Sony To Add FireWire to Portable Hard Drives
February 10, 2003
New York, NY - Having recently introduced its new Giga Vault portable hard-disk media packs, with up 40 GB of digital data storage for holding large amounts of DVD-quality video, digital images and digital music, Sony reports an i.Link IEEE 1394 digital interface for Mac computer users is expected to be available shortly.
Giga Vault hard-disk media now connects via the USB 2.0 interface to a Windows Operating System-based computer. The high-speed USB 2.0 interface provides a transfer rate up to 40-times faster than the USB 1.1 interface.
Giga Vault portable hard-disk media comes with driver software for Windows 98SE operating systems and recommended for Windows Me/2000/XP systems. It also comes with a rechargeable battery that offers between one-and-a-half and five hours of steady power supply depending upon usage, the manufacturer describes.
The unit weighs only 10 ounces and has a shock absorbing body that helps protect the integrity of files when in transport. The unit also features an innovative form factor in which the hard-disk media and the USB 2.0 interface adaptor "cap" can be purchased together or separately. Customers can purchase additional hard disk media as their storage requirements grow, or buy an extra adaptor cap for a second computer, enabling them to carry just the media between their PCs.
Sony's Giga Vault portable hard-disk media will be available in April, at a suggested retail price of $299.99.
For more information, visit
www.sony.com
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