Yet Another USB Data Storage Device
After my wander into the world of the weird and whacky as it relates to USB I thought I should hurry up and make sure that you understood that this really was a serious technical blog.
And so to prove my bona fides I offer you this - it’s known as the Monster Drive and it really does offer some serious data storage and transfer capabilities.
The Monster Drive is made by US Modular and the base model - a 2GB version costs about the same as a 512MB flash drive.
It fits in the pal of your hand and has enough storage capacity to hold around 600 MP3s or over 350 photos.
It also comes in 4GB and 6GB versions and can be used with Windows or Macintosh without the need for any drivers.
And for the ultra techno geeks here are the technical specs:
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2GB, 4GB and 6GB high-capacity, high-performance USB Portable Pen Drive
Industry standard USB 2.0 interface
Reliable storage performance for any device with a USB port, including PCs, digital media players, handheld computers & other portable devices
Low power consumption
1500G shock resistance rating
Ultra lightweight & compact (weight 16 grams)
Media type: Glass
Rotational speed: 4,200 RPM
Media transfer rate: 52.4-99.6 Mbits/sec
Transfer rate: 3.3-6.5 Mbytes/sec
Seek time (avg.): 10 msec
Error rate (unrecoverable): 1 per bit
Head load/unload cycles: 300,000
Voltage: 3.3/5.0 VDC +/- 5% Auto Detect
Current (write): 275 mA
Current (idle): 18 mA
Dimensions: 42.8 X 36.4 X 5.0 mm
Temperature: 0° to 65° C operating
Relative humidity: 8 to 90% operating
Shock (half sine): 175G (2ms) operating
Vibration (swept sine): 1G 0-pk (5-500 Hz) operating
You can find out more about the company behind the product and some of their other state-of-the-art storage devices here