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Built for Speed
The introduction of the USB 3.0 standard opens up some very
exciting possibilities for the external storage market. Boasting
10x performance increase, it’s really fast, but performance
alone can not topple a standard as pervasive as its predecessor,
USB 3.0 also needed to be completely backward compatible;
and it is.
The rapid acceptance of the USB 3.0 standard is assured due to its complete backward compatibility with the USB 2.0
standard, ports and receptacles. A well written spec, USB 3.0 was designed to co-exist with USB 2.0 instead of replace it.
USB 3.0 devices can work with USB 2.0 ports and USB 3.0 ports support USB 2.0 devices, but both at USB 2.0 speeds. Buried
deep within new USB 3.0 (plugs and receptacles) are an additional five pins which provide two more data line pairs. When a
USB 3.0 device is plugged into a USB 3.0 host, not only will it be possible to send and receive data up to 10 times faster, but
the possibility to send and receive data concurrently using UASP drivers also avails itself.
With the creation of USB 3.0, we can now create storage products to take advantage of these new capabilities. So, how do
you go about creating a drive to go 10 times faster? You think outside the box.
At SuperTalent, our engineers have created a drive that distributes data across two solid-state drives and combine their
performance together. The technology is called RAID, and by combining the throughput of two fast SSDs we were able to
create a drive that delivers USB 3.0 (10x) performance like no other.
SuperTalent is proud to herald the introduction of USB 3.0 with our latest achievement, the USB 3.0 RAIDDrive. It’s a RAID
array of SSDs that delivers over 300MB/s – oh, and fits in your pocket.
Definitions
RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) is the combination
two or more physical hard disks into a single logical unit
using special hardware or software.
RAID 0 ( or STRIPED disks) is the distribution of data across
multiple disks in a way that gives improved speed at any given
instant.
UASP(USB attached SCSI protocol) is a new transfer protocol
that promises to offer additional speed enhancements by
bi-directional data transfers.
Far more than a flash drive, the USB 3.0 RAIDDrive is two multi-channel
SSD drives cleverly combined into a RAID array. Packaged in an
ultra-small form factor, this SSD RAID array is slightly larger than a
standard flash drive yet able to achieve data transfers of over 300MBps;
that’s incredible performance for a drive of any size.
The USB 3.0 RAIDDrive is not only fast, it is also the only RAID array
that you can fit in your pocket.
Features include:
- USB 3.0 Interface for unprecedented speed
- Compatible with USB 3.0 & USB 2.0 standards*
- Highly Reliable MLC NAND Flash
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