As cute as we may think our little Netbooks are, we can’t expect them to be powerhouses when it comes to storage capacity. Sure you can add storage via an external drive, but that will impact the cuteness factor you’ve paid all of $399.99 or less for, right? Not necessarily. Expanding their line of 500GB (single 2.5-inch drive) CH91 external hard drives to include sapphire blue, sweet pink and purple/white models, Taiwan-based memory and storage manufacturer A-DATA is here to save the day. All kidding aside, they do actually seem pretty nice; Windows/Mac/Linux compatible USB powered, small and stylish. You can check out their specs below, but unfortunately you won’t see a price, which is also nowhere to be found on A-DATA’s site. Kind of weird since consumers, most of which have paid a low dollar mark for their Netbook will want to know that they are not doubling their investment by adding a peripheral, no matter how cute. Oh well. It may end up being affordable yet. You can also read the press release here.

Specs

• OS Compatibility: Windows 2000/XP/Vista; Mac OS X 10.4; Linux Kernal 2.4
• Model Name: CH91
• Device Interface: USB 2.0
• HDD Interface: 2.5″ SATA
• Interface Transfer Rate: USB 2.0: 480Mb/s
• Data Transfer Rate: USB 2.0: 30MB/s
• Plug & Play: Yes
• LED Indication LED – Power on
• LED Blinking – Access
• Power: USB bus power
• Dimension: 134×82x15.7mm (LxWxH)
• Accessory USB: Y cable, Suede Pouch
• Software: HDD to go     

–Tom Milnes

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