Power Quotient International (PQI) released its latest USB flash-drive, the CoolDrive U368. Among a small, growing group, the U368 is USB 3.0 SuperSpeed compliant, and offers transfer-rates on par with hard drives, with access times comparable to those of SSDs.

Its casing is typically-shaped, measuring 90.1 x 22 x 11.1 mm, and weighing 25 g. When connected using USB 3.0, the drive offers transfer speeds of around 105 MB/s, which can be improved with the bundled TurboFlash USB software. It is available in capacities ranging from 8 GB, all the way up to 128 GB. It is backwards-compatible with USB 2.0, albeit with lower transfer-rates. Pricing and availability are yet to be known.

This PQI Cool Drive U366- first PQI USB3.0 flash drive is encased in an all aluminum shell with a clear plastic lid that can perfectly fit on the end tip so users need not worry about losing the lid.

The new PQI USB3.0 features 5Gbps/sec maximum bandwidth, which is 10 times the maximum bandwidth of USB2.0. PQI’s Cool Drive U366 features a read up to 97MB /sec. PQI USB3.0 flash drive measures 87 x 22 x12 mm and is available in 16GB / 32GB / 64 GB capacities.