Active Media Products give us USB 3.0 SSD

February 22nd, 2010

Active Media Products Aviator USB 3.0 SSD

AMP have just launched the Aviator External USB 3.0 64 GB SSD which is a bit of mouthful to say the least. In a nutshell it’s a 64 GB SSD which utilises the 4.8 Gb/s speed of USB 3.0 ports. Sounds impressive, eh? Here’s the full low-down on the Aviator

* 64GB MLC NAND Flash SSD
* 2.5-inch External Case with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface – backward compatible with USB 2.0
* Typical Read/Write Speeds 150MB/sec; Up to 230MB/sec Read depending on system configuration
* Rugged and stylish Black all-metal case
* 135 x 84 x 15 mm

The availability of USB 3.0 seems to have been a significant boon to the SSD world, with a number of manufacturers now offering units that will move your zeroes and ones at the 4.8 Gb/s USB 3.0 speed. Hopefully consumers will catch on and the SSD marketplace will grow throughout 2010.

If you fancy one of AMP’s Aviator 2 SSDs then stroll on over to Amazon.