X’S-DRIVE MP3 VP3650

Cardmedia (Europe) Ltd, the official UK distributor for the manufacturer XS Drive, has announced the availability of the XS-Drive MP3 VP3650, a new Portable Storage Device and MP3 player with blue backlight LCD display. This versatile device is aimed at the photographic market with its memory card back up function and the high capacity of its hard drive, and provides an additional MP3 function as well as files browsing with Copy and Delete operations.

The XS-Drive MP3 VP3650 is a compact portable Hard disk to backup your memory cards in the field. It benefits from 20, 30 or 40GB of capacity from its internal 1.8" Hard disk giving you a large back up device which is also pocket-sized, portable, lightweight, multifunctional device.

You can easily use the XS Drive MP3 VP3650 in all environments thanks to its Blue Backlit LCD panel. The LCD Panel displays the battery power level, memory card backup transfer status, all information related to an MP3 music player and file navigation/browsing.

The device is operated simply using just five control buttons. Using the control buttons, you can navigate with ease through the names of the files stored on your XS Drive MP3 Hard disk's to either play music files or simply check that your backed up files are stored on the Hard Disk. You may also access the contents of an inserted memory card.

You can listen to your favorite tunes via its high quality audio MP3 player. Whilst an MP3 track is playing using just three buttons you can change the volume, track and usual functions of an audio player (fast forward, rewind, pause, and skip).

The XS Drive MP3 VP3650 can be used with all types of memory cards: Compactflash, Hitachi Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, and xD picture cards (Smartmedia requires an adapter). The easy to use copy feature will backup all files from the memory card to a new folder on the hard disk, and the Card Backup feature will confirm the number of files transferred as well as the total size in MegaBytes.

The transfer speed of the VP3650 allows you to backup a 1GB memory card in only 8 minutes.

It is also possible to copy a selection of files / folders from the memory card to the HDD, or from the HDD to the memory card, with its copy selected files feature. The similar delete selected files feature allows you to delete each file stored on the XS-Drive MP3 Hard disk or on the inserted memory card - allowing you to edit the contents of your memory cards wherever you are.

The XS-Drive MP3 includes built-in internal rechargeable batteries providing 2 hours of use.

The XS-Drive MP3 has a built in 64MB flash memory which can receive MP3 music tracks to allow playing music for 10 hours by reducing the power consumption from the Hard Disk operation.

The RRP for the XS-Drive MP3 VP3650 20GB is £169 incl VAT, and XS-Drive MP3 VP3650 30GB is £199 incl VAT. (40GB version will be available late February).

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