Portable SSD Has USB, eSATA Connections
This cool flash drive features a USB and eSATA connector.
Is it a USB flash drive or its it a miniature, portable SSD? That's the question with Verbatim's new eSATA/USB combo SSD based on the device's appearance. Closely resembling SanDisk's Cruiser flash drives, Verbatim's SSD measures just over 3-inches long and less than an inch wide. There's also a sliding mechanism for storing and extracting both the eSATA and USB connectors (one at each end).
According to the specs, the Combo SSD delivers read speeds of up to 60 MB/sec. and write speeds of up to 25 MB/sec. in eSATA mode. When plugged in as a USB 2.0 device, the drive provides read speeds up to 26 MB/sec. and write speeds up to 15 MB/sec. The drive offers 32 GB of space, and is compatible with Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. the drive even provides software to encrypt the stored data.
"The completely portable, built-in EasyLock software simultaneously encrypts documents as they are transferred to the Combo SSD drive," the company said in a press release. "EasyLock software guarantees 256-bit AES software encryption and minimizes the risk of data loss and theft. For older eSATA ports that do not carry current, there is a separate Y-cable included that creates a functioning eSATA port from the USB (power) and eSATA (data)."
Verbatim said that it's eSATA/USB Combo SSD is now available at "specialist" retail outlets.

its not even a lot of space, there are a few 32GB memory sticks around now.
As someone said, the speeds ar enowhere near enough for this to be considered a proper SSD drive, and it clearly lacks the proper interface hardware of SSD drives.
Also not sure why the encryption software was worth a quatation, it's just fluff, encryption software hads been bundled with usb sticks for ever to try and sell them, i don't know anyone who actually uses it... if they need encryption then they already own the software they need for it... additionally, how exactly does it protect you from data loss?
But it has an e sata connection, which technically makes it an external drive.
I'm rather enchanted by the concept of doing Windows 7 installs off of such a drive. I'd love to get super fast reads and random access, even in something with an 8 or 16GB capacity. Anything more and I'd just want a 2.5" enclosure with powered eSATA so I could cram a super snazzy SSD in it...
P.S.... Remember 20MB SCSI HDDs? My cat almost swallowed my 16GB microSD card a couple weeks back... We live in the future...