- eSATA Multiple Operation System supported, no driver needed in Windows 2003/XP/Vista, Mac 9.x or later, Linux Kernel 2.4 or later.
- Full Compliance with USB 2.0; true Plug & Play connection.
- USB bus powered-- from USB port, no external power or battery needed for with any USB port 2.0
- eSATA bus powered: Powered from USB port, no external power or battery needed (*for use with notebook combination eSATA/USB ports)
- Shock resistant, noise-free and secure data retention, plus low power consumption
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The Ridata eSATA Racer Series external flash drive is one of the first of its kind to hit the market. It features both an eSATA and USB combination port taking advantage of the new notebooks that feature both eSATA and USB connectivity. It is the first of its kind with both an eSATA connector (eSATA connector for notebook eSATA ports only) and a USB drive connector. The ultra compact size gives it pocket portability with up to 32 GB capacity.
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The Ridata eSATA Flash Drive features USB Data transfer rates up to 33MB/s for Read, 30MB/s for Write and eSATA rates up 75MB/s for Read, 50MB/s for Write. |
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The Ridata eSATA Racer Series external flash drive is compatible with eSATA and USB ports. |
Easily boot up your software / operating system via the eSATA connector and transfer huge data files and video files quickly and easily at speeds up to 79MB per second Read / 51MB per second Write sustained through the eSATA. Or use the USB connection to transfer via USB port to any computer at up to 33MB per second Read and up to 30MB per second Write. Plus, get the high performance and benefits of SSD: super fast boot up and transfer time via the eSATA connector, no cooling needed, shock resistant, noise-free, secure data retention, and low power consumption.
The dual-end eSATA or USB flash drive is at home in either business or general-use applications. It is the perfect answer for anywhere a large capacity, ultra-fast portable storage device is desired. Offering true plug-and-play connectivity and fast boot up, it provides the best of both of these popular storage technologies.
The new Ridata storage device will be especially popular with users of the latest generation of notebooks that feature an eSATA and USB combination port. No external power or battery is needed, as it is powered by either the eSATA or USB bus. As a result, there is very low power consumption.
The Ridata eSATA SSD flash drive supports multiple operating systems. No driver is needed in Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows VISTA, Mac 9.x or later, Linux Kernel 2.4 or later. It also supports 1-port 1.5/3.0Gbps SATA I/II interface. It is shock resistant and noise-free, and offers long-time data retention. It may also be used as a bootable device while in Fix mode.
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This external Solid State Drive (SSD) is the first of its kind with both an eSATA connector (eSATA connector for notebookeSATA ports only) and a USB drive connector. The ultra compact size gives it pocket portability with up to 32GB capacity. Easily boot up your software / operating system via the eSATA connector and transfer huge data files and video files quickly and easily at speeds up to 85MB per second Read / 50MB per second Write sustained through the eSATA*. Or use the USB connection to transfer via USB port to any computer at up to 33MB per second Read and up to 28MB per second Write*. Plus, get the high performance and benefits of SSD: super fast boot up and transfer time via the eSATA connector, no cooling needed, shock resistant, noise-free, secure data retention, and low power consumption. *Please note: As with all flash memory products, transfer speed results vary depending on the corresponding device or notebook being used.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Junk,
This review is from: Ridata 32 GB External Solid State Drive (SSD) RDESSD32G-R-BX (Personal Computers)
We purchased 8 of these and so far 2 weeks later, 2 of the drives have flaked out and are no longer working (partition size shows as 1.92GB and the drives will not format). When they worked, they were incredibly fast, but the data on them is unreliable at best. You will copy data to it, plug it into another machine to copy the data from it and it will say "Drive is not initialized" and presto, you've lost all your data.. Don't waste your time!!
ZERO STARS!!!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fast. Solid build. Nice design.,
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This review is from: Ridata 32 GB External Solid State Drive (SSD) RDESSD32G-R-BX (Personal Computers)
After a week of extensive use on Vista, Windows 7, and Leopard.
(+) Works well out of the box. (+) Benefits of a SSD such as no moving part, noiseless, low power consumption. Can be used as a fast external boot volume if your BIOS supports it. (+) Build: Very nicely designed and feel solid in your hand. I also own the Kingston DataTraveler 64 GB stick. the RiDATA kicks DataTraveler's behind in terms of speed and build quality. The massive capacity is both comforting and unnerving; I would not risk losing that much of my personal data, should it get misplaced or corrupted. The Kingston's build is a little plasticky & flimsy. RiDATA has nicer form factor than the Cavalry Pelican Series but a little slower in term of theoretical transfer speed. (+) Versatility: both USB & eSATA, which offers faster transfer speed compared to USB 2.0. (+) Speed: Rated the fastest portable SSD stick on the market by tomsguide(dot)com in Feb 2009. SSD is faster than flash. A 700MB avi movie is transferred in 30 seconds using the USB port. I haven't tried the eSATA port yet. (-/+) No built-in security measures (software, biometrics, etc). (-/+) Need a special USB cable for non-powered eSATA port. (-/+) Reliability: Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) is >250k hours, compared to > 1,000k hours for internal drives. But realistically, one probably never reach that number. *** Wishful thinking - incorporation of bluetooth module for wireless data transfer and bluetooth computer proximity lockdown software option. *** Note - SSD prices are a rather rapid descent, not unlike the platter hard drives of years past. So if you **need** a nice external SSD now, i would recommend this one. However, there is no true urgency to acquire one now if you can wait.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
AVOID Until later releases, I am now on #3 and it has died,
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This review is from: Ridata 32 GB External Solid State Drive (SSD) RDESSD32G-R-BX (Personal Computers)
I had run out of space on my 6 GB Sandisk so I purchased one of these in late November 2009, within two weeks I had the same problem mentioned in another review. THe drive woudl only show 1.92 GB. Discovered warnings from other customers buried (took 4 hours of searching) that warned not to plug these into eSATA unpowered ports even when using the included usb extension cable. When submitting my return I suggested that the warning be included to help customers avoid Data loss....
Submitted it and was returned the same drive that failed again within a week, but this time it was not even be recognized from within Windows Vista x64 or 32, Windows 7, or Mac OS X 10.6, and this time I only plugged it in by the usb, which defeats half the point of purchase, the size is nice but useless when you lose 4 hours of work. Oh did I mention I work for a Streaming Media Comapny as a support tech/developer, so I am more educated than most on hardware and software issues. I am paid to watch over 500-100 servers onmy shifs and get to set-up all the desktops for new employees. While waiting on the next return I brokedown and contacted Kanguru who sells a power conditioner port seperate, well actually that isn't advertised but if you contact them they will sell you one and one of the esata powered sheilded cables that come standard with their drives that look exactly the same as these. (Probably because they know the issue that RiDATA is too cheap to deal with before hand) Kanguru sold me the adapter and the cable for 28$ 37$ after shipping, add in the 2 shipments back to RiDATA at 15-18 apiece (has to be registered mail) and I could have had the 64 GB drive from Kanguru if you include the orginial cost of this drive. Now I have the new drive that I recieved not more than 3 days ago and it has failed as well, but only after I was able to transfer all of the data I planned on carrying on this drive. After the intial transfer I plugged it into a different Windows OS and it asked me to reformat again, but failed shortly there after. UNTIL they include the proper power conditioner or fix their firmware avoid this product. PS Lost 4 hours of development work that was due the following morning when the second drive failed.... So could have purchased the 64GB kanguru easily considering what my time is worth, or at least what I am paid factor into this nightmare.
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