The first attempt at USB 3.0 from the Taiwanese flash memory maker PQI and not bad at all. The Cool Drive U366 has a nice, elegant aluminum exterior design with a clear plastic lid. Of course, what matters the most is the new PQI Cool Drive U366’s functionality, boasting USB 3.0 means it will boast 5Gbps/sec bandwidth max. This makes it ten times the bandwidth of USB 2.0 which many of us have been using for years. It will also be capable of transfer speeds of up to 97MB/s.

Measuring 87mm x 22mm x 12mm, the PQI Cool Drive U366 is currently available in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB of storage capacities.

PQI Announces USB3.0 UFD ~ Cool Drive U366

2009.12.28

Taipei, Taiwan ~ Only just a week ago, Power Quotient International Co., Ltd. (PQI) announced two 2.5inch USB3.0 external hard drives, H566 and S533. Today, PQI releases their first USB flash drive device in the form of Cool Drive U366. PQI’s U366 is encased in an all aluminum shell with a clear plastic lid that can perfectly fit on the end tip so users need not worry about loosing the lid.

The new USB3.0 features 5Gbps/sec maximum bandwidth, which is 10 times the maximum bandwidth of USB2.0 as it eliminates the issue of external connection bandwidth being smaller than the output bandwidth of the storage device. This allows portable, ultra fast and high capacity storage device to flood the market as USB3.0 is deemed to take over USB2.0 as the standard for future external connections!

PQI’s Cool Drive U366 is one of the few USB3.0 flash storage devices on the market, and it features a read up to 97MB /sec. The release of U366 reassures PQI’s dedicated advancement in storage technology, research and development capability!

For more PQI news and the latest PQI product information, please visit PQI at www.pqigroup.com.

Cool Drive U366 specification:

Interface: USB 3.0 (backwards compatible with USB 2.0)

Transfer rate: Read up to 97MB/sec

Capacity: 16GB / 32GB / 64GB

Dimension: 87 x 22 x12 mm

[via PQI, Gadgetell]