Rocstor Airhawk A9i Line

Rocstor, provider of data storage and encryption solutions, announces the newest addition to its AIRHAWK line of external hard drives. The AIRHAWK A9i pocket drives deliver performance and reliability. Designed and engineered to meet the needs of demanding mobile data storage market, the AIRHAWK A9i 2.5” external hard drives are compatible with both Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems.

AIRHAWK A series
“The new A9i will deliver an exceptional price point with the same quality and specifications over its predecessor the Airhawk A9,” says Mr. G. Asher, Rocstor Director of Business Development. The new AIRHAWK pocket drives contain a fast, high capacity 2.5” SATA drive mechanism, the new Initio chipset provides with up to 800 MB/sec transfer speeds and multiple interfaces in a stylish case and silent operation.

Groundbreaking Design
The first design of its kind, the AIRHAWK series sets a new standard for unprecedented design, quality, versatility, and capability that will satisfy the most sophisticated audience. With its distinct, soft, and crisp angular design, the enclosure has the appearance and feel of a stealth vehicle because of its re�entrant triangles, corner reflectors and platform alignments. The Airhawk pocket drives can be placed on either side.

Despite its diminutive size and shockâ€?absorbent chamber, the AIRHAWK’s wide array of ports ensures maximum compatibility regardless of the type of computer or operating system in use. A combination of ports, FireWire 800 (1394b, IEEE) ports, FireWire 400 (1394a, IEEE) and High Speed USB 2.0 makes these devices some of the most versatile drives on the market.

Special 3 year Limited Warranty:
If the two part outer plastic casing of Airhawk brakes/cracks for any reason Rocstor will replace them for free.

Wide Range of Applications
Operating with Mac OS, Linux and Microsoft Windows, this external drive offers storage capacities ranging from 160GB to 500GB as well as ‘plugâ€?andâ€?play’ capability with hard drive speeds of up to 7,200rpm. This allows users to quickly back up or archive valuable data, large video files and digital photo collections. The bootable feature allows the user to boot access and operate all programs and data via any other computer under the same OS environments.

Special Features:

• Pocket size external storage drive
• Incorporates SATA Hard Drive
• Powered by Initio chipset
• USB 2.0, FireWire 400 (1394a) and FireWire 800 (1394b) connections
• Enables FW 1394 bus powered and bootable
• Speeds up to 800 Megabytes per second
• Enhanced with shockâ€?resistant mechanism, despite its small size
• Reduces power consumption with hard drive spinâ€?down support
• Daisy chain multiple FireWire devices as storage needs grow
• Automatic configuration (preâ€?formatted for plug and play)
• Crossâ€?platform compatibility
• Includes all necessary cables and software

Specifications:

• Capacities: 250GB, 320GB and 500GB (750GB and 1TB will be available in 2nd and 3rd, quarter 2010)
• Rotational Speeds: available with 5,400 or 7,200 rpm
• Interface: USB, FireWire 800 1394b and FireWire 400 1394a IEEE, FireWire 400 1394a IEEE and High Speed USB 2.0 (1.1 compatible)
• Transfer Rates: Up to 800MB/s FireWire 800, up to 400MB/s FireWire 400 and up to 480MB/s USB
• Dimension: ~ 5.5×3.6×0.6 inches or ~14×9.2×1.6 cm
• Weight: ~ 6.3 ounce (0.17 kilograms)
• System Requirements: Mac or PC computers with USB (1.1 or 2.0) or FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) or FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a) port(s); Apple: PowerPC or Intel Core Duo processor; PC: 266MHz or faster Intel or equivalent processor
• Recommended Memory: 512MB RAM
• Operating System requirements: Apple: PowerPC or Intel Core Duo processor running Mac OS 9, X, Leopard, Snow Leopard; PC: Microsoft, Windows, 2000, Me, XP, Vista or Windows 7
• Power Requirements: FireWire or USB Bus Power

Availability:
The AIRHAWK A9i will be available at the end of January 2010, through our distribution and reseller channel domestically and internationally.

Designed, assembled, and integrated in the U.S.A. using domestic and/or foreign components.