IO-DATA launches in Japan the HDJ-UT series USB 3.0 SuperSpeed external hard drive. Thanks to the new USB 3.0 interface, the HDJ-UT provides up to 5Gbps transfer rate. It is also backward compatible with USB 2.0.
The IO-DATA HDJ-UT is available in 1TB (HDJ-UT1.0) and 1.5TB (HDJ-UT1.5) capacities, which are priced at 21000 Yen and 25300 Yen respectively. They will be released in December.