smartdisk usbflb80 firelite 80 gb 2.5-inch usb 2.0 portable hard drive
the drive for perfection is built into our line of firelite portable external drives . palm-sized durable and stylish with outstanding performance and capacity firelite offers the ultimate in a convenient highly portable data storage solution . firelite combines the best features of today s hard drive designs in one attractive package . quite simply firelite provides quality without compromise . unique magnesium alloy housing firelite s diminutive size and weight are made possible through the use of magnesium alloy for the drive s housing -- by weight one of the strongest materials on the planet . its thermal dissipation properties also help to wick away heat increasing drive longevity . hold it in your hand and you ll sense the aesthetic and functional advantages of a metal housing over plastic . no power cord needed both firewire and usb 2.0 models are bus powered meaning they can be powered directly through the firewire or usb 2.0 cable used to connect them to your computer . for portability this is the uost in convenience -- just plug it in and start using it for configurations that do not supply sufficient cable power firelite can operate from an optional ac adapter . high performance firelite s high performance hard drive mechanisms and electronics provide outstanding data transfer speeds with either firewire or usb 2.0 . for most software applications you can use firelite as an internal hard drive then unplug it and take it with you when you re done usb 2.0 or firewire models firelite hard drives are equipped with a usb 2.0 connection . usb models support usb 2.0 high speed operation up to 480 mbps and they will also work with usb 1.1 ports at slower transfer rates . plug and play for recent windows and macintosh operating system releases such as windows xp windows 2000 window me and mac os x no driver installation is required . this is an enormous convenience when working with a borrowed computer just plug in firelite to maintain access to important data or transfer large amounts of data between computers .