Rocstor Reviews



Rocpro 850 Desktop 3.5" eSATA, FireWire 800/400 and USB Rocpro 225 Desktop 3.5" USB External Rocport SU 2.5" eSATA & USB2.0 Rocport SA 2.5" eSATA, FW400 & USB2.0 Rocport SB 2.5" eSATA, FW800/400 & USB2.0 RocPort 9Cx FireWire 800/400 and USB2.0 Rocport 5Cx FireWire 400 and USB2.0 Rocport 3Cx Mobile 2.5" USB2.0 Rocport 8Cx 2.5" FireWire 800/400/USB Rocport 4Cx 2.5" FireWire/USB Rocport 4U 2.5" USB 2.0 SmallRoc Rocraid 2UE eSATA & USB Raid Rocraid 2UB FW800/400 and USB Raid Accessories Rocsafe PX Smartcard Authenticated USB Storage Rocsafe Encrypted Hard Disk PC Security Rocbit 3U 3.5" USB2.0 External Rocbit 3A 3.5" USB2.0/FW400 External Rocbit 3B 3.5" USB2.0/FW800 External Rocbit 2U 2.5" USB2.0 Mobile Rocbit 2A 2.5" USB2.0/FW400 Mobile Rocbit 2B 2.5" USB2.0/FW800 Mobile Contact Support Team Glossary Warranty Registration Downloads Forms Discontinued Items Rocstor VIP Program Frequently Asked Questions FAQ on Fiber Channel FAQ on USB FAQ on RAID FAQ on FireWire FAQ on SCSI Stores - Dealers Government Support Corporate Accounts Educational Channel International Channel Distributors Resellers Become a Rocstor Reseller / VAR Reseller Application Personal Guaranty Reseller Login Strategic Partners Reviews Press Kit Press Releases Rocstor is announcing its new line of "ROCPORT SU" pocket external hard drives Rocstor is announcing its new line of "ROCPORT SA" pocket external hard drives Rocstor is announcing its new line of "ROCPORT SB" pocket external hard drives Rocstor Announces the Unveiling of 6 New High-Performance Hard Drives Announcing X-Wall MX- SATA to SATA Real-Time Full Disk Encryption Rocstor Unveils Line of Internal Laptop Hard Drives Rocstor Unveils Line of High-Performance External Hard Drives Rocstor Unveils Line of External Hard Drives with Hardware Encryption Corporate Information Press Kit Trademark Acknowledgement Rocstor Reseller Price List Request Form Site Map Enova

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Fax: 818.884.8777

Reviews
March 22, 2007	MacWorld.com - Rocpro 300 C 500GB, The drive was a good performer overall in our testing - By Jeffy Milstead Quad-port (four-port) hard drives have recently come on the scene, and they offer greater choices in connectivity. The quad-port moniker may imply an ability to connect to your Mac from four separate ports-via FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB 2.0, and eSATA (external SATA)-but that's not the complete picture.

December 29, 2006	MacWorld.com - The best of the best of 2006, Reviews taking home the coveted five-mouse rating - By Brian Chen Stories on identity theft and security breaches have been storming headlines, and Rocsecure's Rocbit 2B portable drives offer a quick solution for those wishing to store and protect sensitive data.

September 24 , 2006	Bizportal.com -Rocstor 4U 80GB

June 6, 2006	MacWorld.com -Rocbit 2B, Your secrets are safe on this fast, solid, portable drive Reports of corporate employees losing laptops full of sensitive customer data have become a staple of the nightly news. Rocsecure’s Rocbit 2B portable hard drives, featuring real-time encryption, may make such security breaches a thing of the past.

	MacWorld.com -Rocbit 3B, Encryption easy on this solid desktop drive If someone broke into your office and stole your computer, would you be more concerned about the cost of replacing your hardware or the complications arising from the loss of sensitive data? If you choose the latter, Rocsecure’s Rocbit 3B desktop hard drives may be just what you need.

January 11, 2006	Makezine.com - Best of Macworld SF 2006 - Posted by Phillip Torrone Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you. We've tried to keep up with encrypting our data, PGPing stuff, but unless it's all automatic, we all get lazy, and that means the data is pretty much for the taking if our gear is lost or stolen. Price: Usually under $200 - knowing your MAME ROM collection is secure, priceless.

