14 DAY TRIAL // There have been many so-called combo or hybrid devices released over the years, and InnoDisk has now come forth with its own latest such product, one that merges the functionality of two of the most common forms of Flash storage.
NAND Flash memory has come to be used in various things, from smartphones to memory cards to flash drives and, of course, solid state drives.
Of them all, memory cards can be seen as more purpose-oriented, which is why only particular types of electronics can interface with them directly (cameras, etc.).
To circumvent this so-called limitation, companies have been selling card readers, either as part of other products, such as laptops, or as standalone devices.
Now, however, InnoDisk created a sort of merger between a more or less conventional flash drive and one such card reader.
Basically, the very small device, about as large as a 1 Euro coin, has an integrated microSDHC card reader.
Said reader lets it add up to an additional 32 GB of storage to its own built-in capacity, which can be anything from 1 GB to 32 GB.
In other words, the newcomer measures 20.9 x 15.4 x 9.8 mm and can have, as one may have already guessed, a total of up to 64 GB.
All in all, this invention is 'Based on the concept "Plug and Forget", applied with the patent of mini-sized USB connector and special patented USB schematics taken out by InnoDisk,”
A final benefit is the lack of need for special drivers, which essentially means Plug and Play readiness, and the small size makes it possible to just leave the drive plugged into the USB port indefinitely.
As for the actual performance, the read and write speeds are of 12 MB/s and 3 MB/s, respectively.
Unfortunately, even though the nanoUSB Dual has been officially released, it has not yet been given an official price tag.