Rocstor: Ruggedized Lancer X Pocket External Drive

Rocstorage, Inc. announces the Lancer mobile line of external hard drives.

The Lancer LX ruggedized pocket drives deliver performance and reliability in a tough aluminum enclosure. Designed and engineered to meet the needs of demanding mobile storage market, the 2.5" external hard drives are compatible with Windows and Macintosh OS.

"These drives are made with ruggedized aircraft grade aluminum alloy to fulfill the requirements of demanding consumers who expect their external hard drives to perform under tough working environments. The Lancer pocket drives contain a 2.5" SATA drive mechanism, provides with up to 5,000Mb/sec transfer speeds and multiple interfaces in an aluminum case for thermal efficiency and silent operation.
 
The first design of its kind, the Lancer mobile series sets a new standard for design, quality, versatility and capability that will satisfy consumers where the products specifications must satisfy the uncompromising demands.

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 tough working environments.

Despite its diminutive size and shockâ€?absorbent chamber, the Lancer LX’s array of ports ensures compatibility regardless of the type of computer or OS in use. A combination of ports, 2 x FireWire 800 (1394b, and 1394a – IEEE) and USB 3.0 (USB 2.0) makes these devices a versatile drive.

Range of Applications
Operating with Mac OS, Linux and Windows, this external drive offers storage capacities ranging from 500GB to 1TB HDD, and 64GB, 128GB, 256GB SSD as well as plug�and�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 shock-absorbent casing despite its small size
• Incorporates SSD or SATA Hard Drive
• USB 3.0, and 2 x FireWire 800 (1394b) connections
• Bus powered and bootable
• Speeds up to 5,000Mb/s
• 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)
• Compatibility – Mac or Windows or Linux
• Includes all necessary cables

Specifications:

• Capacities: HDDs = 500GB, 750GB and 1TB, SSDs = 256GB and 512GB
• Rotational Speeds: available with 5,400 or 7,200rpm HDD and 250MB/s plus SSD
• Interface: FireWire 800 1394b and USB 3.0 (2.0 compatible)
• Transfer Rates: Up to 800MB/s FireWire 800, and up to 5,000Mb/s USB 3.O
• Dimensions: ~2.9 x 5x 0.7 inch (~74 x 12.7 x 18 mm)
• Weight: ~0.5 lb (~0.23Kg)
• Designed, assembled and integrated: in the U.S.A. using domestic and/or foreign components.

System Requirements:

• Mac or PC computers with USB 3.0 (2.0) or FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b or 1394a) port(s)
• Apple: PowerPC or Intel Core Duo processor
• PC: 266MHz or faster Intel or equivalent processor
• Recommended Memory: 512MB RAM

OS 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, 8

Power Requirements:
FireWire or USB Bus Power

The Lancer LX is available since January 8 through distribution and reseller channels domestically and internationally.