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Kanguru's New 32GB Flash Drive Combines eSATA and USB

Posted 11/19/08 at 01:00:00 PM |  by Paul Lilly

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Kanguru has developed a new breed of flash drive eliciting one of those 'Why hasn't someone thought of this before?' moments. The new drive, which the company calls e-Flash, combines both eSATA and USB connectivity on a standard sized thumb drive.

"We’ve combined the fastest connectivity with the most universal connection for the best of both worlds,” said Nate Cote, VP of Product Management at Kanguru Solutions. “The ultra-fast transfer speed, high capacity and small size combine to make it a great portable solution for users that want the next generation of unbelievable performance."

Kanguru says the eSATA connection comes powered so that it requires no extra power, but the company also tosses in an "eSATA + Power bracket and an eSATA + Power cable for easy hookup to the computer you use it most on." The flash drive also comes preloaded with Hotswap! software.

The Kanguru e-Flash currently comes in 16GB and 32GB capacities ($85 and $120 respectively), with a 64GB planned for January 2009. The drive's aluminum casing can also be personalized with a custom engraving.

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avatar Count me in!.... when the

Submitted by Shalbatana on Thu, 2008-11-20 09:38

 Count me in!.... when the price is about $50 cheaper.

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avatarNice connection option but...

Submitted by adumontet on Thu, 2008-11-20 08:14

This is nice, to have both USB and e-SATA on the same device, but is the device fast?  What is the read and write speed of the device?  That's as important as the connection type if not more.

 I have a USB key that writes at 19Mb/s and reads at 23Mb/s, it's a lot faster than those cheep Sandisk key at 9.99$ that wites at 5Mb/s and read at 9Mb/s!!!

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avatarMarketing vs technology

Submitted by mikemckay on Wed, 2008-11-19 15:06

this is half useless proof of concept and half fooling people that dont know better

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avatarWha?

Submitted by PCIV on Wed, 2008-11-19 14:28

Why??? Most USB keys don't saturate USB 2.0 anyways...

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avatarperfect timing

Submitted by dcrail on Wed, 2008-11-19 12:37

Dammit, I just bought a 32gb Corsair survivor.  Oh well, I'll probably loose this one in the same short period I lost my last usb drive.  Then it's eSATA speed, and explaining to my wife why I'm dropping another $100 something I'll probably loose in too short a time period.

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avatarYou could LoJack your drive

Submitted by Talcum X on Wed, 2008-11-19 12:44

 After loosing so many, it may be worth it.

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