New removable disk-based storage device

October 11, 2006 The new RDX QuikStor looks like it’s worth a look for the power users amongst us as it has a 30 MB/sec transfer rate and can hence back up 80 GB of native data in less than an hour. It’s a disk-based storage device with removable cartridges and combines all the advantages of tape with the instant random access of a hard disk, and is claimed to come in at a lower cost than competing low-end tape solutions. Cartridges come in 40 GB, 80 GB and 120 GB capacities and are fully forward and backward compatible without limitation, meaning that future cartridges with ever-increasing capacities and faster data rates will work in legacy systems. The drive costs US$354 and MSRP for the cartridges starts at $139.

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