Professional external hard drive with unique data security system.

Controlled access using RFID technology for data security. Including 2 AES encrypted RFID keycards.

You hear about it almost every day – somebody somewhere loses his external hard drive or USB stick, and all kinds of confi dential information (government information, credit card details etc) is out there, for everybody to see. If these drives fall into the wrong hands, it could have a potentially disastrous eff ect for a lot of people. Freecom recognizes the need for a secure external hard drive The Freecom Hard Drive Secure is a new concept of data protection. Your drive is not protected with a password, but with an encrypted security keycard in the format of a credit card. Only by presenting this keycard to the drive will you get access to the drive, and thereby to your data. Without the keycard there is no way the data can be read by unauthorized persons.

Connection is easy – thanks to the USB 2.0 port you can connect the Hard Drive Secure to any modern computer. The Freecom Hard Drive Secure is pre-formatted (FAT-32), ready for use on both Windows and Mac computers. At Freecom we create storage solutions from a consumer’s perspective, where convenience and quality are key factors.

"...Some components and peripherals do stand out though and this external hard drive from Freecom sits firmly in the Daddy Cool category. If you've always fancied yourself as a bit of a suave super-spy, but in reality you're more like Chuck than Her Majesty's finest, plus you're a stickler for home security, then this key card lockable hard drive should be of some interest. Access to the data on the HardDrive Secure is via a swipe of the RFID key card (technology you'll find in cards such as London's Oyster card system) and another swipe locks the drive up again. If your new found suaveness ends in disaster and you lose one card, the drive comes with a second just in case and they are also equipped with AES encryption making access to the drive inaccessible for unauthorised users. Transfer speeds are a maximum of 480Mbps..."

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS FREECOM HARD DRIVE SECURE:

CAPACITY: 500GB, 1TB, 1.5TB, 2TB

INTERFACES: USB 2.0

HARD DRIVE TYPE: 3.5” SATA, low noise, low power consumption

DATA TRANSFER SPEED: max. 480 Mbit/s (USB 2.0)

DATA SECURITY: controlled access via AES encrypted RFID (Radio Frquency Identifi cation) keycards (in credit card size)

POWER REQUIREMENTS: AC adapter 12V/2A

WEIGHT: 1400 gr. / 49 Ounce

DIMENSIONS: 15.5 x 14.8 x 4.3 cm / 6.1 x 5.8 x 1.7 inch

MTBF: 50000 P.O.H.

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Operating temperature: 10º C / 35º C

Storage temperature: -20º C / 70º C

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

PC: Pentium III or AMD Duron 900MHz or higher, 256MB RAM, (Vista: 512MB), CD-ROM drive, available USB 2.0 port, Windows XP / Vista

MAC: iMac, iBook, Mac G3/G4/G5 or PowerBook G3/G4 or higher, available USB 2.0 port Mac OS X v. 10.4 or higher

PACKAGE INCLUDES: