



At one terabyte the Victorinox SSD Swiss Army knife certainly is, as the company claims, "a lightweight and portable alternative to bulky external hard drives". Just like Superman, it has a few hidden powers as well; so, let's get started .

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At one terabyte the Victorinox SSD Swiss Army knife certainly is, as the company claims, "a lightweight and portable alternative to bulky external hard drives".



256 AES combination software / hardware encryption



Synchronization for documents and folders between multiple computers



Synchronization of Outlook files



Automatic back-up functionality



Zero-footprint web-surfing



Password management



Favorites / bookmarks management



Display Manager





USB 3.0 / 2.0



eSATA II with Support for eSATA III



No external power is required



Ports can be hot-swapped







The solid-state drive is capable of write speeds of 150MB/sec, and read speeds of 220MB/sec; which are the fastest write and read speeds of any external SSD of this form-factor. Two Swiss Army knife bodies are included: red and black. The red body contains the implements: screwdriver, file, scissors, and of course, a knife blade. The black body is made to house only the SSD so you can get through airport screening.

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The solid-state drive is capable of write speeds of 150MB/sec, and read speeds of 220MB/sec; which are the fastest write and read speeds of any external SSD of this form-factor. Two Swiss Army knife bodies are included: red and black. The red body contains the implements: screwdriver, file, scissors, and of course, a knife blade. The black body is made to house only the SSD so you can get through airport screening.

It's a bird. Its a plane!, it's a Swiss Army knife that comes with its own software-suite, LCD display, solid-state USB 3.0 / 2.0, eSATA II drive, and combination hardware, software encryption. Can we say el-wow-zoid? If not, you may want to practice.The display is a 96 x 48 pixel monochrome bi-stable LCD which displays information even when not plugged in to anything. Bi-stable displays use only about one-percent of the power typically consumed by LCDs, and can display (same, unchanged) information for more than a year after power has been disconnected.If desired, the display can be used for listing files stored on the drive, and has a status bar showing available-capacity. It seems likely that serious privacy-minded users of the encryption and zero-footprint features may not want to show a list of their files. For some the best use is for their contact info so the rather pricey device can be returned if lost; and you have to like that available-capacity indicator.Q. Superman has one of these, doesn't he?A. No, he's got two of 'em.