Zalman Announces HDD Enclosure with Virtual Drive Feature

btarunr · Jan 17, 2011

Zalman announced its first external HDD enclosure. Unlike any other External HDD enclosures, we have spiced it up with world's first virtual drive function on ZM-VE200. Now, end users do not need to carry around uncomfortable CD/DVDs. All they need to do is simply extract ISO image from the CD/DVDs and store them in the ZM-VE200. ZM-VE200 comes with the LCD that displays the list of the ISO files that have been loaded. Then they can install various OS / software by user's choice with faster USB connection. Also with its stylish slim design will definitely attract customers to take anywhere they go.

Key Features

Replaces existing CD/DVD drives or players with the use of any ISO files.
CD/DVD image (ISO file) loading software pre-installed
Select and automatically load ISO files.
Doubles as an external HDD drive
External SATA 3 Gb/s connection available.
Auto-detect as Mass Storage Disk and External ODD
Easy Access to internal HDDs
Write Protect Key
Luxurious Aluminum Touch Case for Cool Esthetic and Thermal Cooling
USB Powered

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Black Hades · Jan 17, 2011

3 Words. Grub4dos iso mount

It's a bit unclear, can I boot from it if required? or I does it only install OS if you're accessing it from an OS...

If this is a (hardware based+ system agnostic) iso mounting tool then wow, otherwise meh.

Bo$$ · Jan 17, 2011

if you can install an OS from it then i believe it is hardware based

air_ii · Jan 17, 2011

USB2.0 or 3.0?

faraprejudecai · Jan 17, 2011

This kind of stuff exists for months... http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=12726&sr=ts .

Maybe it's just better... (but I doubt... iODD it's bootable, not as USB device, but as a DVD-ROM device)!

MikeMurphy · Jan 18, 2011

I would buy this!

AsRock · Jan 18, 2011

air_ii said:
USB2.0 or 3.0?

xternal SATA 3 Gb/s connection available.

So SATA 2

Black Hades · Jan 18, 2011

Bo$$ said:
if you can install an OS from it then i believe it is hardware based

Not necessarily... You CAN install say windows from windows, or upgrade it, you don't need to boot from the disk. However a clean fresh install cant be done like this.
Example you could say install windows 7 with daemon tools, doesn't mean that's hardware based or bootable for that matter.

air_ii · Jan 18, 2011

AsRock said:
So SATA 2

But the picture shows the disk connected via USB, hence my question. I believe SATA is a second option.

AsRock · Jan 18, 2011

air_ii said:
But the picture shows the disk connected via USB, hence my question. I believe SATA is a second option.

Due to power limitations ?. But still don't stop the interface in the hdd being SATA 2 ( 3Gb ).

East17 · Jan 19, 2011

Can you f*king boot from one of the stored *.iso files stored on it like you would boot from a CD or DVD in an Optical Disk Drive ?!?!?!!?

air_ii · Jan 19, 2011

AsRock said:
Due to power limitations ?. But still don't stop the interface in the hdd being SATA 2 ( 3Gb ).

That kinda makes no sense. If it were just for power, they'd rather ship it with an additional power supply, wouldn't they? Anyway, it's USB2.0, thank you. Which sucks, btw.

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