Mini-SATA (abbreviated as mSATA), which is distinct from the micro connector,[47] was announced by the Serial ATA International Organization on September 21, 2009.[55] Applications include netbooks, laptops and other devices that require a solid-state drive in a small footprint. The connector is similar in appearance to a PCI Express Mini Card interface,[56] but is not electrically compatible; the data signals (TX±/RX± SATA, PETn0 PETp0 PERn0 PERp0 PCI Express) need a connection to the... [+]

The stick, you just want to save the data, really heal? That comes into the aging system really cope with large hard drives? To clarify this, and the integrity of data carriers, c't has developed the small program H2testw. It describes the selected disk with test data, it then reads back and verifies it. No error to occur, is not expected to capacity-related problems. This is also suitable for detection of manipulated H2testw USB sticks with the wrong size specification, as 2008 came in large... [+]