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mLogic Debuts mBack External Hard Drive That Attaches to iMac and Apple Displays

This looks a lot more convenient... BackPack by Twelve South.

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Only late 2012 iMacs have usb 3.0. USB 2.0 sucks for storage. I would even choose firewire 800 over USB 3 exclusively... But if they wanted to cheap out on the thunderbolt, adding both firewire and usb would keep more Mac owners happy.
 
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batchtaster said:
Look closer at the gap on the lower edge of the connector.
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Doesn't look like you'll get much more than the power cable through there, it's also likely to stress any cables as it forces quite a tight bend.

Also looks likely that it would need to be removed in order to get USB/Firewire/Thunderbolt plugs in and out even if the cables do fit.

Like I said, nice idea but it could have been done better.
 
Sorry to derail the velcro train, but velcro is terrible because you need adhesives on both sides. Guess what happens to adhesives when they get hot? The glue becomes unstuck and your hard drive falls right down. Boom dead hard drive.
 
ovrlrd said:
Sorry to derail the velcro train, but velcro is terrible because you need adhesives on both sides. Guess what happens to adhesives when they get hot? The glue becomes unstuck and your hard drive falls right down. Boom dead hard drive.
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There are plenty of heat resistant adhesives, and plenty of us strapping hard drives on with velcro that don't fall off :)
 
How to avoid mount/unmount and waste of power draw?

I like the way that a device like this fits onto the display, but I have two potential problems.

(1) Don't you have to manually mount peripherals every time you hook your computer up to the display? I tried just putting USB drives in the back of my Thunderbolt Display permanently to use them as extra storage, but found that my MacBook Air wouldn't recognize them when I connected the Thunderbolt display cable. I had to take them out of the back of the display and put them back in to get the laptop to recognize them, which got old fast.

(2) Won't the drive stay "powered on" via the Thunderbolt Display even when the computer isn't attached and the display is off? Again, this happened when I tried putting both USB drives and HD drives in my Thunderbolt Display ports. I would disconnect the computer, but the drive lights would stay on, wasting power for the 18+ hours a day that my computer isn't connected to the display.

Am I doing something wrong, or are these simply intrinsic issues in trying to leave a backup disc plugged in to the Display? If so, then that kind of eliminates the convenience of the design!
 
CelestialToys said:
Nice idea, but it looks like it prevents you from using the hole as a cable tidy.
Plus being as it's designed specifically for an iMac thunderbolt would have been more appropriate than USB3, as would SSD
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The device has a cut out, so it can still be used as a cable tidy. This is pictured with the iMac cable running through the device.
 
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I finally settled on a thin shell case where the HDD fully contacts the aluminum shell, and by sitting it flat on the iMacs thermally conductive aluminum base, that little external drive never even feels warm to the touch.

This looks a good bit cleaner though. Neat!
 
Very creative.....

but echoing other posts: Why no SSD and Thunderbolt?....Maybe the drive produced with that features results so expensive and not sellable (in big volumes). Nice way to achive zero footprint.....:D

Stylish. A little bit expensive, but hey, fashion is not cheap....:D


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phoenixsan said:
but echoing other posts: Why no SSD and Thunderbolt?....Maybe the drive produced with that features results so expensive and not sellable (in big volumes). Nice way to achive zero footprint.....:D

Stylish. A little bit expensive, but hey, fashion is not cheap....:D


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The answer is simple in my mind.

It is aimed at backing up Data. So why do you need SSD for backing-up? Thunderbolt ports are scarce and USB are relatively plenty on a Mac.

In any case, you already note in your post that you feel that the product is too expensive, so you have answered your own question regarding the omission of a Thunderbolt and SSD.

As to all the Apple Velcro lovers I love the hypocrisy. If this were a Mac or iPhone thread you would all be screaming about aesthetic's yet are happy to glue a HD to your Mac instead of investing in a device which complement's your hardware.

Again, as to being expensive, is not all Apple equipment relatively expensive?
 
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AppleMark said:
The answer is simple in my mind.

It is aimed at backing up Data. So why do you need SSD for backing-up? Thunderbolt ports are scarce and USB are relatively plenty on a Mac.

In any case, you already note in your post that you feel that the product is too expensive, so you have answered your own question regarding the omission of a Thunderbolt and SSD.

As to all the Apple Velcro lovers I love the hypocrisy. If this were a Mac or iPhone thread you would all be screaming about aesthetic's yet are happy to glue a HD to your Mac instead of investing in a device which complement's your hardware.

Again, as to being expensive, is not all Apple equipment relatively expensive?
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is not equal to "too expensive".....:confused:....:eek:

But your rationale about the ports available is right. Maybe $ 100 off from the asking price removes the "expensive" tag, at least for me.....:D

:):apple:
 
Oh poo they don't ship to Europe.
I'd get the 2tb one, partition it 50-50 for Time Machine and manual backups/drive clones. Sounds great for backup purposes and lord knows I never see the back of my iMac.
 
CelestialToys said:
Nice idea, but it looks like it prevents you from using the hole as a cable tidy.
Plus being as it's designed specifically for an iMac thunderbolt would have been more appropriate than USB3, as would SSD
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The image clearly shows the iMac power cable coming through the hole while the Hard Drive is attached,
also if you look at the mBack you'll see a triangle shaped notch that will allow for cabling to be passed through

Also with most of these types of hard-drive caddies it's a basic case with a sata connection. meaning you could potentially change it to an ssd
 
Terrin said:
As a operate in the back ground time machine back up, SSD is not worth the extra cost.
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From someone who has had many magnetic external hard drives fail over the years, I wouldn't mind trying an SSD for back up eventually. The option for either one would be nice. Indeed it's true SSD higher price and this is more cosmetic than anything else, but I wouldn't mind the choice.

robertosh said:
the high price maybe? I find this solution very good, and well priced. I have already have a small hd for backup so i don't needed but it's a good idea.
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Maybe. I am in the same boat as you so I'll pass. Perhaps if I continue on with iMac ownership (anything is possible with me), this might be an option.
 
Tough pill to swallow when a Toshiba portable USB hard drive 1TB and a 16GB flash drive is $69 at Sam's Club.
 
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