Fujitsu's latest pocket-sized magneto-optical (MO) drive, the Dynamo 1300LT, uses 3.5in MO discs offering up to 1.3GB capacity. MO discs are physically robust and have a long life expectancy and can be rewritten 10 million times.

They appear as a removable hard drive, so they can be used by most backup software. The downside is that performance is pretty slow and a driver is needed for Windows versions, but not Mac OSX. The 1.3GB discs cost about £9 each.

The 410g drive isn't much bigger than the MO media and is powered by the USB2 bus, so no power adapter is needed. You get a USB cable, hard travel case and desktop stand, plus Fujitsu's Novadisk backup software.

On the installation CD are utilities to let you create a password-protected MO disc and encrypted folders. It's a great drive that's much more cost-effective and versatile than USB flash drives.

Contact:
Fujitsu 0870 242 7998
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