Transcend has today announced the launch of StoreJet 18M USB powered Portable Hard Drive which is only 17.45 mm thick and is small and light enough to be taken anywhere with plug-and-play interface for instant data portability.
About the size of pack of playing cards, the 1.8-inch (17.45 mm) thick mini size Transcend StoreJet 18M USB portable hard drive is designed for business travelers and is available in 120-GB storage capacity with 4200 rpm having 8-MB data cache buffer.The new Transcend StoreJet 18M portable hard drive sports a sleep and refinded compact zinc-allow body with a designer gloss diamond pattern and it comes with anti-slip rubber feet for stable base for resting on a table or computer case.
The mini-size portable USB hard drive features a custom One-Touch auto-backup button that allows users to take instant backup (or synchronize) the data on the portable hard drive with connected notebook or desktop computer. In addition, the Transcend StoreJet 18M portable hard drive conforms with toughest US Military standards for damages due to vibration and impact/drop making it the toughest portable USB hard drive in the market today.
Competing directly with Seagate FreeAgent and Western Digital MyPassport along with several made-in-china and taiwan brands USB portable hard drives avilable in India, the new Transcend StoreJet 18M portable USB hard drive is equipped with a single high speed USB 2.0 port used both for data transfer of upto 480 MB per seconds and power connection.
The Transcend StoreJet 18M portable hard drive is powered by USB port and it allows users to store massive volumes of all sorts of personal files, music, digital photos, and even full-length HDTV movies and still have space left for work or school documents.
The hard drive is also equipped with a wealth of useful software tools which can be installed to run directly from the portable hard drive when a user plug it in to the USB port.
Like its earlier launched portable 2.5-inch StoreJet 25F USB hard drive, the Transcend StoreJet 18M portable hard drive also comes with StoreJet Elite Data Management Tools which includes seven time-saving data management functions such as Website AutoLogin, PC-Lock, Mobile Favorites with no-trace internet browsing, Secret-Zip encryption, Mobile E-mail, Intelligent scheduled Data Backup, Security and file compression (ZIP) tool and Online Update.
The 1.8-inch thick Transcend StoreJet 18M portable hard drive supports all the Microsoft operating systems including Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 / XP / Vista, besides Mac and Linux, providing seamless data exchange between different operating systems.
The StoreJet 18M is equipped with easy plug and play operation and featuers a high-speed USB 2.0 interface (with support for USB 1.0/1.1). There is no worry about plugging and unplugging the flash drive as it not have any external power or battery.
Transcend StoreJet 18M USB Portable Hard Drive Features
- USB based portable external hard drive
- Storage capacity – 120 GB, 320 GB, 500 GB
- 4200 rpm, 8-MB data cache buffer
- 1.8-inch mini-size
- Sleek and refined compact zinc-alloy body
- Compact design with attractive bright colors
- One-Touch auto-backup button
- Fully Hi-Speed USB 2.0 compliant, compatible with USB1.0/1.1
- 480 MB per second data transfer
- Easy Plug and Play operation – no external power or battery needed
- Includes the StoreJet Elite Data Management software pack which includes seven time-saving data management functions:
- Website AutoLogin: Automatically login to your online accounts
- PC-Lock: Use the StoreJet 25F as a key to lock your computer
- Mobile Favorites: Browse your favorite websites wherever you go with no-trace browing feature
- Secret-Zip Function: Compress and password-protect files using powerful 256-bit AES Encryption
- E-Mail: Use any computer to securely check, save and send email
- DataBackup: Backup, restore and synchronize your mobile data
- Online Update: Download the latest version of StoreJet Elite data management software
- Driverless installation (only Windows 98SE requires driver installation)
- Up to 10 years data retension
- More than 100,000 program/erase cycles
- Dimensions (L x W x H ): 98.7 x 65.7 x 17.45 mm
- Three Year warranty
The 120-GB storage capacity Transcend StoreJet 18M Portable USB external drive is available for Rs. 6,500 with 2-year warranty. Visitwww.transcendusa.com for more details.