Freecom will thin USB 3.0 Hard Drive for Mac
The Mobile Drive Mg comes with USB 3.0 interface.
Freecom has a USB 3.0 hard drive on the market aimed primarily at Mac users. The fan-solvent magnesium housing of the Drive Mobile Mg with 320 GB capacity is 12 times 8.1 times 1 inch and weighs 170 g. The 750-gigabyte model is 1.5 cm height and 200 grams of weight is slightly larger and heavier. It is also available with an additional FireWire 800 interface.
Via USB 3.0 reaches the 2.5-inch drive according to the manufacturer transfer rates of up to 130 MByte / s. With Firewire 800 are theoretically up to 100 MByte per second.
The included USB 3.0 cable is backward compatible, so that can operate the hard disk to USB 2.0 ports. However, this of course reduces the transmission rate.
The power is also supplied via USB. Therefore no external power supply is needed.
The design with HFS + preformatted data store or gray Apple's MacBooks. In addition, the drive to Apple's Time Machine backup software is compatible.
The Mobile Drive Mg mid-January to come to market. The 320-Gbyte version costs EUR 79.95, the USB 3.0 version with 750 GB euros 119.95. For the Model with an additional FireWire port customers pay euros 129.95. The warranty is two years.
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