Dane-Elec is jumping into the USB 3.0 speedboat by announcing a full line-up of external hard and solid state drives that make use of the new connection interface. Part of the So(Mobile/Ready) SuperSpeed series, the USB 3.0 HDDs will come in 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch formats with capacities going from 500GB to 2TB, while the So Extreme SuperSpeed SSDs, which make use of Intel X25-M SSDs, will have 80 and 160GB capacities. According to Dane-Elec, the SSDs' transfer speed reaches 250 MB/s.

"The eagerly awaited USB 3.0 revolution is finally here, and Dane-Elec is thrilled to be at its forefront," said Jon Christeson, Director of Marketing for Dane-Elec U.S. "With transfer speeds of up to ten times faster than USB 2.0 devices, these powerful products will be game changers for consumers and small businesses that regularly work with large files such as video content."

Overall, Dane-Elec's USB 3.0 offer will make its retail debut on December 11 and include the 500GB ($180) and 640GB ($200) 2.5-inch SoMobile SuperSpeed HDDs, 500GB ($150), 750GB ($170), 1TB ($200), 1.5TB ($240) and 2TB (price N/A) 3.5-inch SoReady SuperSpeed HDDs and 80GB ($400) and 160GB ($800) 2.5-inch SSD Premium SuperSpeed drives.




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