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July 14, 2010 8:42 AM EDT
Toshiba has rolled out Canivo backup drives for Mac, which may emerge as a substitute for Apple's troubled Time Capsule backup device which is facing data-loss problems, if the device shuts down unexpectedly.
Toshiba introduced on Tuesday Canivo portable hard drive to support Mac operating systems with capacities of 500GB, 750GB and ITB priced at $99.99, $119.99 and $139.99 respectively.
It enables consumers store largest digital libraries on their hard drives. The 500GB can store up to 142,000 digital photos, or 131,000 digital music files, or 410 downloaded digital movies while 750GB is capable of storing up to 214,000 digital photos, or 197,000 digital music files, or 610 downloaded digital movies. But the largest of them all 1TB supports up to 285,000 digital photos, or 263,000 digital music files, or 820 downloaded digital movies.
According to a survey done by Impulse Research for Toshiba, nearly half of Americans worry about computer crashes and almost 89 percent of users believe in regularly backing up their computers to avoid loss of crucial data.
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Mauel Camarena, a product manager at Toshiba Storage Device Division, says: “As the survey shows, home computers hold very personal and valuable assets, and yet the majority of people aren't doing enough to help protect that precious data….For consumers who know backup is important and want an easy path to peace of mind, the Canvio is a no-brainer. It simply acts like an insurance policy against the loss of crucial data and precious digital memories.”
The Canvio drives are preloaded with NTI Shadow 5 for Mac software giving the users the ease to backup and synchronize the data in hard drives. One can secure the backup files with password protected data encryption up to 256-bit in order to prevent data theft. Also, Canvio hard drives have internal shock sensor and ramp loading technology to help protect users drive and data. One key feature is that the hard drive keeps a copy of everything saved on the user's computer.
The timing is likely to help Toshiba push its product as Apple is facing major issues over defects in its Time Capsule.
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