Corega's Latest Four Bay RAID HDD Enclosure

If you you have no interest in a NAS but still need a solid RAID backup solution for your PC or home server, Corega's latest 4 bay RAID HDD enclosure is made for you. Behold the CG-HDC4EU3500!

Supporting RAID 0/1/3/5/10, it can be connected to PC or Mac via eSATA or USB and has been confirmed to work with 1.5TB HDDs, giving you up to 6TB of disk space in Raid 0. and 3TB in Raid 10.

It will be sold in Japan for around (€225).

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New Carat Emerald Hi-Fi USB Audio DAC

Styleaudio is a Korean based company with offices in Japan. Today they announced the availability of their latest Hi-Fi USB Audio DAC in Japan. The Carat-Emerald now replaces the one year old Carat Period.

I'm not going to give too many details simply because I could make myself look rediculous. The Carat Emerald (24bit, 192KHz / 1.5ppm TCXO / 300 ohm headphone accepted), is a REAL hi-fi audio DAC and headphone amp with USB support that provides ideal sound without having to carry heavy stuff in your ears.

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