Portable Kanguru CD-RW drive-transfer flash to CD with no PC

January 27, 2004

Saw this over at Digit-Life. Another portable device for transferring data from flash memory to CD wiithout a PC, that has a pleasant design appearance. This may be of interest for photo buffs on the road, or for simple archiving of data, the USB interface makes it a handy external interface for the PC. It also doubles as an audio CD player with included headphones.

Features:

Backup flash card data to a CD without a computer
Works as a 36x CD-RW when connected via USB2.0
USB2.0 connectivity (backwards compatible with USB1.1)
Works with 7 different media types
Offers continuous copying capabilities
Works as a card reader when connected via USB2.0
Functions as an Audio CD player
Lightweight, portable design
1 Year Limited Warranty

Recording speeds are as follows: 36x write speeds, 12x rewrite speeds, 48x read speeds. Supported disc types are 80 min/700MB CD-R Disc; 74 min/650MB CD-RW disc or 21 min/180MB CD-R disc. Media supported: CD-R; CD-RW; Audio CD; CD-DA; CD-ROM/XA; Photo-CD (Multi-session); Video CD; CD Plus compatible. Media card types supported: Compact Flash (Type I/II), Smart Media, IBM Micro Drive, Sony Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Secure Digital, Multimedia card.

The Kanguru FC-RW requires AC input 100~240V; DC output 12V. A little hefty at 2 pounds it is 8"x6"x2". Package Includes: USB2.0 Cable, driver CD and Nero software. The drive lists for 199.00 dollars US.

Source: Kanguru