Akitio Reviews

The MyCloud Duo NAS is quite small, at 7 in x 4.8 in x 3.2 in. In terms of sheer functionality, however, this device is basically the same as most other two-drive NAS devices on the market. In other words, full-featured. Virtually any dual-drive NAS released within the last year or so is going to be a positive addition to your home theater or simply for storage of a lot of data. Read More...

No doubt you have heard one of the most overused yet misunderstood term in technology today: the cloud. Luckily, Akitio understands and delivers the true meaning of this with the MyCloud Duo. Not only can you stream almost endless types of content locally but you can access this same data almost anywhere via the Internet on almost any device. Your personal media cloud is here folks, are you ready for it? Read More...

In conclusion, this is one of the fastest external drive enclosures using conventional HDDs I have ever used. It is very quiet and looks good next to my MacPro. It also comes in a dark metal enclosure. You want one of these! Read More...

This baby is a real beast, built to take some everyday abuse. The great plus here is that being an enclosure, you have unlimited options on what storage media you would like to use. The real feature that I was excited to try, was the USB 3.0 interface and the potential transfer speeds of 5Gbps. I was interested in seeing just how much faster USB 3.0 would stack up against FireWire 800. Read More...

As you may know, when you need additional hard drive space, it is sometimes cheaper to buy the drive you want, and put it in an external case, purchased elsewhere. The Akitio SK-3501 Super-S3 is an external case for 3.5" hard drives. The Super-S3 has four connectors on the back: USB 3.0, eSATA, and two FireWire 800 ports. Read More...

If you're an audio/video enthusiast (and who isn't these days?), Akitio's (http://www.akitio.com/) Taurus Mini Super-S provides an easy-to-use, reasonably priced (US$199), 2.5-inch, dual bay SATA enclosure, compact in size, which is complete with a built-in LCD display and two FW800 ports for daisy chaining. Read More...

The Akitio Taurus Mini Super-S comes equipped with an extremely versatile interface, featuring eSATA, FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 High Speed. This myriad of interfaces makes it an easy choice for those looking for maximum flexibility with a variety of products needing a storage solution. The Taurus Mini Super-S offers high performance RAID 0 striping and fully redundant RAID 1 mirroring for the ultimate in secure data protection. Read More...