Vosonic XS-Drive Pro VP3320 Announced

April 29, 2005 | Mark Goldstein | Digital | Comment |

Vosonic XS-Drive Pro VP3320Vosonic XS-Drive Pro VP3320 is announced. The Vosonic XS-Drive Pro VP3320 completes the Vosonic range of its new generation of XS Drives providing fast transfer speeds and longer battery life.  The XS Drive Pro VP3320 will back up all memory cards including xD to its internal hard disk in a very compact and robust casing. The XS Drive Pro VP3320 provides a blue backlight LCD display, high quality MP3 player and FM tuner and voice/line in recorder. The XS Drive Pro VP3320 has internal rechargeable batteries providing 11 hours of use and backs up a 1GB memory card in 5 minutes only. The RRP for the VP3320 20GB version is £185 inc VAT.

Cardmedia (Europe) Ltd Press Release

Portable Storage Device with up 80GB Capacity - Backup your memory cards to the Hard disk MP3 Jukebox, FM Tuner, Voice recording - Blue backlight LCD Panel - Long battery life

Cardmedia (Europe) Ltd, the official UK distributor for the manufacturer Vosonic, has announced the availability of the X’S-Drive Pro VP3320, a new Portable Storage Device and MP3 player with blue backlight LCD display.

The Vosonic X’S-Drive Pro VP3320 is a compact portable Hard disk to backup your memory cards on the field and benefit from 20GB to 80GB of capacity via its internal 2.5” Hard disk.

You can easily use the X’S Drive Pro VP3320 all environments thanks to its Blue Backlit LCD panel. The LCD Panel displays the battery power level, copy transfer status, and all information related to MP3 music player, FM Tuner, voice recording and file navigation.

Using the control buttons, you can navigate through the names of files stored on your XS Drive Pro to either play music files or simply check that your backed up files are stored on the Hard Disk.

You can listen to your favorite tunes via its high quality music MP3 player, or also listen to the radio thanks its built in FM Tuner. An embedded voice recorder completes the audio features of the XS Drive Pro.

The XS Drive Pro VP3320 can be used with all types of memory cards: Compactflash, IBM Microdrive, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, and xD picture cards. The easy to use copy feature will backup all files from the memory card to a new folder on the hard disk, and you can use the Verify function to be 100% sure they are well backed up.

The transfer speed of the VP3320 allows you to backup a 1GB memory card in only 5 minutes.

It is also possible to copy file by file from the memory card to the HDD with its single file copy feature. The similar single file deletion feature allows you to delete each file stored on the X’S-Drive Pro Hard disk or the memory card inserted. The X’S-Drive Pro includes built-in internal rechargeable batteries giving providing 11 hours of use.

The RRP for the X’S-Drive Pro VP3320 20GB is £185 incl VAT and capacities are available up to 80GB.

More information is available from www.xs-drive.com

FEATURES

Unlimited internal storage capacity
The X’S-Drive Pro works with 2.5 inches Hard Drives of any capacity. You can purchase the X’S-Drive Pro with a pre-installed Hard Drive or install your own (provided it’s 9.5mm).

Compact & light device
It weights only 274g with the built-in Hard drive and is easy to carry (12 x 8 x 2.8 cm).

Compatible with all the Memory Cards - No Adapter required
The X’S-Drive works with all current memory cards used with digital cameras: Compactflash, IBM Microdrive, SmartMedia, Memory Stick (Sony & LexarMedia), Memory Stick Pro, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, and xD picture cards.

Fast transfer speeds
The file transfer from a memory card to the X’S-Drive is performed quickly by the X’S-Drive.
The file transfer to and from your computer are done via the fast USB 2.0 interface connection.

Speed test results
A full 1GB memory card is transferred in 5 minutes

LCD Panel
Blue Backlit LCD Panel to display the working status (no picture preview).

  1. File transfer status with filename displayed + percentage processed
  2. Amount of battery power left
  3. Browse through files stored and play MP3 music tracks (from the HD or the memory card)
  4. Listen to the FM Radio
  5. Record your voice

Rechargeable Battery
The X’S-Drive Pro has a built-in rechargeable Lithium-ion battery which allows 11 hours of usage on full charge.

Warranty
The X’S-Drive Pro is guaranteed against manufacturer’s defects for 1 year.

Separate Accessories available : Car charger, 4 AA Battery pack

SPECIFICATIONS

Memory cards Supported Compactflash Card type I / type II (CF)IBM MicrodriveSmartmedia Card (SM)Memory Stick (MS)Memory Stick Pro (MS Pro)Secure Digital (SD)MultiMediaCard (MMC)XD PICTURE CARD (XD)
LCD Display Blue Backlit LCD display
Hard Disk Supports data transmission from memory card(s) to built-in 2.5 Hard driveBackup all kinds of files as the 2.5” external HDD, USB card reader / writer
Power Source Internal: Li-ion rechargeable battery 3.7V (1100 mA) Fujifilm NP 60External: 5V adapter (2500mA)
Audio playback - MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio layer I/II/III & 2.5)- WMAbitrate: 32 kbps - 320 kbps, CBR- Audio CD
Equalizer Jazz / Pop / Normal / Classic / Rock / User defined
Signal to noise ratio 90 dB
ID3 ID3 Tag multi language support
FM Tuner Frequency range: 87.5 - 108 kHz
FM / Voice recording Line in or built in microphone
Files System Support Standard FAT 12/16/32
PC Peripheral USB 2.0 Interface with standard storage device
OS Supported Windows 98/98SE, Win 2000 (with driver)Win ME/XP, Linux Kernel version 2.4 or above without driverMac OS 8.6 - 9.0 with driverMac OS 10.0.1 and above without driver
Accessories Power adapter / USB cable / user’s guide / Driver Disc / Earphones / Carry bag
Storage Temperature -40oC / 70oC
Operating Temperature 0oC / 70oC
Operating Humidity RH 90 %
Weight 274g (including HD & Battery)
Dimensions (L*W*H) 120 x 80 x 28 mm