Plextor today released a new portable hard disk drive - small enough to fit in your pocket.

In a brushed aluminium case, the PX-PH16U2 (160GB) Mac and PC compatible .

The PX-PH16U2 offers a practical data capacity for everyday use and their compact size (only 17mm thick and 200g in weight) means you can easily slip it into your pocket.

In addition to fast USB 2.0 transfer speeds and convenient bus-powered operation, Plextor has manufactured the PX-PH16U2 to maximise data security. The PX-PH16U2 comes pre-loaded with Plextor's specially developed version of PlexTools software for hard disks - PlexTools Professional LE. An important feature of this utility is password protection, to keep all personal and business data safe and secure from prying eyes.

The PX-PH16U2 will be available in May 2007 from the network of Plextor dealers.