the stable of applications (such as Word and Excel), new software such as MSN Messenger, added security and antivirus protection, and improved handwriting recognition.

The Jornada 565 features a CompactFlash Type 1 slot, so you can add more CF memory as well as hook up CF peripherals, such as modems or network cards. You'll definitely want to expand on the memory front--32 MB isn't that much for a Pocket PC, especially if you want to play back any video or audio files. And CompactFlash memory prices have plummeted in recent months, making it an affordable upgrade.

The well-designed Jornada 565 sits nicely in hand, with a sturdy flip-up cover adding little to the overall weight (6.1 ounces without the cover and 7.0 with). The bright, 16-bit color TFT screen can be easily read from even sharp angles. While the 240 x 320 pixel, 3.5-inch diagonal screen isn't as large as some, it's big enough to keep you from squinting, even while reading books with Microsoft Reader.

Hooking the Jornada 565 up to your PC is handled either through the USB cradle (with a pass-through connector for the AC power adapter) or via infrared. In addition to the ActiveSync 3.5 software, HP includes Outlook 2002, Audible Player 2.0 for playing audio books, and MusicMatch for ripping and playing digital audio files. In addition to syncing up with Outlook files and directories, the Pocket PC versions of Word, Excel, and Media Player enable you to transfer almost any of your desktop files to the 565.

Powered by a 206 MHz StrongARM processor, the Jornada 565 can handle extensive multitasking without any slowdown. The bottom of the PDA offers four buttons for quick access to menus and applications--Home, Contacts, Calendar, and Tasks--as well as a four-direction navigation pad and scroll buttons on the side panel.

The Jornada 565 also functions as a voice recorder--just press the red button on the side and talk away--with a built-in microphone and speaker. But the speaker, while adequate for the normal beeps and burps of the OS, isn't great for music playback. You'll want to connect some headphones to the Jornada and, unfortunately, HP doesn't include any.

The rechargeable battery for the Jornada 565 promises up to 14 hours of life and we were able to get right around that. It also features a light at its top that glows green when the PDA is fully charged, and also flashes to alert you to appointments.

With its power, expandability, and the new Pocket PC 2002 operating system, the Jornada 565 makes an excellent all-around workhorse palmtop. <I>--J. Curtis</I>

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