USB 3.0 Express Drive Unveiled by Super Talent

Last time Super Talent launched a product was back in January, when it released the enterprise-class TeraDrive FT2 solid state drive. Stepping back into the spotlight, the DDR, DDR2, and DDR3 and flash memory maker is now targeting the consumer segment with a flash device designed to address consumer needs for fast portable data storage solutions. Known as the USB 3.0 Express Drive, the flash drive obviously uses the USB 3.0 interface and can reach speeds of up to 125MB/s.

Measuring 62 x 37 x7.5 mm, the USB 3.0 Express Drive is built around a patented technology protected under US Patent # 7457897. The drive can already achieve the 125MB/s transfer rate, which means that a 600MB movie can be copied in just 12 seconds. This, however, says Super Talent, is not necessarily the upper limit, as the developers expect to further improve this performance over the coming weeks, by using an advanced driver technology.

The company expects to achieve this even while keeping power consumption at a level where there is no need of separate power cables. Super Talent also assures consumers that the USB 3.0 flashExpress drive is backward compatible with USB 2.0/1.1 ports, although, naturally, transfer rates will be restricted by the 2.0/1.1 standard's limit.

"This product underscores Super Talent’s continued leadership in the USB 3.0 storage market," said Super Talent COO, C.H. Lee. “We’ve listened to our customers and responded with a USB 3.0 product that not only meets the market needs but hits the balance point between price and performance.”

Super Talent expects to make the device widely available through its worldwide resellers sometime during March. The release will include models of both 16GB and 32GB. Unfortunately, prices have not been mentioned as of yet, though it is possible that they may depend on just how much higher a transfer speed the developers will reach with their special drive.