Did we mention how much the un-Sony-like mass-storage mode warmed our jaded (and occasionally Mac-using) hearts?

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An astute tipster also noted that USB storage mode is no longer selected from settings -- it's chosen at the time the phone is plugged in.

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One major annoyance we noticed is that neither the Captivate nor Vibrant were able to connect to our Macs in mass storage mode, and only the Captivate could connect to PCs.

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The ZOTAC RAIDbox accommodates up to two mSATA SSD drives and lets users select the best storage mode to suit their needs whether its maximum performance with RAID 0, enhanced data security with RAID 1, independent drives with JBOD or a simply span data in the BIG mode.

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In a data warehouse, the main mode of access is a relational database storage paradigm, in which the structure of the data was predetermined at the time the database was designed.

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