Every so often, a product comes out that makes us take pause and wonder "why hasn't anyone thought of that before?" That's the case with Corsair's new Voyager Port portable backup solution for USB flash drives. In this case, the cost of flash memory probably prevented such a concept from being conceived prior to now, but with the memory market in its worst slump in 15 years, Corsair's timing might be just right.

"USB flash drives, such as Corsair’s shock- and water-resistant Flash Voyager drives, are smaller and far more durable than portable hard disk drives, which have moving parts that are vulnerable to shock," said Jim Carlton, VP of Marketing, Corsair, "And with 64GB Flash Voyagers now available, USB flash drives are ideal backup solutions."

Combined with the included NovaBackup 10 software, the Flash Voyagers turns any USB thumb drive -- Corsair brand or otherwise -- into a one-button backup and restore solution. Even with the memory market in a slump, it's still more cost effective to invest in a HDD-based backup solution, but we could see the Flash Voyager being used with netbooks and other general purpose PCs with modest storage.

Corsair says the Port Voyager is available now with an MSRP set at $35 and backed by a 10-year warranty.

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