ARCHOS Announces the World's Smallest and Lightest Portable Hard Drive with the ARCDisk; For Only One Cent Per Megabyte, Portable Drives Put Thousands of Documents and Music in Your Pocket.To download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. high-resolution high-res·o·lu·tion adj. 1. Relating to an image that has fine detail. 2. a. Of or relating to an output device that produces images that contain a large number of dots per unit of area and are therefore sharp and , print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail A miniature representation of a page or image that is used to identify a file by its contents. Clicking the thumbnail opens the file. Thumbnails are an option in file managers, such as Windows Explorer, and they are found in photo editing and graphics program to quickly browse multiple image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Photo Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.091703/bb6 IRVINE Irvine, town, Scotland Irvine (ûr`vĭn), town (1991 pop. 32,507), North Ayrshire, SW Scotland, on the Irvine River estuary. Industries include iron and brass foundries. Other products are chemicals, electric goods, and clothing. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2003 ARCHOS  It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. , a global provider of innovative handheld entertainment and
storage solutions, announced today the availability of the ARCDisk, the
world's smallest and lightest 20-gigabyte external hard drive. Also
available in a 40GB drive, the ARCDisk costs one cent per megabyte One million bytes, or more precisely 1,048,576 bytes. Also MB, Mbyte and M-byte. See mega and space/time. (unit) megabyte - (MB, colloquially "meg") 2^20 = 1,048,576 bytes = 1024 kilobytes. 1024 megabytes are one gigabyte. -- the lowest price for portable storage today. The ARCDisk is the latest advancement in ARCHOS' extensive line of storage peripherals and is available for $249.95 today at www.archos.com. Smaller than a floppy disk floppy disk or diskette Magnetic storage medium used with computers. Floppy disks are made of flexible plastic coated with a magnetic material, and are enclosed in a hard plastic case. They are typically 3.5 in. (9 cm) in diameter. and weighing 2.7 ounces, the ARCDisk can easily fit in a shirt pocket and is ideal for business professionals or students who need to transport files to and from work or school. With the ARCDisk's miniature size, and lowest cost per megabyte, customers get the easiest way to move videos, photos and documents wherever they go. The ARCDisk uses a high-speed USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0 interface, allowing for fast and easy file transfers with no power cord or external power supply needed. "The ARCDisk packs a tremendous amount of space in the smallest external hard drive available, which is exactly what professionals and consumers expect today," said Hyder Rabbani, ARCHOS president in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . "The ARCDisk is the latest in a line of innovative and high-quality storage peripherals that work for people on the go, the way they want to use them. We are excited for the portable possibilities the ARCDisk delivers." Ultimate Portable Storage Device The benefits of the ARCDisk's extremely low cost per megabyte are complemented by the ways in which the device can be used. Based on the new generation 1.8-inch hard disk from Hitachi, the ARCDisk offers extreme portability of thousands of documents and more than 5,000 songs. The ARCDisk is the perfect companion in such common scenarios: -- Dual Computer Users -- With millions of business professionals using a computer at work and at home, the ARCDisk gives them the freedom to transfer files and documents to and from these machines -- without the need to carry multiple computers. -- Business Professionals -- For sales professionals and others with frequent meetings, the ARCDisk can store files for important presentations, without carrying an extra computer. -- Students -- The ARCDisk is the perfect companion for students, who can store schoolwork on the device and transfer documents or media from home and school computers. -- Computer Upgrades -- The ARCDisk is perfectly suited to home users with newly purchased computers, by allowing for fast and easy transfer of files, music and other media to the new machine. Pricing and Specifications The ARCDisk is available today at leading retailers and www.archos.com for a suggested retail price of US$249.95. Specifications include:
Capacity 20 or 40 GB
Buffer size 2 MB
Rotation speed 4200 rpm
Interface USB 2.0 (compatible USB 1.1) -- up to 480
Mbits/sec
Dimensions 76 x 77 x 8.8 mm for 20 Go
Weight 75 g (2.7 oz)
Compatible OS PC: Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP
Compatible systems PC Compatible IBM Pentium(R) 233Mhz or higher
Package includes USB 2.0 cable, AC power adapter, drivers, and
six-language installation guide
About ARCHOS Founded in 1988, ARCHOS designs and manufactures the industry's most innovative handheld entertainment solutions and data storage peripherals for people on the go. ARCHOS is considered an industry pioneer in the growing video, MP4, consumer market, with a line of audio, video and storage devices that suit a variety of interests and price points. ARCHOS has received numerous awards for its innovative product design, including "Best in Show" and "Best in Portable Video" at the 2003 Consumer Electronics Show, and "Best Product: Hardware" at the 2003 European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. Retail Vision conference. The company is based in Paris, France, with U.S. headquarters in Irvine, Calif. Company information and products are available at www.archos.com. The names of companies mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.091703/bb6 |
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