Imation Pro WX Wireless USB Hard Drive Becomes Official [World’s First Wireless USB External Hard Drive Available for $450]

Posted November 21st 2009 by Chris under Hard Disks & Solid State Drives | Wi-Fi Devices

Imation ProWX

Imation has announced a brand new external hard drive which also happens to be the first wireless USB external hard drive in the world so far. We’re surrounded by more and more wireless devices so a wireless hard drive was probably bound to arrive. And it’s Imation the first company that came up with such a device, the Pro WX Wireless USB hard drive.

The drive promises to offer fast data transfer rates, enough capacity for your needs and it’s ready to free up some precious space on your desk.

The Pro WX Wireless USB drive is basically a 3.5-inch 1.5TB drive that can connect wirelessly to your computer thanks to an USB dongle. The drive has a range of up to 30 feet and you’ll be able to enjoy transfer speeds of up to 15MBs/second. That means you can “back up a typical CD in under 50 seconds” and store up to 300,000 photos or 750 hours of video on the Pro WX. If you’re worried that hackers will be able to take advantage of that wireless connection then rest assured that Imation came up with a new one-to-one connection which will prevent signal interception.

James Depuyd, director of technology at Imation had this to say about the new wireless drive:

Imation continues to be a world leader in delivering innovative storage products designed for our increasingly wireless world. We are now the first to provide users with a Wireless USB hard drive to continuously back up their most critical data in a unique product design. We will continue to expand our wireless storage capabilities to enable our customers to easily create, store, manage and share digital information.

The drive comes with a couple of interesting features like a low capacity/data activity indicator, built-in sleep mode and one-touch backup sync buttons that will let you easily backup all your precious information.

So how much will Imation charge for this wireless drive packed with features? The MSRP is $449.99. What do you say? Is it worth it?

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