AIRHAWK A9

Mobile (Pocket) Hard Drives - FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB Ports

The AIRHAWK pocket drives deliver exceptional performance and reliability. Designed and engineered to meet the needs of a demanding mobile data storage market, the AIRHAWK 2.5” external hard drives are compatible with both Windows and Macintosh environments.

AIRHAWK A9 - These drives are both bus-powered and bootable. The new AIRHAWK pocket drives contain a fast, high-capacity 2.5” SATA drive mechanism with up to 800 Mbit/sec transfer speed and multiple interfaces in a stylish case for thermal efficiency and silent operation.

Groundbreaking Design

The first design of its kind, the AIRHAWK sets a new standard for unprecedented design, quality, versatility, and capability that will satisfy the most sophisticated audience. With its distinct touch and crisp angular design, the enclosure has the appearance and feel of a space vehicle because of its re-entrant triangles, corner reflectors, and platform alignments.

Despite its diminutive size and shock-absorbent chamber, the AIRHAWK’s wide array of ports ensures maximum compatibility regardless of the type of computer or operating system in use. A combination of ports, FireWire 800 (1394b IEEE), FireWire 400 (1394a IEEE), and High Speed USB 2.0, makes these devices some of the most versatile drives on the market.

Wide Range of Applications

Operating with Mac OS, Linux, and Windows, this external drive offers storage capacities ranging from 500GB to 1TB as well as “plug-and-play” capability with hard drive speeds of up to 7,200rpm. This allows users to quickly back up or archive valuable data, large video files, and digital photo collections. The bootable feature allows the user to boot, access, and operate all programs and data via any other computer under the same OS environment.

Special Features:

• Pocket size external storage drive
• Incorporates SATA Hard Disk Drive or Solid State Drive (SSD)
• Contains USB 2.0, FireWire 400 (1394a) and FireWire 800 (1394b) connections
• FW 1394 bus powered and bootable
• Speeds up to 800 Megabytes per second
• Reduces power consumption with hard drive spin-down support
• Daisy chain multiple FireWire devices as storage needs grow
• Automatic configuration (pre-formatted for plug and play)
• Compatibility with Mac and PC
• Includes all necessary cables, software and carrying case

Specifications:

Capacities: 500GB, 750GB and 1TB
Rotational Speed available with 5,400 or 7,200 rpm
Interface: depending on the model, FireWire 800 1394b IEEE, FireWire 400 1394a IEEE and High Speed USB 2.0 (1.1 compatible)
Transfer Rates: Up to 800Mbit/s FireWire 800, up to 400Mbit/s FireWire 400 and up to 480Mbit/s USB
Dimension: ~ 5.5x3.6x0.6 inches or ~14x9.2x1.6 cm
Weight:  ~ 6.3 ounce (0.17 kilograms)

System Requirements

Mac or PC computers with USB (1.1 or 2.0), FireWire 800 or FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394b or 1394a) port(s) 
Apple: PowerPC ®or Intel® Core Duo® processor
PC: 266MHz or faster Intel or equivalent processor
Recommended Memory: 512MB RAM
Operating System requirements:
Apple: PowerPC ®or Intel Core Duo® processor running Mac OS 9, X or higher
PC: Microsoft®, Windows®, 2000, Me, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Power Requirements: Bus Power

AIRHAWK A9

Mobile (Pocket) Hard Drives - FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB Ports

Technical Specifications

capacity:	500GB	500GB	750GB	750GB	1TB	1TB
part number:	B389K5-CB	B389K7-CB	B389M5-CB	B389M7-CB	B389P5-CB	B389P7-CB
rotational speed:	5400 rpm	7200 rpm	5400 rpm	7200 rpm	5400 rpm	7200 rpm
interface:	FireWire 800, IEEE 1394b, FireWire 400 IEEE 1394a and USB 2.0 (1.1 Compatible)
transfer rate:	FireWire 800 up to 800Mbit/s, FireWire 400 up to 400Mbit/s and USB up to 480Mbit/s
Chip set:	Initio
connectors:	USB 2.0 port x 1 FireWire 800 (1394b) x 1 FireWire 400 (1394a) x 1
dimensions(HxWxD):	~ 5.5 x 3.6 x 0.6 inches or ~14 x 9.2 x 1.6 cm
weight:	~ 6.3 ounce (0.17 kilograms)
system requirements:	Mac and PC: FireWire 800 (1394b IEEE) or FireWire 400 (1394a IEEE) or USB 2.0 (1.1) port(s.) Recommended memory: 512 MB RAM Mac: PowerPC or Intel Core Duo processor PC: 266Mhz or faster Intel or equivalent processor
OS requirements:	Mac: PowerPC or Intel processor running Mac OS 9, X, Leopard or higher PC: Microsoft® Windows 2000, Me, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Recommended Memory:	512MB RAM
power requirement:	1394 Bus Power
warranty:	2 year limited warranty 2 year unlimited toll-free telephone tech support
contents:	External hard disk drive Carrying case Quick installation manual A-to-mini B USB "Y" cable 9-pin to 9-pin FireWire 800 (1394b) cable 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire 400 (1394a) cable
Specifications and appearance are given as guidelines and may change without notice. Capacity Disclaimer: Actual accessible hard drive capacity will indicate up to 10% lower than stated under different Operating Systems and formatting. Therefore, a 500GB capacity drive will show up as a 450GB drive (approximately.) * Benchmarked with Intech Bench Test v3.5. Drive capacity might vary depending on Mac or PC format.

AIRHAWK A9

Mobile (Pocket) Hard Drives - FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB Ports

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AIRHAWK A9

Mobile (Pocket) Hard Drives - FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB Ports

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