By Edward F. Moltzen

Seagate’s Maxtor unit may be tasked with focusing on nifty storage products for the consumer space, but its new BlackArmor USB external drive could also take aim at the security-conscious in commercial and government sectors. With 160 GB of capacity in a 2.5-inch drive and case that fits into the palm of your hand, the BlackArmor walks a fine line between a device with mass appeal and a lower-end enterprise solution.

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Maxtor Black Armor; Price: $149.99 Stats: 5.2 x 3.3 x 0.7 inches. Weighs 7.2 ounces. Features: 8MB cache with USB 2.0 interface. 160GB storage. Website: www.maxtor.com

WHEN LAPTOPS ARE STOLEN OR LOST, THE CONSEQUENCES can be serious. One missing notebook held personal information on every texas police officer. Others held data on 26 million U.S. veterans, information on patients in a medical study and secrets from the U.K. Ministry of Defense.

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Marjorie Dorfman writes about Seagate’s Digital Audio Video Experience, aka D.A.V.E.

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Ken Spencer Brown writes about “wireless” including Seagate’s Digital Audio Video Experience (D.A.V.E.)

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Jeffrey L. Wilson writes about Maxtor BlackArmor’s hard core security.

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Lee Brodie talks with Robert Scoble. Follow the link and scroll down to see the video.

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N’Gai Croal wants to get his hands on a D.A.V.E.

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Stephen Pritchard writes about the external Maxtor “BlackArmor” drive that offers full disk encryption.

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Victor R. Garza writes about the Maxtor BlackArmor.

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