Mvix MV-2500U Review: Ultra Portable with Media Platform

Just need four months after launching its newest product, Mvix returns to launch its portable external hard disk in the early of this month. The newest product named by MV-2500U is an ultra light hard disk but have big capacity.

MV-2500U dimension is 5 x 3 x only 0,8 inches only. This size is alike to a PDA. As for the hard disk is in 2,5 inches form.

Its maximum capacities are 250 GB, equivalent with 100 DVD film format. Mvix also provides 80 GB and 160 GB version.

The difference, it doesn’t have LCD screen. To access the menus, user needs to connect it to other screen, like computer or HDTV. Menu can be explored with button and stick in its body or through remote control.

MV-2500U can present photo slide show and play music as background. It also can read MP3 file even resides at different folder.

As jukebox, this external hard disk ready to play varying audio format, that is AC3, MP2, MP3, DTS, WMA, and OGG. User just needs to connect it to television and audio system. Music will be sounded off through both devices.

This small hard disk supports various video formats technology that is MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4, DVD (VOB, IFO), DivX ® (3/4/5/6), Xvid, BivX ®, and VCD (DAT), either PAL or NTSC system. It also can keep and decode various high definition digital video standards (480p, 720p, 1080i).

Just alike DVD or VCD, user can do fast forward, rewinds, or pause video record through buttons in its body.

MV-2500U, which designed with black color, contains PATA/IDE HDD drive. When connected to computer, it directly works as external USB device.

All components in its body are according to Restriction of Hazardous Substances Compliant. Mean, Mvix makes it from free toxic material and component.

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It's not often that a hard drive earns points for good looks. The SimpleDrive 500GB Portable Hard Drive designed by Ferrari sports car designer Pininfarina, is a notable exception. Even better, this stylish machine offers a low price per gigabyte, solid performance, and speedy transfers.

The SimpleDrive's 3.5-inch drive spins at 7,200 rpm, has an 8MB cache buffer, and connects to a PC via a USB port. The included software, ArcSoft's TotalMedia Backup & Record (for Windows users) and TotalMedia Backup (for Mac users), is conveniently housed on the drive, so you can load it on any host system.

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Cheetah 15K.6 having factor form 3,5 inch. It can economize energy to 61 % compared to data store as of its class because is equipped by PowerTrim technology which optimizing energy consumed at all levels activity.

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