Apricorn DVR Expander offers up to 2TB storage space

DVR Expander

Few days back we reported about Sezmi revealing its DMR 1000 personal home entertainment system. Its now time to welcome the Apricorn DVR Expander for DirecTV available in up to 1TB, 1.5TB as well as 2TB storage capacities. Offering a fast record time for standard and HDTVs, this unit supports HR20, HR21, HR22 and HR23 DVR receivers.

The input and output power supply of the unit measures 100V-240V with a speed of 50/60Hz as well as 2A / 12V-2A and 5V 2A, respectively. It flaunts a hi-speed USB 2.0 and eSATA interface and offers a buffer size of about 8MB. Designed to function at 7200rpm, the average seek time of this gadget amounts to 12ms. The shock-operating and non operating capabilities are 1000G at 1ms and 300G at 2ms, individually.

The data transfer rate of this peripheral is about 480MB/s when used with an eSATA 150 HDD and otherwise 300MB/s. The dimensions of the DVR Expander measure 214mm x 128mm x 50.8mm. Additionally, the unit is accredited by FCC as well as CE certification. The offering comes bundled with an external shielded eSATA cable, an AC power adapter and a quick start guide.

Each of the models is backed by one year limited customer service warranty. The Apricorn DVR Expander with 1TB storage capacity can be picked up for $129 (approx. Rs. 5,950) whereas the 1.5TB variant costs about $169 (approx. Rs. 7,790). The device with an in-built capacity of 2TB is priced at $249 (approx. Rs. 11,470).