22MB/sec USB keychain Storage / IO Data Posted by zmcnulty on Sep 22, 2004 - 07:06 PM |
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It wasn't so long ago I was saying how the 12MB/sec CompactFlash cards [1] were fast. I even said "sheesh," which I honestly don't do very often. IO Data Device Corporation will release the "EasyDisk Platinum2" high-speed USB memory devices, with a read speed of 22MB/sec, in early October. The price of the 256MB "EDP2-256M" is 5,880 yen, the 512MB "EDP2-512M" is 10,500 yen, and the 1GB "EDP2-1G" is 19,845 yen. A 2GB model is also planned for release soon. Supported operating systems are Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP. The interface is USB 2.0, and it operates off bus power. The transfer speed, for reading, is 22MB/sec, and for writing, 13MB/sec - this makes it about twice as fast as the company's existing "EasyDisk Platinum" product. IO Data has said that this read speed is currently the fastest. The device is rich with security features, such as included software that ranges from "QLock" to disallow operation of the PC is the EasyDisk is removed, "SDrive" creating a virtual drive on an existing hard drive while the EasyDisk is inserted, "e-Warifu V2" dividing and encrypting files, and finally "KeySafe Plus" that will password protect the EasyDisk itself. The size of the drive is 21 x 78 x 13.5mm (W x D x H), and it weighs 20g. A 1m USB extension cable is included.  [2]Inspired by: http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0922/iodata.htm [3] Press Release: http://www.iodata.jp/news/2004/09/edp2.htm [4] |
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This article is from TechJapan http://www.techjapan.com/ The URL for this story is: http://www.techjapan.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=523 Links in this article [1] http://www.techjapan.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=423 [2] http://www.techjapan.com/images/0904/092204/inc_f.jpg [3] http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0922/iodata.htm [4] http://www.iodata.jp/news/2004/09/edp2.htm |
