SimpleTech Duo Pro Drive

The SimpleTech Duo Pro Drive is a dual external hard drive with RAID technology that comes in 1, 1.5 and 2TB capacities. A switch located on the back of the unit enables the use of either RAID 0(speed) or RAID 1(protect) configurations.

Protect mode runs as two separate drives, with the second one backing up data from the first drive as it is recorded. This ensures there is always a backup of everything you put on it but it also means you only have one drive to work with. Speed mode recognizes both drives as one drive which allows for double the storage and is much faster considering no backup is being done. Connection options include USB 2.0 and 3Gbit eSATA, and an AC inlet is also available. As with all SimpleTech external drives, an online backup account is included with 2GB of free storage which can be upgraded to unlimited for roughly five dollars a month. Included software is used to interface with the server called Fabrik Ultimate Backup and it can run in the background, backing up files as you work. Fabrik Local Backup is also included which can be set to backup any set of file types from any specified location, also running in the background. Data intensive applications, typically audio or video editing are what would benefit most from a drive like this as well as any type of security sensitive document backups. A security lock slot is also included for locking the drive in a safe place.