SmartDisk FireLite, 80GB 2.5" Portable Hard Drive with FireWire 800 Interface, for Mac & Windows.

The "drive for perfection" is built into the line of FireLite portable external drives. Palm-sized, durable and stylish with outstanding performance and capacity, FireLite offers the ultimate in a convenient, highly portable data storage solution. FireLite combines the best features of today's hard drive designs in one attractive package. Quite simply, FireLite provides quality without compromise.

Unique Magnesium Alloy housing:
• FireLite's diminutive size and weight are made possible through the use of magnesium alloy for the drive's housing by weight, one of the strongest materials on the planet. Its thermal dissipation properties also help to wick away heat, increasing drive longevity. Hold it in your hand and you'll sense the aesthetic and functional advantages of a metal housing over plastic.

No power cord needed:
• Both FireWire and USB 2.0 models are bus powered, meaning they can be powered directly through the FireWire or USB 2.0 cable used to connect them to your computer. For portability, this is the utmost in convenience just plug it in andstart using it! For configurations that do not supply sufficient cable power, FireLite can operate from an optional AC adapter.

High performance:
• FireLite's high performance hard drive mechanisms and electronics provide outstanding data transfer speeds with either FireWire or USB 2.0. For most software applications, you can use FireLite as an internal hard drive, then unplug it and take it with you when you're done!

USB 2.0 or FireWire models:
• FireLite models are equipped with either a USB 2.0, FireWire 400 (1394a) or FireWire 800 (1394b) connection. USB models support USB 2.0 High Speed operation (up to 480Mbits/sec) and they will also work with USB 1.1 ports at slower transfer rates. FireWire 800 models (supporting up to 800Mbits/sec) also are compatible with FireWire 400 connections (400Mbits/sec) and feature two ports for daisy-chaining several FireWire peripherals together.

Plug and Play:
• For recent Windows and Macintosh operating system releases, such as Windows XP, Windows 2000, Window Me, and Mac OS X, no driver installation is required. This is an enormous convenience when working with a "borrowed" computer; just plug in FireLite to maintain access to important data or transfer large amounts of data between computers.

• FireLites are available in capacities ranging from 40 Gigabytes (GB) (1) to 100GB. FireLite's outstanding performance, engineered durability and radical good looks are sure to satisfy your data storage needs in the office, at home or on the road.

Great ways to use your FireLite:
• FireLite is the perfect solution to your data storage needs. Here are a few ways to put FireLite to work.