Addonics Snap-in Enclosure Family Makes Hot-Swapping Hard Drives Between Desktop PCs, Notebooks and Mac Systems a “Snap”

Published 25th April 2008

SAN JOSE, CA (April 22, 2008) -- Addonics Technologies www.addonics.com today announced its Snap-In series, a family of enclosures that allows users to hot swap hard drives between systems by just popping out the drive.



The Addonics Snap-In ExDrive25 is the simplest portable 2.5-inch hard drive enclosure solution available. Any 2.5-inch SATA hard drive can be installed in this enclosure without tools or mounting screws. The Snap-In ExDrive25 acts just like a hard drive reader/writer. Users can hot swap hard drives between systems at any time.

The Snap-In ExDrive25 is constructed of aluminum for durability and efficient heat dissipation. A patented shock mount mechanism is built-in to protect the hard drive from damage. The device includes dual eSATA and USB 2.0 connecters for easy desktop-to-notebook connections. The Snap-In ExDrive25 is also bootable under eSATA to make it excellent for disaster recovery.

Snap-in Double Drive – Two Drives are Better than One

Addonics new Snap-In Double Drive for desktop systems has twin 2.5-inch SATA hard drive slots. To remove a hard drive users just “snap” open the drive door and pull out the hard drive. It fits inside a standard 3.5-inch drive bay.

Zebra Snap-In Mobile Rack – Removable Hard Drive System Earns its Stripes

The Zebra Snap-in Mobile Rack, may be the only external drive enclosure you will ever need. It is offered in eSATA or eSATA/USB models. When attached to a system via the USB 2.0 or a hot swappable eSATA port, hard drives of any capacity can be added or removed from the system as easy a popping out a cassette tape.

The Addonics Snap-In enclosures support Windows, Linux (Kernel 2.4 and above), Mac OS X and above with a USB connection. The eSATA connection adds support for DOS and Solaris 10 and above.

The MSRP for the Snap-In ExDrive enclosure (AE25XSNESU) is $29 (US). The Snap-In Double Drive (AE25SNAP2SA) is $39. Zebra Snap-In Mobile Rack with eSATA / USB 2.0 interface (ZSNESU) is $77.

Snap-In solutions are available through the Addonics online store www.shopaddonics.com, major catalog companies, resellers, VARs and distributors, including PC Connection, CDW, Buy.com, Provantage.com, Insight, and Ingram Micro.

Addonics Technologies Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a broad line of external and mobile storage products. Addonics is headquartered at 1918 Junction Ave, San Jose, CA 95131, Phone: 408-433-3899. Visit Addonics at www.addonics.com

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