Freecom announces world’s first USB 3.0 hard drive, the XS 3.0

It might not look like much — in fact, we’re not sure what it’s trying to look like — but that there is what Freecom purports to be the world’s first SuperSpeed USB 3.0 hard drive. Dubbed the Hard Drive XS 3.0, the drive will be available mid-November in 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB sizes, with a surprisingly accessible starting price of 119 Euro (about $175 US). Of course, it takes more than just a speedy cable to up hard drive speeds, but we’d say 130MB/s ain’t a bad start. The drive can handle AES 256 bit encryption, is backwards compatible with USB 2.0, and the fanless, rubber-clad enclosure weighs in at 1.9 pounds.

[Via PCLaunches]

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