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LG has announced a new series of external HDDs for the South Korean market, the XD5 Mini. Designed specifically for use with netbooks, this 2.5-inch drive is available in 320GB and 500GB sizes and supports SATA-II interface for a faster and efficient data transfer. The XD5 Mini will be sold for $86 (320GB) and $120 (500GB), respectively. More
Active Media has unveiled a new range of SSDs called the SaberTooth S4. Coming in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities, these mini PCIe cards feature a SATA-II 3.0 Gbps interface, MLC NAND flash memory chips, a Jmicron JMF602B controller and provide sequential read/write speeds of up to 130/50 MB/s. These drives are compatible with SATA based netbooks including Eee PC models S101, 900, 900A, 901 and 1000, and work with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Linux as well as Mac OS 10.x. [Active]
Reigncom iRiver Domino USB flash drive is currently available in 2GB, 4GB, 16GB and 32GB models. These storage devices are differentiated by a large print of the memory in a single digit on one side of the flash drive. The price ranges from $20 to $64, depending on the models that you choose. [iRiver]
Taiwan-based Team Group has announced a new series of solid state drives, the P2 IDE. Coming in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities, these 2.5-inch drives feature an IDE interface, MLC NAND flash memory chips, a MTBF of 2 million hours and provide read/write speeds of up to 80/50 MB/s for the 32GB model or 60/40 MB/s for both 64GB and 128GB models. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing and availability yet. [HardwareCanucks]
The MEMO 2 RY is a unique USB thumb drive, as its part USB flash drive, part paper, part wood. The paper portion looks like a post-it pad to write on and the rest of the USB key just sports a wood grain finish. The 8GB of MEMO 2 RY retails for £98.48 ($163.54). It is also available in 2GB and 4GB of storage space. [Product Page]
Taiwan-based manufacturer Silicon Power has once again expanded its LuxMini 920 series of USB flash drives by announcing the all new 64GB version. Coming in black with silver chequered pattern, this compact drive features a scratch and fingerprint proof enclosure, a USB 1.1/2.0 connection interface and provides read and write speeds of up to 30MB/s and 20MB/s, respectively. In addition, the drive also has Error Correcting Code (ECC) functionality and Wear Leveling technology to boost its data reliability and extend its lifespan. Pricing info is still unknown at the moment. [Press Release]
I-O Data has rolled out its new SuperSpeed USB 3.0 external HDD, the HDJ-UT. Measuring 46mm x 223mm x 155mm and weighing 1.6kg, the drive is available in either 1TB or 1.5TB capacity and provides transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps (USB 3.0) or 480Mbps (USB 2.0). The 1TB (HDJ-UT1.0) and 1.5TB (HDJ-UT1.5) are now available in Japan for 21,000 Yen (about $231) and 25,300 Yen (about $279), respectively. [Product Page via GadgetFolder]
Super Talent has launched their latest SuperSpeed USB 3.0 RAIDDrive which supports transfer speeds of up to 200MB/sec or 10x faster compared to USB 2.0 drives. If you use a separate UAS Protocol driver with a USB 3.0 port, the SuperSpeed drive can reach speeds up to 320MB/sec. Measuring 95mm x 37mm x 13.5mm, the Super Talent SuperSpeed USB 3.0 RAIDDrive is currently available in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB storage capacities. The drives are also fully compatible with USB 1.1 and USB 2.0. [Super Talent]
IronKey has proudly introduced its D200 secure USB drive that boasts a rugged enclosure that protects the critical components. The drive adopts AES 256-bit hardware encryption in hardware and an active malware defenses to protect even the most sensitive data. Additional features of the IronKey D200 include new policy enforcement, usability and field-maintenance capabilities, dual-channel architecture enables rapid data transfer rates, a strong authentication token, secure management of encryption keys and can defend itself against physical, malware and password attacks. [Ironkey]
LaCie has launched the Network Space 2 Network Attached Storage (NAS) and media server that is designed by Neil Poulton. The Network Space 2 is user friendly thanks to the preloaded LaCie Network Assistant that allows users to customize the dashboard with widgets allowing them to easily access networks, drive information, user accounts, and drive capacity. The device can also stream multimedia files to any UPnP/DLNA compliant devices, including Sony’s PlayStation 3 or Microsoft’s Xbox 360 gaming consoles. The LaCie Network Space 2 features the iTunes server software, which enables Mac or PC users play content directly from the drive instead of their local iTunes libraries. Meanwhile, the Download Machine feature lets users to download multiple BitTorrents sans PC. [LaCie]
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