OCZ Mini Kart Portable USB Flash Drive-Ultra Slim
If you like memory sticks as small as possible, OCZ has got your back. The Mini-Kart USB 2 Flash Drives are only 2.8mm (0.11 inch) thin!
OCZ achieves this by flattening the USB connector to pretty much just the contacts and leaves them exposed. You can fit this in your wallet or keychain (a tiny keychain hole and keychain loop is included) without any discernable bulk.
The exposed connector is built rugged enough to withstand being in the open. No more crappy connector caps to lose and pocketable and it even comes with a blue LED status light. Sign us up.
The Mini USB FLash Drive is available now in 512mb, 1gb, and 2gb sizes.
From their press release.
he OCZ Mini-Kart is the ideal solution for anyone seeking ultimate portability with their personal USB flash drive; The lightweight Mini-Kart housing is 2.8mm thick, making this compact unit small enough to store in your wallet, ensuring that it is always handy to access or transfer documents, music, pictures and videos from your home or work computer. As a result of the incredibly thin Mini-Kart profile you’ll never have to unplug surrounding USB ports to make room, a common problem with many oversized competitor drives.
“Miniaturization is the biggest trend in the semiconductor industry,” commented Dr. Michael Schuette, VP of Technology Development at OCZ Technology. “The ultra-thin miniature USB 2.0 Mini-Kart drive is designed with ultimate portability and reliability in mind, and is the perfect vehicle for transferring anything from valuable files and multimedia to huge game demos from one rig to another.”
Users can access files stored on the Mini-Kart from the convenience of any USB port thanks to True “Plug and Play” functionality. Instantaneously play music, view images, or open files as if the Mini-Kart was an onboard hard drive. The Mini-Kart features a glowing blue LED in the base of the drive to signal read/write activity.
The OCZ Mini-Kart Flash Drive series will be available in 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB capacities so users can choose from a variety of prices and storage preferences. OCZ is committed to providing superior products and service to our customers. The OCZ Mini-Kart is designed to be the most portable USB flash memory drive on the market and comes backed with a 3 year warranty for the ultimate peace of mind.
OCZ Roadster Portable USB 2 Flash Drive
OCZ’s new Roadster USB Flash Drive is one of the smallest portable USB drives out there.
What makes this USB flash drive unique is the combination of small size and ruggedness. Some of the other mini USB flash drives out there are rather flimsy, including OCZ’s own Ultra Slim Mini Kart usb flash drive.
A clever foldover design protects a full fledged USB connector yet remains small enough to fit on a keychain.
Currently only available at 1gb size.
From their press release.
The ultra-portable “Top-Down” design of the OCZ Roadster makes data storage and transferring easier and more portable than ever. Best of all, there is no cap to lose with the OCZ Roadster’s modern design. Unlike other convertible drives the Roadster remains ultra portable thanks to a very compact profile that manages to put all the memory components into the connector alone.
The OCZ Roadster is the ideal solution for anyone seeking ultimate portability with their personal USB flash drive; The compact and convertible design makes this unit small enough to carry on a keychain or in your pocket at all times, ensuring that it is always handy to access or transfer documents, music, pictures and videos from your home or work computer. In addition, the Roadster’s small footprint means you’ll never have to unplug surrounding USB ports to make room, a common problem with many oversized competitor drives.
“A major concern regarding traditional flash USB drives is how easy it is to misplace the cap, and unfortunately many capless solutions are either too bulky or require consumers to sacrifice performance” commented Alex Mei, VP of Marketing, OCZ Technology Inc. “The newest flash drive in OCZ’s lineup, the OCZ Roadster, addresses these concerns with an innovative convertible capless design and a tiny profile, making this the perfect USB 2.0 USB drive for consumers on the go.”
Users can access files stored on the Roadster from the convenience of any USB port thanks to True “Plug and Play” functionality. Instantaneously play music, view images, or open files as if the Roadster was an onboard hard drive. The OCZ Roadster Flash Drive series will be first available in 1GB capacity, with more sizes to follow.
OCZ is committed to providing superior products and service to our customers.The OCZ Roadster is designed to be the most portable convertible USB flash memory drive on the market and comes backed with a 3 year warranty for the ultimate peace of mind.
Maxtor Fusion 500gb external usb gigabit ethernet hard drive.
One of the things Seagate got along with their recent buyout of Maxtor was their popular line of external hard drives. Maxtor was smart enough to forsee the trend in easy to install external drives that used USB and/Firewire interfaces, beating both Seagate and Western Digital to that market.
Now Maxtor is adding to their OneTouch series of personal and small business (now in it’s 3rd iteration).
The Maxtor Fusion external USB hard drive is made for networks. The device can be used as a web file server besides the usual storage/backup functions. Starting at 500gb and supporting gigabit ethernet this box comes with software to easily organize and share your media content with other members even while you are working remotely.
With something like this the software is a critical component of the system. After all what good is a fast drive if backing up and file sharing and organizing is a pain in the butt?
Crunchgear has a nice review of the drive and its software for your perusal.