Rocstor Blazer B9

Rocstor, provider of data storage and encryption solutions, announces new addition the BLAZER mobile line of external hard drives. The Blazer B9 pocket drives deliver performance and reliability in a tough aluminum enclosure. Designed and engineered to meet the needs of demanding mobile data storage market, the Blazer B9, 2.5” external hard drives are compatible with both Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems.

The BLAZER series
“These drives are made with ruggedized aluminum to fulfill the requirements of demanding consumers who expect their external hard drives to perform under tough working environments,” says Mr. G. Asher, Rocstor Director of Business Development. The new Blazer pocket drives contain a fast, high capacity 2.5” SATA drive mechanism, provides with up to 800 MB/sec transfer speeds and multiple interfaces in a stylish aluminum case for thermal efficiency and silent operation.

Groundbreaking Design
The first design of its kind, the Blazer mobile series sets a new standard for unprecedented design, quality, versatility and capability that will satisfy the most sophisticated consumers, where the products specifications must satisfy the uncompromising demands of consumers. The ruggedized tough aluminum chamber and shock�absorbent (patent in process) enclosure protect the drive against impact damage, accidental drops and bumps. These design features prolong product life and protect data integrity under toughest working environments.

Despite its diminutive size and shockâ€?absorbent chamber, the Blazer B9’s wide array of ports ensures maximum compatibility regardless of the type of computer or operating system in use. A combination of ports, FireWire 800 (1394b, IEEE) ports, FireWire 400 (1394a, IEEE) and High Speed USB 2.0 makes these devices some of the most versatile drives on the market.

Wide Range of Applications Operating with Mac OS, Linux and Windows, this external drive offers storage capacities ranging from 160GB to 500GB as well as ‘plugâ€?andâ€?play’ capability with hard drive speeds of up to 7,200rpm. This allows users to quickly back up or archive valuable data, large video files and digital photo collections.

The bootable feature allows the user to boot access and operate all programs and data via any other computer under the same OS environments.

Special Features:

• Ruggedized Pocket size external storage drive
• Robust and tough aluminum casing
• Enhanced Shockâ€?Absorbent casing despite its small size
• Incorporates SATA hard drive
• USB 2.0, FireWire 400 (1394a) and FireWire 800 (1394b) connections
• Enables FW 1394 bus powered and bootable
• Speeds up to 800 Megabytes per second
• Reduces power consumption with hard drive spinâ€?down support
• Daisy chain multiple FireWire devices as storage needs grow
• Automatic configuration (preâ€?formatted for plug and play)
• Crossâ€?platform compatibility (Mac, PC, Microsoft Widows, etc.)
• Includes all necessary cables

Specifications:

• Capacities: 160GB, 250GB, 320GB and 500GB (750GB and 1TB will be available in 2nd and 3rd, quarter 2010)
• Rotational Speeds: available with 5,400 or 7,200 rpm
• Interface: USB, FireWire 800 1394b and FireWire 400 1394a IEEE, FireWire 400 1394a IEEE and High Speed USB 2.0 (1.1 compatible)
• Transfer Rates: Up to 800MB/s FireWire 800, up to 400MB/s FireWire 400 and up to 480MB/s USB
• Dimension: ~2.95 x 5x 0.63 (0.75) inch ~75 x 12.7 x 16 (19) mm
• Weight: ~0.5 lb (~0.2Kg)
• System Requirements: Mac or PC computers with USB (1.1 or 2.0) or FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) or FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a)
• port(s); Apple: PowerPC or Intel Core Duo processor; PC: 266MHz or faster Intel or equivalent processor
• Recommended Memory: 512MB RAM
• Operating System requirements: Apple: PowerPC or Intel Core Duo processor running Mac OS 9, X, Leopard, Snow Leopard; PC: Microsoft, Windows, 2000, Me, XP, Vista or Windows 7
• Power Requirements: FireWire or USB Bus Power
• Availability: The Blazer B9 will be available end of January 2010, through our distribution and reseller channel domestically and internationally.