SDX SATA/FireWire/USB External Hard Drive

The SDX is a full featured family of portable external hard drives that offer superior performance and reliability at extremely competitive pricing. The SDX feature set is unmatched in its price range.

Power Means Performance

The SDX power adapter supplies a healthy 3 amps of power for both 5 and 12 VDC to the internal drive mechanism. Many power supplies offer less current than needed by the hard drive, which can reduce performance. Performance can also be lost over the long run of thin wires between the drive and the adapter. The SDX AC adapter uses extra heavy gauge wire as well as a 4 pin connector with oversized pins for 5VDC, 12VDC plus 2 ground pins to insure maximum connectivity and performance.

SATA Means Speed

Power users working with digital video, audio, or graphics production need all the speed they can get. The SDX 1000 meets the challenge, with transfer rates up to five times faster than FireWire and USB 2.0. eSATA technology offers 3Gb/s performance in a single drive configuration for data intensive applications including real time video editing, digital photography and high-speed data back up.

Oxford Chip Technology Means Compatibility

There is only one choice for the bridge chipset, which converts the hard disk drive SATA data to FireWire data - the Oxford Semiconductor chipset.  Only the Oxford chipset assures unprecedented performance and compatibility across the wide variety of computer platforms and FireWire devices. At Avastor, we only use the Oxford Semiconductor chipset in every FireWire enclosure we ship.