OCZ Announces eSATA Throttle Flash Drive

In the world of portable storage, improvement is always welcome, as users constantly require faster and higher-capacity solutions that can easily be carried around, which is why OCZ's latest product could easily draw the attention of many PC users out there.

 

The company has just announced its new Throttle eSATA drive, which has been designed to provide the storage capacity of an everyday thumb flash drive, but with the performance and speed achieved by an eSATA connector. Thanks to the now wider-spread adoption of the eSATA technology, more PC users will be able to take full advantage of OCZ's latest flash-based portable storage product.

 

“We are excited to introduce the Throttle eSATA drive, which delivers many of the key benefits of external SATA including faster transfer rates and a cost effective expansion storage for high performance computing,” said Eugene Chang, director of Product Management for the OCZ Technology Group. “The Throttle is available in high densities and offers exceptional peak interface speeds for high performance notebooks, desktops, consumer electronics and entry level servers. In the case where an eSATA port is not available, the Throttle has the ability to connect via USB as well for ultimate flexibility.”

 

As far as specifications are concerned, the OCZ new Throttle eSATA Drive has clearly been designed to present computer enthusiasts with an impressive performance level over traditional USB flash storage. According to the company, the new addition can achieve speeds of 90MB/s and 30MB/s for read and write, respectively.

 

Also, with a storage capacity ranging from 8GB to 32GB, users can be certain that their most critical data is safe and can be stored fast on the new device. In addition, the company has taken in consideration the fact that the majority of users won't be able to take advantage of the eSATA interface, which is why it has featured its new flash-based portable storage drive with an additional mini USB 2.0 port.

 

The flash-based product maker is yet to unveil pricing and availability information on the new product.