OCZ technology recently unveiled an eSATA Flash Drive with built-in USB connectivity, similar to that of Kanguru’s e-Flash Drive announced back in November. Like the e-Flash, it offers fast eSATA transfers on computers equipped with the port, or ordinary transfers over USB for those that don’t, so you can have the best of both worlds when working between different computers.
OCZ’s Throttle does not include a full USB plug like the e-Flash, opting instead for a mini USB port, so you’ll need to carry along the included cable in order to use it over USB. The benefit here is that if you come across an unpowered eSATA port that you want to use, you can use the cable to draw power from the USB port to get your high-speed transfers.
OCZ claims the Throttle will deliver impressive read speeds of up to 90MB/s and zippy write speeds of up to 30MB/s. Pricing and release dates have yet to be announced, but Register Hardware expects them to come in at around $32 (£22/€25) for the 8GB, $56 (£38/€44) for the 16GB and $160 (£108/€125) for the 32GB version.
Sources:
OCZ Technology and Register Hardware
Via: Engadget