Glyph Shipping PortaGig Portable FireWire 400/USB 2.0 Pocket Drive

January 12, 2006

Glyph Technologies is shipping the new PortaGig, an external drive small enough to fit into your pocket, but powerful enough to support the requirements of mobile audio production. The PortaGig features a brushed aluminum case, measures approximately 3 inches wide by 5 inches deep, and weighs less than 10 ounces. It's bus powered, so it can be used without needing AC power. If bus power is not available or is insufficient, an optional power supply is available from Glyph. Available in capacities of 80GB and 100GB, PortaGig utilizes Seagate's Momentus 2.5 inch drive technology. It has an 8MB cache and is capable of 35MB/sec sustained transfer rates using the FireWire port, making it quite a workhorse in a quiet, small package. With FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 HI-Speed interfaces, PortaGig is compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux systems. Mike Driscoll, Glyph President, commented, "The PortaGig fills a need for our users seeking the ultimate small drive solution. With a 7,200 RPM drive inside, it has been tested to support audio sessions using sample rates of up to 96Khz with rather impressive results. It makes recording and editing on location easy, and serves as a handy way to get large amounts of data from one place to another." Backed by Glyph's legendary service and technical support, PortaGig comes standard with a one-year warranty. Glyph products are available through authorized dealers.

Other Glyph products for professional recording and editing include:

GT 050 FireWire tabletop
GT 051 single-bay tabletop for hot-swappable GT Key FireWire drives
GT 103 three-bay single-space rack for GT Key drives
GT 205 four-bay 2U rack for GT Key drives and SCSI / FireWire expansion bay
GT 060BR FireWire 800 hardware RAID

Glyph's GT Series solutions are engineered to provide the highest level of reliability and performance. GT Series products feature an internal power supply and a quiet fan, sound-dampening metal to absorb drive vibration, and include a three-year warranty with overnight advance replacement, in the unlikely event of drive failure.

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For more information, visit their web site at http://www.glyphtech.com/.

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