External Portable USB 3.0 SSD From Super Talent

Super Talent Technology Corporation announced the Storage POD Mini, a portable SSD.

External hard disk drives have made it easy to backup data and move data from one machine to another but its performance was limited and always slower than an internal hard drive. Thanks to USB 3.0 and SSD technologies, it is now possible to create a USB storage solution that is smaller, lighter and more rugged than a traditional HDD.

A blue anodized, all-aluminum enclosure enables this drive to be lightweight and rugged measures 110 x 68 x 10 mm (roughly the same size as an internal 2.5” HDD; without the enclosure). It fits in your pocket and requires no power adapter.

External storage is now your primary storage. No longer relegated for just backup, this lSSD is for rendering video, animations and photography. It’s primary storage that is more productive and portable. Featuring a SandForce processor, this SSD offers durability, reliability and performance. Its speed reaches over 260MB/s. Its on-board processor is able to accelerate real world performance by compressing your data, in real-time, as it writes and decompressing data as it reads. Your data now uses less space and transfers more efficiently. Backing up your system now takes a fraction of the time it would take on rotating media.

Backward compatible to USB 2.0, the Storage POD Mini is also packed with new features. This drive has a One-Touch Backup button that launches a backup routine that can support numerous machines. Just push the backup button and it will begin to backup all your pre-determined data areas at writes speeds of up to 174MB/s. Italso has a read/Write switch to protect your data from unintentional writes, similar to an SD card.

Available in 60GB, 120GB and 240GB capacities, the Storage POD Mini is shipping.