14 DAY TRIAL // Super Talent is keen on adopting the SuperSpeed USB (also known as USB 3.0) technology as fast as possible and across as many product ranges as possible, and for this reason, the company has just outed an external HDD model featuring this high-speed data transfer technology, namely the USB 3.0 Storage POD.
With 3x the available power and a theoretical throughput that is 10x faster than its predecessor, USB 3.0 was made for external storage, enabling portable hard-drives to reach speeds that were previously only obtainable on the SATA bus, yet remain fully backward compatible to the millions of USB 2.0 enabled products, something that, admittedly, eSATA was never able to do.
In fact, what makes the Super Talent USB 3.0 Storage POD so interesting (and it's safe to say that this applies to other external HDDs using SuperSpeed USB technology as well) is the fact that it manages to function as fast as or faster than the internal hard drive, making it a very good solution for users who're looking for a solution for daily storage, not only those searching for a backup drive.
However, the Storage POD is ideal for the Road Warrior, since there’s no external power adapter, no drivers to install and weighs a mere 200 grams.
Reaching speeds of up to 90 MB/s, for about the same price as a USB 2.0 external drive, the USB 3.0 Storage POD truly delivers on performance and convenience.
“The USB 3.0 Storage POD is going to change the perception of external storage. No longer should an external USB drive seen as second-class storage. Now you can upgrade the storage capabilities of your existing system without opening the case and in a convenient form factor that you can take with you anywhere,”said CH Lee, COO of SuperTalent.
Last, but certainly not least, it's quite important to mention the fact that the Super Talent USB 3.0 HDD is extremely affordable, a 500 GB version selling for somewhere in the vicinity of 99 US dollars.