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(Continued from page 8) WavLink was the product being sold, but I de-
cided to check into other options and getting a
-now/495606/iphones-can-easily-be-turned- few reviews. After a couple of days searching,
into-a-bodycam-to-record-police I came to the conclusion to purchase the
WavLink.
The WavLink is
WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENS WHEN I TURN
ON MY COMPUTER? a device which
allows me to in-
sert my SATA
We all turn on and off our computers without hard drives in
thinking much about it. Hit the button and the and connect to
screen lights up and the programs become vi- my computer via
able and we do whatever. If you’d like to un- USB 3.0 and
derstand the process, read this How-To Geek view the files on
article that explains it very nicely. https:// the drive using
www.howtogeek.com/398493/what-exactly- Windows File
happens-when-you-turn-on-your-computer/ Explorer. This makes it a perfect solution for
data recovery or drive imaging if you just wish
to backup to another drive.
P. S. – I just learned something! At the top of Once connecting the WavLink to the included
one of these articles (I was on Firefox) I no- power pack and connecting the USB to your
ticed a little box that said “Toggle Reader View computer, it’s as simple as plugging in your
f-9”. Hmm … never noticed that before. I hard drive into the upright dock, selecting
poked the F9 button and, magically, the page source files and target path, then pushing one
turned into an ad free, nicely arranged page touch backup and restore button.
that was much easier to read than dodging ads
and videos and such! Did you know about The WavLink can be used as a stand-alone
that? device for cloning and copying mass data be-
tween two drives, the LED on the front will
flash and show you the process. WavLink is
compatible with 2.5 and 3.5 inch STAT hard
WavLink drives and solid-state disk up to 8TB. If your
computer supports USB 3.0 then you transfer
speed (5Gbps Data Transfer) will be almost
twice as fast as USB 2.0.
3.0 USB External Hard Drive Docking Station
Backup/Transfer/Clone While research, I also ran across another
WavLink Hard Drive Docking Station with Card
By Jasmine Blue D’Katz
Readers. It only has one port for a hard drive,
Realizing I had several hard drives lying but the USB ports on the front will allow you to
around or in older computers, I was look- transfer files from card reader or Hard Drive to
ing for a way to retrieve some of the data your computer.
on these drives. Then a recent ad from Price: $25 - $39 depending on where you pur-
OverHalf Sale popped up on my computer chase
so I started to research this option. The
WavLink
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