Addonics announces two iPod hard drive accessories
Addonics has introduced a couple of interesting accessory items designed for the built-in Apple iPod hard drive.
The first accessory is the Addonics Toshiba 1.8″ ZIF to 2.5 inch IDE hard drive connector converter which allows users to connect the internal iPod hard drive as a 2.5 inch hard drive to other computers. If your iPod is dead but you think the hard drive is salvageable, then this accessory will allow you to reclaim that hard drive as an add-on for your PC. You can even use a 2.5 inch to 3.5 inch converter kit from Addonics to get the drive to work with a standard 40 pin IDE cable. Key features are as follows:
- Enable Toshiba 1.8″ hard drive to be used like a 2.5″ IDE hard drive
- Choice of ZIF connector converter (new 1.8″ hdd commonly found on iPOD) or IDE-50 pin connector converter (first generation of 1.8″ hard drive)
- Attach to standard 40 pins IDE cable (require optional 2.5″ - 3.5″ IDE converter)
- 1.8 inch 50 pin to 2.5 inch connector is $14.99
- 1.8 inch ZIF to 2.5 inch connector is $17.99
The second accessory from Addonics is the Addonics 1.8 inch ZIF-CF Adapter. To me, this is the more interesting product announcement because it allows you to replace the internal iPod hard drive with flash-based storage media. You can utilize several types of Compact Flash media (supports PIO, DMA, UDMA4) with this accessory item. Simply remove the internal hard drive from your iPod and then insert a CF card with the ZIF-CF adapter and you’ll be all set. Key features are as follows:
- Install Compact Flash into a device which uses a 1.8″ hard drive with ZIF connector
- Can be used like a 2.5″ hard drive using the optional ZIF to 2.5″ IDE connector converter
- Compatible with Apple iPod
- Can be installed into laptops which use 1.8″ ZIF connector
- Current Compact Flash speeds support up to 40MB/s with UDMA4
- Supports PIO, DMA, UDMA depending on type of Compact Flash installed
- OS independent
- Fully RoHS compliant
- Price of $23.99
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