Sony's Giga Vault Portable Hard-Disc Media Now Available
June 30, 2003
Park Ridge, N.J. - Sony's new Giga Vault portable hard disk media device is now shipping, the company report. It offers 40 GB of digital data storage in a sleek form factor that glides easily into a shirt pocket or handbag, and holds 17 hours of DVD-quality video, 70,000 digital images or 800 hours of music.
The Giga Vault portable hard disk media works like an external hard drive. It connects via the USB 2.0 interface to a Microsoft Windows operating system-equipped computer. An i.LINK (IEEE 1394) digital interface version will be available in the fall.
Multimedia files, such as PowerPoint presentations, high-resolution images, video clips and other documents, can then be easily transferred to the device.
The unit also features an innovative form factor in which the media is separate from the USB 2.0 and i.LINK adaptor "caps." This design enables users who purchase an additional cap to carry just the media portion between their two computers. Users can also purchase additional hard disk media as their storage requirements grow.
The unit is designed to be extremely portable. Weighing only 10 ounces, Giga Vault portable hard disk media has a shock absorbing body that protects files in the event it is dropped.
It also comes with a rechargeable battery that offers between one-and-a-half and five hours of steady power supply, making it ideal for uninterrupted use while traveling.
The latest generation of Micro Vault USB storage media devices are built on the USB 2.0 platform, which offers fast data transfer capabilities yet maintain backward compatibility with the USB 1.1 protocol. The Micro Vault family comes in capacities up to 256 MB, which can store the equivalent of 176 floppy disks, making it easy to transfer and store data.
Software included in the packaging helps users manage a wide range of media files - from JPEG images to MP3s - on their computers, tag them with labels, sort by simple characteristics, create slide shows with accompanying audio, play back movies and QTVR files, and back up precious photos and other documents.
Pricing and Availability
Sony's Giga Vault portable hard disk media is available now for a suggested retail price of $299.99. An additional 40GB of media and USB adaptors are also available for list prices of $249.99 and $59.99, respectively.
For more information, visit
www.sony.com
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