Portable storage solutions equipped with a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface are now beginning to trickle through in numbers, and the latest comes from U.S. manufacturer Active Media Products in the form of the Aviator-2.
The external drive, measuring roughly 80mm x 130mm, is small enough to carry around in your pocket and promises a big increase in performance when compared to a bandwidth-starved USB 2.0 device.
Available with 64GB or 128GB of MLC NAND Flash memory housed in its steel casing, Aviator-2 offers read and write speeds of up to 200MB/s and 160MB/s, respectively. That's about six times quicker than some of the fastest USB 2.0 pen drives currently on the market.
Trouble is, the combination of an SSD drive and a USB 3.0 enclosure isn't going to come cheap. Active Media Products currently has its 64GB and 128GB models listed at $259.95 and $449.95, respectively.
Out of your reach? Fear not, as Active Media Products is also making available a standalone Aviator-2 enclosure for $34.95. The enclosure is able to accommodate any 2.5in drive, but you'll need one of SSD variety to make full use of the bandwidth available from the USB 3.0 interface.
Press release: Active Media Products Rolls Out Aviator-2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 External SSDs
