Formac Elektronik GmbH explained

Formac Elektronik GmbH
Type:	Public
Location City:	Berlin
Location Country:	Germany
Industry:	Semiconductors - Specialized
Products:	Graphics Cards

Formac Elektronic GmbH is a European-based manufacturer of various PC devices. Formac is most widely known for its TFT Display range, desktop and portable data storage products, or historically for its advanced Graphics cards and video conversion products.

Displays

Formac sold monitors under their Gallery line, with the first ones being exclusive to Apples Mac line of PCs, due to them being offered with only a ADC connector. The Formac Gallery 2010 and Gallery 1740 from 2002 were the first to be offered in a second version with a DVI connector.^{[1] [2]} In 2004 Formac launched the Gallery Xtreme 1900, which was later also offered with a TFT LCD panel.^{[3] [4]}

Portable storage

Formac sold portable storage since 2006 with the Disk Mini, which offered a FireWire 400 connection as well as a USB 2.0 port.^[5] A later version only had USB ports and at launch offered up to 250 GB of storage.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024-05-18 . 2002-12-17 . Formac Gallery 2010 flat-panel display review . cnet.com .
2. Web site: 2024-05-18 . 2002-02-10 . Formac Gallery 1740 (DVI) review . cnet.com .
3. Web site: 2024-05-18 . 2004-10-22 . Formac's budget performance Gallery Xtreme . engadget.com .
4. Web site: 2024-05-18 . 2004-11-30 . Formac Gallery Xtreme 1900 review . cnet.com .
5. Web site: 2024-05-18 . 2009-01-05 . Harden up - buying an external disc drive . nzherald.co.nz .
6. Web site: 2024-05-18 . 2007-08-27 . Formac announces Disk Mini hard drives . channeldailynews.com .