In this way, users had access to some impressive external data storage. The drives are supplied with a copy of NovaStor NovaBackup software, so the available capacities can effectively be doubled under some circumstances.
Performance is good, too, so running applications directly from the drive is no problem.
Under some circumstances, it's even possible to run an operating system from the drive, although you'd need to be a bit of a whizz at boot disk creation to get away with this. Now Amacom has launched a new version. Although the design is basically the same, the new unit now ships as standard with a USB cable in place of the parallel one. The parallel cable is still available as an optional extra for those who need it, but in most cases, we reckon the standard interfaces should be all you'll need to backup data, transfer files between machines and take bulky presentations on the road. This USB version should extend the product's life even further.