Zalman Announces HDD Enclosure with Virtual Drive Feature

[btarunr]

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]

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$$]

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

 

[air_ii]

USB2.0 or 3.0?

 

[faraprejudecai]

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]

I would buy this!

 

[AsRock]

USB2.0 or 3.0?

xternal SATA 3 Gb/s connection available.

So SATA 2

 

[Black Hades]

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]

So SATA 2

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

 

[AsRock]

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]

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]

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.