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FireWire Depot today announced the FWB2ATA35D, a compact FireWire800 to ATA Dual 3.5″ bay external enclosure. The FWB2ATA35D is ideally suited for tailgate interface applications for two /IDEATA HDDs without taking up much desk space. It allows IDE drives (Master and Slave or Cable Select pair) to be connected to a FireWire (IEEE 1394) serial bus in a plug-and-play fashion. The FWB2ATA35D is priced at US$179.99 and is expected to be available for shipping December 13, 2004. Read More

FireWire Depot today introduced a new FireWire 1394b/USB2 combo bridgeboard that supports two drives using either FireWire 800 1394b, FireWire 1394a, or USB2. The IF8U2-VB converts any new or existing TWO bay tower, TWO ATAPI/ATA devices into IEEE-1394b/FireWire800 (FireWire400/1394a compatible using a 9-6 cable or adapter) or USB2.0 with ease.

FireWire Depot has announced five new products, including the FW2ATA-WP (US$459) FireWire to ATA storage enclosure with read-only (write protect) function; the FW2ATA ($399) FireWire to ATA storage enclosure (not write protected); the U2ATA-WP ($459) USB 2.0 to ATA storage enclosure with read-only (write protect) function; the Read More

FireWire Depot today introduced the Titan 5.25-inch and Venus 3.5-inch FireWire and combo FireWire/USB 2.0 aluminum drive enclosures. The “slim, lightweight and powerful” Titan enclosures are designed for any 5.25-inch IDE storage device, such as Tape Back-Up, Zip Drives, and CD, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+/-RW drives. The FireWire Titan is priced at US$89.99, while the combo FireWire/USB 2.0 Titan sells for $99.99.

FireWire Depot today introduced the Speedzter2-800, a new 2.5-inch hard drive enclosure that sports both FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 connectivity. The “slim, lightweight and powerful” enclosure is built with an aluminum body, and measures 5.0 x 2.9 x 0.6-inches. The Speedzter2-800 is priced at US$149.99 and is available now.

FireWire Depot said today that it has decided to leave California and head East, but that “it has nothing to do with Arnold the Governator.” On Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, FireWire Depot will be moving from Napa, California, to Acworth, Georgia. During the move the company’s Web site will still be available for online orders, but there will be no e-mail from Oct. 28-Nov. 1, and it will not be shipping any products between Oct 28-Nov 3.

FireWire Depot today introduced the Cutter800 2.5-inch hard drive enclosure. It features both FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 interfaces, and sports an extra-slim design (9.5 mm hard drives only) with aluminum casing. The Cutter800 is available now for US$149.99.

FireWire Depot has announced the IF8C, a new dual drive internal FireWire 800 converter. The product converts two IDE/ATAPI devices into IEEE-1394B/FireWire 800 devices internally. The IF8C (US$129.99) will begin shipping in late August.

FireWire Depot has added two new FireWire 800 enclosures — the Concord800 and the TT745-800. The Concord800, which will be available at the end of August, is an update to the company’s existing Concord dual drive enclosure, which lets you install one or two 3.5-inch hard drives. The TT745-800 handles a single drive, sports an extra USB 2.0 port, and is available now for US$129.99.

FireWire Depot today introduced a new series of Firewire 800 1394b cables. The new cables include 9-9 pin 18 cm (approx 7 inches), 9-9 pin 0.5 meter (1.5 feet), 9-9 pin 3 meter (9 feet), 9-9 pin 4.5 meter (approx 15 feet), and 9-9 pin 9 meter (approx 30 feet). Also available will be a 9-6 pin (1394b to 1394a) 9 meter cable. Prices range from US$21.99 to $49.99.

FireWire Depot today introduced the FireXpress-250SDX 2.5-inch FireWire/USB 2.0 hard drive enclosure. The ultra-slim FireXpress-250SDX sports a brushed metal casing and will accept any 9.5mm hard drive (10GB–80GB). The enclosure is priced at US$99.99.

FireWire Depot has announced several new FireWire 800 products, including: the SlimLine-800 1394b FireWire/USB2 combo 3.5″ enclosure (US$179.95 – available mid-July 2003); the MantaRay-800 1394 FireWire/USB2 3.5″ enclosure ($179.95 available end of June 2003); the Speedzter3-800 1394b FireWire/USB2 combo 3.5″ enclosure ($179.95 – available end of June 2003); and the Speedzter3-800 1394b FireWire 3.5″ enclosure ($169.95 – available end of June 2003).