Comments on: NewerTech Voyager Q – Hard Drive Dock http://www.stuffgeekswant.com/2009/03/newertech-voyager-hard-drive-dock/ The place to find that special something that your Geek wants (or to find that something you want for yourself) Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:56:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Misha http://www.stuffgeekswant.com/2009/03/newertech-voyager-hard-drive-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Misha Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:23:18 +0000 http://www.stuffgeekswant.com/?p=413#comment-440 This rocks because it looks cooler than all other drive docks out there and because it has FireWire 800. This does not rock because it costs twice what other drive docks cost. You can get docks with FireWire 400 for around $60, and then of course there are even cheaper ones with just USB2 or USB2/eSATA, like this one: http://www.stuffgeekswant.com/2008/04/blacx-external-hard-drive-docking-station-the-sexy-way-to-swap-drives/ Still, points for the FW800... a must for newer Macs! This rocks because it looks cooler than all other drive docks out there and because it has FireWire 800.

This does not rock because it costs twice what other drive docks cost.

You can get docks with FireWire 400 for around $60, and then of course there are even cheaper ones with just USB2 or USB2/eSATA, like this one:

http://www.stuffgeekswant.com/2008/04/blacx-external-hard-drive-docking-station-the-sexy-way-to-swap-drives/

Still, points for the FW800… a must for newer Macs!

]]> By: OWC ilene http://www.stuffgeekswant.com/2009/03/newertech-voyager-hard-drive-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-439 OWC ilene Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:09:34 +0000 http://www.stuffgeekswant.com/?p=413#comment-439 Hi, Glad to see you like the Voyager Q so much. Please let us know when you get one and how you love it. Please remember the "small print" though: "*Use of eSATA interface requires system reboot in order to recognize hard drive." OWC ilene Hi,
Glad to see you like the Voyager Q so much. Please let us know when you get one and how you love it. Please remember the “small print” though: “*Use of eSATA interface requires system reboot in order to recognize hard drive.”

OWC ilene

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