Data Locker Pro AES

Data security has always been and still is a concern for everybody who needs to be protected against outside intrusion which doesn’t have to be a beneficent one. The Data Locker Pro AES 320GB is a portable drive focused on security and protected by a password. Beside its aspect which makes it look coming out of the spy movies the drive presents security features that emphasize its good mark. The LED screen displays a number pad that will let you introduce your password, and only after introducing the correct password you can unlock it and make it recognizable by the computer.

The features of the Data Locker include the turning on/off the device, an Auto Lock feature, a feature based on hardware that detects malfunction, a panic mode for self destruction, an ability to detect violent force attack and an AES encryption based on hardware. The mode featuring the self destruct operation means that you are allowed to program a delete of the data that exist on hard drive in case one has attempted for nine times to unlock without success the device. This feature proves to be very helpful indeed as long as it doesn’t get on the hands of the child who plays around the house and out of curiosity is testing it to see how it works. And for you not to reach this embarrassing situation it is better if you just create a back up for your data, since all the security features depend on the drive itself. Another thing: software and drivers do not require accessing or downloading either.

The unit presents itself twice times thicker than an iPhone measuring the same length and width. The drive is a 2.5” SATA having a speed of 5,400 rpm with a 8MB buffer. Though it is covered in a plastic-metal combination it looks somehow fragile and it is good to prevent it from careless handling. The USB port can draw a current of 5 Volt and 500mA therefore you can not mount it on some laptop, since the laptop’s USB ports have insufficient power output to be able to spin up the drive. Data Locker as mentioned before has the encrypting process inside its mechanism, fact that prevents it from faster copying test, the drive using the encrypting feature while writing, in this way slowing down the times for copying.

The drive is compatible with Mac and PC and works also with Time Machine. At its first mounting on your computer it appears on the desktop in the form of two separate 150GB volumes, of which the first one can not be changed since it contains security software and the second one you will be able to use for storage. Whereas reformatting the drive with the use of Disk utility you will be able to condense the two volumes into a single 300GB unit. For updating the firmware that belongs to the drive needs to use windows. Anyway, owing such a security device ensures you of the freedom to work on your PC without being afraid of being hacked or trespassed by the intruders and Data Locker Pro AES is created to offer the comfort of security.