The 500GB Armor A80 Portable Hard Drive from Silicon-Power is a portable, bus-powered USB 3.0 hard drive. The drive provides a simplified, streamlined plug-and-play experience. It utilizes a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface, which supports bus transfer rates of up to 5Gbps - about 10 times that of USB 2.0. You can expect to get about 138MB/sec sustained data throughput via USB 3.0.
The drive offers backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 ports, a convenient hideaway cable, and a waterproof, anti-shock, and anti-dust design. It offers full USB 3.0 compatibility when used with Windows and Linux systems. It can be used as a USB 2.0 drive in Mac OS X.
USB 3.0 supports bus transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps -- about 10 times faster than USB 2.0
Offers full backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 hosts
Delivers USB 3.0 support for Windows and Linux 2.6.x systems. Will also work with Mac OS X 10.3.x and later via USB 2.0
No drivers are required -- plug-and-play!
Passes the IEC529 IPX7 waterproof test up to 3' (1 m) for 30 minutes
Meets US Military drop-test standards (MIL-STD-810F 516.5 Procedure IV)
Advanced two-stage anti-shock technology, anti-pressure, and anti-dust protection ensure operation in almost any environment
Silicon Power offers a free SP Widget software package for download, which adds 7 functions to the drive