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The Rocsafe MX sports only USB 2.0, which makes this drive somewhat of a slowpoke when compared to other drives outfitted with USB 3.0. Moving a 4GB file from a PC took over nine minutes. USB 3.0 typically delivers the
same file in 50 to 70 seconds.

The Rocstor Amphibious Secure Pocket Drive is the way to go when your files absolutely must stay secure. It offers up to 1TB of storage via a traditional hard disk drive or a solid-state drive (SSD), and it's got a built-in smartcard slot and keypad for authentication.

With an embedded keypad and smart-card authentication, Rocsafe MX is the most secure external drive on the market today. So you don’t trust Cloud security, but you don’t want to walk around with your external hard drive in a briefcase handcuffed to your wrist.

With real-time and military-grade encryption, the RocSafe MX secure pocket-sized external hard drive offers protection for your audio and video files with an embedded keypad that will let you key in a PIN directly to the unit.

With an embedded keypad and smart-card authentication, Rocsafe MX is the most secure external drive on the market today. So you don’t trust Cloud security, but you don’t want to walk around with your external hard drive in a briefcase handcuffed to your wrist.

The sweet spot for desktop drives is around $100 for 1TB of storage and you'll find offerings from the usual suspects such as Western Digital, Seagate, LaCie, Rocstor, Buffalo, ioSafe, Freecom and OWC.

The Rocstor Commander 3F is designed for hard use - wherever you might need it. Rugged and fast, this external desktop drive has a seemingly indestructible case mad of 1.5 pounds of recycled aluminum - nearly half of the drive's 3.25-pound total weight.

On the desktop side, LaCie, G Technology (now part of Western Digital), and Promise, as well as lesser-known companies like Rocstor, were ready to soak up all that data.

Rocsafe MX External Drive - This high-tech external drive requires both a smartcard and a PIN to use. The latest iteration of the MX--which just started shipping February 27-- lets you make multiple copies of the smartcard key in case you lose it or want to give one to employees or associates.

The Rocstor Blazer B9 500GB saw its 2GB folder write speeds increase from 30.4MBps to 37.1MBps.

Todd Cochrane hosts TechPodcast and interviews Anthony Rink of Rocstor at the CES 2012 regarding Rocsafe MX and Amphibious X7.

Rocstor has unveiled a new portable external hard drive that practically guarantees that your data won’t be stolen. The hard drive, which comes in capacities up to 1 TB, has a slot for a smart card. Enter the card, punch in your code (which you choose), and you unlock the drive and all of the
data you have stored on it. The drives are FIP certified and ship with multiple cards.

Keeping your files safe is always a priority, and if you want a portable hard drive that can protect your files from unauthorized access, today we have the right device from you.

3. No, this isn't a hard drive that can swim. It's a secure hard drive, meant for those situations that cannot withstand misplacement or loss. There are no visible screws or entry points for gaining easy access to the actual disk drive. But the Rocsafe's most notable features are the numeric keypad on its glassy surface and a smartcard slot. Without an authorized smartcard and self-selected PIN code, the drive cannot be mounted by a PC or Mac. See the demonstration in our video below. Watch video

Amphibious 7X http://www.rocstor.com/products/amphibious-7x.html Protecting sensitive data is critical for every small business. RocStor claims to take security to the next level with its Amphibious 7X. In addition to built-in encryption, the hardware uses a smartcard and a keypad on the device letting you key in your pin directly to the device. This prevents someone from stealing your keystrokes and getting access to the data. On top of all that, the Amphibious is ruggedized and fits in your pocket. The device will be available in the first quarter, and according to CNET, will cost around $350.

Rocstor took the opportunity at CES Las Vegas to introduce us to its new Amphibious hard drive aimed at those hell-bent on keeping their sensitive data locked up like Fort Knox. Featuring a two-step authentication method, the Amphibious uses a smart card, keypad and real time hardware encryption to make sure your files aren't ever accessed by the wrong person. It's also wrapped in aircraft-grade aluminum alloy, so you're not going to break it open either.

At CES 2012, Rocstor displayed a prototype of its Amphibious -- a highly secure portable hard drive that connects via Firewire 800 or USB and that can't be mounted without first using a smartcard and a pin code.

At CES 2012, Rocstor displayed a prototype of its Amphibious -- a highly secure portable hard drive that connects via Firewire 800 or USB and that can't be mounted without first using a smartcard and a pin code.

Rocstor has announced the launch of Amphibious; a secure, ruggedized portable hard drive with real time hardware encryption offering advanced two-factor authentication, FIPS 140-2 certified crypto module, USB 2.0, and Firewire 800.

ROCSTOR, a leading provider of fast, high-capacity data storage and encryption solutions, announces the launch of Amphibious, an International CES Innovations 2012 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree. The Amphibious is a secure, ruggedized portable hard drive with real time hardware encryption and offers advanced two-factor authentication, USB 2 and Firewire 800. In addition, the crypto module is FIPS 140-2 certified.

Rocstor at CES 2012 unveils an award winning Ruggedized Portable Hard Drive that can encrypt your data in real time.“Amphibious is Rocstor’s latest replacement device on steroids. Designed to be used in consumer, enterprise, institutional, military and US governmental applications, it is the most secure and innovative data-at-rest device on the market today, and comes in a compact size and attractive design,” states Asher Ghadoushi, Director for Rocstor.

If you’re a fan of keeping all of those precious work files locked down tight on your portable storage device, Rocstor has a rugged new option for you. The company has announced the launch of Amphibious at CES 2012, a portable hard drive that sports real time encryption and offers not one, but two-factor authentication via Smart Card and keypad — keeping those top-secret merger plans shrouded in mystery.

Have sensitive data? Rocstor's Amphibious external hard drive is in the business to protect your business. The Rocstor Amphibious measures 5.3 by 3.4 by 0.9 inches and weighs about 8 ounces, small enough and light enough to tote around on a day-to-day basis—you wouldn't even think that it was made out of aircraftgrade aluminum alloy.

If you're a fan of keeping all of those precious work files locked down tight on your portable storage device, Rocstor has a rugged new option for you. The company has announced the launch of Amphibious at CES 2012, a portable hard drive that sports real time encryption and offers not one, but two-factor authentication via Smart Card and keypad -- keeping those top-secret merger plans shrouded in mystery.

"One of the most distinctive features is that the Amphibious can be integrated with standard Smartcards as well as deployed with US Government CAC or PIV smartcards and it uses the only NITS and FIPS 140-2 validated crypto module for real-time hardware encryption with smart card authentication, allowing users to swap out different brands of hard drives or SSD's."

Rocstor announced at CES 2012 what it considers the world's most secure yet user-friendly storage device: the Amphibious. The Rocstor Amphibious drive comes with two FireWire 800 ports and one USB 2.0 port. It doesn't support USB 3.0, unfortunately. This is a superrugged portable external drive, and is made out of aircraft grade aluminum alloy. Yet it's still compact and bus-powered, meaning you won't have to carry a separate power adapter with it. And all that is still the least interesting thing about the drive.