Portable Hard Drive offers USB 2.0 or FireWire connections.
Press Release Summary:
Available in 30 and 60 GB capacities, 1.8 in. Aegis Mini is bus-powered and includes integrated cable, which wraps around unit when not in use. Compatible with PC and Apple systems, pocket-sized product is bundled with Data Protection Suite, which provides backup, synchronization, and encryption. Plug-n-play, hot-swappable drive protects data with 16-point omni-directional shock mounting system and comes with neoprene protective carry pouch.
Original Press Release:
Apricorn Launches Aegis - A New Ultra Portable Hard Drive Product Line
Aegis Mini, a 1.8-inch External Storage Solution for MAC and PC Users, First Available Product of Aegis Family Suite
Poway, Calif. July 11, 2006 - Apricorn, the leader in personal storage, is pleased to announce its new ultra portable hard drive family product suite - Aegis. The first available product from this suite is the Aegis Mini, a pocket sized, ultra-portable 1.8-inch external drive with USB 2.0 or FireWire connection options.
Available in 30GB and 60GB capacities, Apricorn's Aegis Mini-it's name meaning to shield or protect--is bus-powered and features a convenient, integrated cable, which wraps neatly around the Mini when not in use. Compatible with both PC and Apple systems, the product is bundled with Apricorn's Data Protection Suite, which provides backup, synchronization and encryption and has a rugged shock mounted enclosure with padded carry pouch for the ultimate in data protection.
"In developing the Aegis Mini, we gathered input from many industry sources with the goal of developing the best portable storage device on the market," explains Mike McCandless, Apricorn's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "The entire Aegis line is small, fast, rugged, reliable, and excessively convenient - the perfect product for our target customers, who need a truly portable storage solution that they can rely upon to perform and keep their data safe."
Apricorn's Aegis Mini utilizes Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' 1.8-inch hard drive, the Travelstar C4K60 "Slim," delivering the lightest and most shock-tolerant specifications in its class. In addition, the rugged Aegis Mini protects data with a unique 16-point omni directional shock mounting system. As the lightest 1.8-inch hard drive, Travelstar "Slim" contributes to the overall size and weight of the Aegis Mini, which weighs in at a mere 3.5 ounces and is smaller than a deck of cards.
The Aegis Mini is plug-n-play and hot swappable. Included with the Aegis Mini package is a neoprene protective carrying pouch, one-meter USB extension cable, and Data Protection Software Suite which includes backup software, synchronizing software, encryption software and hard drive health monitor software, a proprietary solution developed by Apricorn engineers.
Software bundle features
Backup Software
EZ Gig II Backup and Disaster Recovery Software for Windows
ShirtPocket SuperDuper! for Mac
Synchronizing Software
Second Copy Synchronizing Software for Windows
Synchronize! X for Mac
Encryption Software
Cryptainer Encryption Software for Windows
Apricorn Encryption Utility for Mac
Hard Drive Health Monitor
SMART-ER for Windows
System Requirements
Hardware: Pentium CPU, Apple G3 or later, 32MBs RAM, USB, FireWire, CD ROM.
Software: Windows 2000 and XP, Mac OS 9.2 or later and Mac OS X 10.x
Availability and Pricing
Apricorn's Aegis Mini is currently available in the US, Canada and online at www.apricorn.com
MSRP starts at USB 2.0 interface $159 30GB and $239 60GB
FireWire interface $169 30GB and $249 60GB
Warranty
1 year limited
About Apricorn
Apricorn, a leader in personal storage, offers a broad family of innovative, high-quality storage, backup & upgrade products for notebook & desktop applications. Apricorn was founded in 1983 and has developed numerous award winning products under the Apricorn brand and has been an OEM supplier to a number of leading computer manufacturers. Apricorn is headquartered in Poway, California, and distributes products throughout North America and Canada. For additional information please visit www.apricorn.com.