November 19, 2005	The Storage Source - DataMediaStore.com and Rocstor Team Up to Offer Defense Industry-Grade Security to Consumers Leading online data storage retailer DataMediaStore.com and encryption drive specialists Rocstor have aligned to offer defense industry-grade encryption technology to everyday consumers. DataMediaStore.com will launch the Rocsecure and Rocsafe lines of encrypted, data-protected computer hard drives with special pricing.

October 17, 2005	KeepMedia.com - Rocstor Locks Down Data Twice With data theft and privacy concerns on the rise, data encryption is a necessity for all businesses, not just the big guys. Products like Rocstor’s Rocbit 2 family of encrypted external hard drives can ensure that business travelers’ data is secure, even if the drive is stolen.

October 14, 2005	Processor.com - Product Releases Secure, encrypted data storage is the gist of new 2.5-inch hard drive replacements from Rocstor. The 20 and 30GB Rocsafe drives actually use 1.8-inch hard drives; the rest of the space in each unit is given over to hardware that encrypts and decrypts on the fly with no loss of performance.

	EDN.com - High-performance external hard drives have FireWire connectivity Two nine-pin standard FireWire 800 connectors allow for a 800-Mbps transfer rate for the Rocpro 800 AV. Capacities include 120, 160, 200, 250, 300, and 400 Gbytes, all with a 7200-rpm rotation speed.

October 12, 2005	PressReleaseNetwork.com - Rocstor Unveils Line of Secure External Hard Drives with Real-Time Hardware Encryption For Securing and Protecting Data Rocstor a leading provider of external hard drives, is announcing it’s line of “ROCBIT” secure encrypted external hard drives.

	PrimeZone.com - Rocstor Unveils Line of Secure External Hard Drives with Real-Time Hardware Encryption For Securing and Protecting Data The Rocsecure Rocbit 3 and Rocbit 2 external hard drives are industry's most versatile, Real-Time Hardware Encrypted secure storage solution available today.

September 2005	Storage Magazine - Encrypted Drives Stymie Data Thieves If your users carry laptops with sensitive company info on them, it may behoove your organization to consider laptops equipped with the latest generation of encrypted disk drives. Rocstor is another vendor offering encrypted disk drives. The firm's Rocsafe fits into a laptop's internal drive bay, whereas its Rocbit models connect using USB or FireWire.

August 29, 2005	Windows IT Pro Storage UPDATE--eSATA Raises the Price-Performance Bar - by Anne Grubb Storage provider Rocstor has announced the availability of a new line of 3.5-inch external hard drives, the ROCPRO 800 AV, geared especially to meeting the storage needs of audio and video professionals.

July 27, 2005	ComputerWorld.com - Tips for locking down laptops - by Robert L. Mitchell ... another alternative is Rocstor's Rocsecure Rocbit series of external hard disk drives. The units were just announced this week and support DES and Triple DES encryption.

	SecurityInfoWatch.com - Rocstor Introduces New Secure External Hard Drives Rocstor a leading provider of external hard drives, is announcing it’s line of “ROCBIT” encrypted external hard drives. The Rocsecure Rocbit 3 and Rocbit 2 external hard drives are industry's most versatile, Real-Time Hardware Encrypted storage solution available today.

June 22, 2004	Other World Computing - 40GB OWC Mercury On-The-Go External Hard Drive - Review - by Columnist John Nemerovski of The Nemo Memo, Book Bytes Our friends at Other World Computing (OWC) were caught off guard when Rocstor’s Rocport 4 Portable FireWire/USB 2.0 Hard Drive received our highest rating a couple of months ago. The OWC rep had never heard of Rocstor, and wanted to see how OWC’s Mercury On-The-Go (MOTG) portable drives compare. The news is good, and they can be proud of their versatile, peculiar little wonder.

April 26, 2004	MyMac.com - Rocport 4 Portable FireWire/USB 2.0 Hard Drive - by Columnist John Nemerovski of The Nemo Memo, Book Bytes What is this company? Where did they come from? Why didn’t I know about them until the final hour of the last day of Macworld 2004 Expo, last January?

December 23, 2003	eMediaLive.com - DV Expo West 2003: Technology Marches On - by David Doering Finally, I have to mention the wonderful set of video storage hardware coming out from various vendors. In this month's feature, "RAID in the Digital Studio," we look at Medéa's RAID offerings. In addition, Enhance Technology, Infortrend, and Rocstor offer cost-competitive storage systems as well.