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Verbatim is launching the Pocket Drive, a stylish black 250GB portable 1.8” Hard Disk Drive which is small enough to slip easily into a trouser or jacket pocket or purse. The drive has a number of features and benefits: a blue LED light illuminates when data is being transferred and the drive offers pre-installed Dmailer backup software with data encryption. Verbatim Syncronisation software is also loaded on the drive which allows data to be synchronised with ease between the home PC and the external hard drive. The Sync software works with files of all types and provides synchronisation of mailboxes and web site details such as the favourites that are saved in the browser. Measuring 90x64x14mm and weighing in at 85g, the Verbatim Pocket Drive comes with a black carry pouch. The recommended retail price (RRP) is £99.99.

Website: Verbatim

Verbatim Press Release

Chic Storage
30/11/2009

London, UK, 30 November 2009 – Verbatim is launching the Pocket Drive, a stylish black 250GB portable 1.8” Hard Disk Drive which is small enough to slip easily into a trouser or jacket pocket or purse. The Pocket Drive is available in stores now.

Everyone prefers to buy things that look good.  Palm sized and weighing just 85g, the stylish 1.8” Pocket Drive allows you to carry 250GB of data with you wherever you may go - that’s equivalent to 113,636 photos, 62,500 MP3 music files or 500 videos* on a device no bigger than a mobile phone. Cased in an attractive black aluminium housing, the Pocket Drive is small enough and smart enough to fit perfectly with any get up.

Practical backup and synchronisation software
In addition to its visual and storage capabilities, the drive has numerous other features and benefits. A reassuring blue LED light illuminates when data is being transferred and the drive offers pre-installed Dmailer backup software with data encryption. Verbatim Syncronisation software is also loaded on the drive which allows data to be synchronised with ease between the home PC and the external hard drive. The Sync software works with files of all types and provides synchronisation of mail boxes and web site details such as the favourites that are saved in the Browser.

  * Capacity: 250GB
  * Dimensions: 90 x 64 x 14 mm
  * Weight: 85g
  * Black draw string carry pouch
  * Dmailer backup software
  * Sync software

*Approximate number of pictures, songs of videos are based on average file sizes and will vary depending on complexity of hardware or camera model.  Assumptions: Photos – 10Mp JPEG file size is 2.2MB/Image.  Music – 128Kbs Bitrate 1 minute -= 1MB.  Video – H.264 320 x 240 AAC Audio = 1 hour = 500MB.

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