Imation introduces first wireless USB hard drive
It enables wireless data transfers of up to 120 Mbit / s (15 MByte / s). This is the Pro WX up to three times slower than wired USB 2.0 hard drives canon lp-e6 battery. With $ 500 for 1.5 terabytes, it is also much more expensive.
Imation has introduced the world’s first information according to its own external USB hard disk that is not connected via cable to a computer. Instead, use the Pro WX Wireless USB, which should at a distance of up to ten meters, a maximum transmission speed of 480 Mbit / s possible canon lp-e5 battery.
According to the manufacturer for wireless USB hard drive but reaches only up to 120 Mbit / s, which is 15 MByte / s corresponds. At that speed, it takes just 50 seconds to copy the contents of a CD-ROM (700 MB). This is the Pro WX about three times slower than a wired USB 2.0 hard drive.
In the case of the Pro WX a conventional 3.5-inch hard disk works with a capacity of 1.5 TB. It is compatible with Windows and Mac OS X. The drive has a power saving mode and a backup function. With a push of a button, a user can start a pre-defined backup dell vostro 1520 battery.
Since most PCs do not have a built-in wireless USB connection, it must be retrofitted with an adapter to use the Pro WX. Alternatively, they can also connect via cable. With the $ 500 Pro WX significantly more expensive than ordinary external USB hard drives of comparable capacity. Imation brings first only in the U.S. in the trade dell vostro 1320 battery.
The Pro WX reached via a wireless transmission speeds of up to 15 MByte / s (photo: dell vostro 1500 battery).
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