Sony Announces Micro Vault MACH, Brings USB 3.0 to Flash Drives
Written by Alan Tuesday, 17 January 2012 05:39
Sony announced today that they are releasing their first USB 3.0 flash drive. The tiny new piece of shiny hardware is called the Micro Vault MACH. With transmission speeds up to 5 Gbit/s, USB 3.0 is reportedly ten times faster than USB 2.0. Computers have only recently begun to come out with support for the new standard so there isn’t yet a lot of hardware that takes advantage of it.
The new Sony Micro Vault MACH will put the company ahead of most other flash drive makes in this market. Corsair and Kingston both have drives already on the market, but few of the lower-tier hardware makers are there yet. This will replace the popular Sony Micro Vault model, which was USB 2.0. The flash drive has downloadable (not pre-installed) free software like File Rescue and x- Pict Story. File Rescue allows users to recover lost and accidentally deleted files, while x-Pict Story gives users the ability to create simple picture display slide shows. In their press release Sony touted the following features:
- First USB 3.0 flash memory drive from Sony
- Available in 8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB capacities
- Ultra-fast transfers up to 120 MB/s read / 90 MB/s write*
- Sleek aluminium body with retractable USB connector and LED indicator
USB 3.0 devices and ports are all backwards compatible with USB 2.0, which at this early stage is a very handy feature. USB 3.0 is compatible with Windows 7, Vista and XP (SP3) as well as Mac OSX 10.1 and newer. Exact release dates and pricing information was not provided in the announcement, and the flash drive isn’t yet available on the Sony website.
Source: Sony Press Centre
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