Sony releases Micro Vault MACH USB 3.0 flash drive, gives it the Cylon treatment

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  • January 18, 2012 at 3:28 am

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Sony Micro Vault MACH USB 3.0 drive next to computer

We’ve got to give it Sony, as it really knows about style. The company’s latest line of flash drives has just been announced and besides their good looks you’ll find a speedy USB 3.0 device inside. The Micro Vault MACH USB 3.0 flash drive comes in 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB varieties and claim read speeds of 60MB/s for the 8GB and 120MB/s for the rest of the line. Write speeds can shoot up to 90MB/s, busting what most USB 2.0 drives can achieve.
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Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 gives you SSD performance in a USB 3.0 flash drive

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  • November 19, 2011 at 8:27 am

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Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 flash drive 256GB

USB flash drives are loved as convenient forms of portable storage and loathed for their very slow speeds. Remember those spy flicks where you our lovely hero(ine) is risking capture while waiting for ages to transfer a bunch of state secrets on a USB stick. Well, Hollywood producers take note, a new kind of flash drive is in town.

Kingston, maker of all things memory, has unveiled the DataTraveler HyperX 3.0. It’s a USB 3.0 device and promises transfer speeds of up to 225MB/s read and 135MB/s write. These make it by far the fastest USB flash drive out there now. Speed is owed to an 8-channel architecture while the drive is also USB 2.0 backwards compatible but at much slower 30MB/s transfer speeds.

The HyperX brand had so far been reserved for the company’s enthusiast memory and more recently its SSD drive line. Kingston points out that USB 3.0 transfer speeds are good enough so that you can work on large files or launch applications directly from the drive. The drive also offers Windows ReadyBoost support to speed up Windows systems.
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Seagate calls first on 4TB external hard drive

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  • September 7, 2011 at 3:14 am

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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 4TB

There is a certain satisfaction in calling out first, that Seagate must be feeling right now. Seagate just announced the world’s first 4TB external hard drive, which has been added to their growing GoFlex Desk line. The standard unit comes with USB 3.0 support (USB 2.0 backwards compatible) and is available now for $250, while a Mac version will be coming out soon with Firewire 800 and USB 2.0 connectivity. But, as with all GoFlex drives, the base can be swapped for different connectivity options; like something more interesting perhaps, let’s say Thunderbolt?

Seagate also managed a design refresh, giving the drive a more “industrial” look. The unit weights 2.38 lbs and measures 6.22 x 4.88 x 1.73-inches and has enough space for 2,000 HD movies, or you know, those “documentaries” you like watching late at night. Full press release after the break.
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LaCie’s Rugged Mini external hard drive can take some abuse, can’t wait to get into your pocket

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  • July 20, 2011 at 2:34 am

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LaCie Rugged Mini - USB3.0 portable hard drive

The folks at LaCie are known for busting out some of the best looking external storage devices out there; and with their more recent ‘Rugged’ family of hard drives, they have also been toying with the most robust of the bunch.

Here comes the latest addition to the Rugged family, the Rugged Mini, which has been shrunk to a pocketable size while still keeping the trademark orange bumper. The latest drive, which has also been designed by Neil Poulton, is rain, drop and shock resistant, while LaCie claims that a 1-ton car can drive over it and the drive will still work.
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