I assume that means it's fast enough to record TV? And possibly that the firmware is optimised for recording continuously for multiple hours. Although I haven't seen anything about that.
We like to stick the word smart in every product we produce. Its sort of like how it used to be trendy to make an eSomething when the letter "e" was associated with a sense of modern technology and innovation. A longer while back in the early atomic age, we branded products with the word radiation before we understood the health impacts of radioactive materials.
Yeah micro-usb especially the 3.0 version is an abomination which needs to die. Seriously would it be that hard to put a usb-c connector on it? micro-usb 3 to me says "we don't give a damn buy our crap as is because we aren't motivated to make it any better".
Does it have a fan, or is it "passively cooled"? I am very distrustful of such setups (in plastic cases = poor heat dissipation) sitting there. It can get hot in the summer, and not everybody wants to run an AC just to record TV.
Encryption on a home storage device is such a waste, and worse for the customer if the board goes tits up. No way to recover the data. Unless you are in a high crime area where your home gets broken into all the time, then why? And if you are in that type of area where your storage devices keep getting stolen, don't keep all important data locally.
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romrunning - Friday, June 28, 2019 - link
So what exactly is the "Smart TV recording capability" - besides just providing storage for DVR/PVRs that accept USB 3 connected drives?olafgarten - Sunday, June 30, 2019 - link
I assume that means it's fast enough to record TV? And possibly that the firmware is optimised for recording continuously for multiple hours. Although I haven't seen anything about that.PeachNCream - Sunday, June 30, 2019 - link
We like to stick the word smart in every product we produce. Its sort of like how it used to be trendy to make an eSomething when the letter "e" was associated with a sense of modern technology and innovation. A longer while back in the early atomic age, we branded products with the word radiation before we understood the health impacts of radioactive materials.peevee - Friday, June 28, 2019 - link
microUSB3 port. Years after USB-C availability. And a separate power connector. Nice last-decade tech demo here.TheUnhandledException - Saturday, June 29, 2019 - link
Yeah micro-usb especially the 3.0 version is an abomination which needs to die. Seriously would it be that hard to put a usb-c connector on it? micro-usb 3 to me says "we don't give a damn buy our crap as is because we aren't motivated to make it any better".Alistair - Friday, June 28, 2019 - link
more easily broken micro usb 3, better to spend extra money for a usb c deviceeastcoast_pete - Friday, June 28, 2019 - link
Does it have a fan, or is it "passively cooled"? I am very distrustful of such setups (in plastic cases = poor heat dissipation) sitting there. It can get hot in the summer, and not everybody wants to run an AC just to record TV.Paazel - Friday, June 28, 2019 - link
Why is this news in 2019?I do appreciate the Windows XP throwback graphics!
Wardrop - Sunday, June 30, 2019 - link
Is this an ad? Like a "we'll pay you $xxxx to write a brief article on our dodgy hard-drive as long as you don't write anything negative about it"Dug - Monday, July 1, 2019 - link
Encryption on a home storage device is such a waste, and worse for the customer if the board goes tits up. No way to recover the data.Unless you are in a high crime area where your home gets broken into all the time, then why?
And if you are in that type of area where your storage devices keep getting stolen, don't keep all important data locally.
leexgx - Tuesday, July 2, 2019 - link
Supports encryption (your option to enable it most won't)I booby trap all my storage media's (if they are stupid enough to open so thing on it, well they silently find out when I turn up at there door)