Ultra SpaceStation 6 offers up 12GB flash drive six pack

Apparently catering to the few folks out there that feel they have too few USB flash drives, Ultra Products recently let loose this so-called SpaceStation 6, which comes with no less than six tiny thumb drives that can be neatly concealed and used as the mood strikes. Of course, there's no hub action going on here -- which would be convenient -- and the slots likely won't play nice with your current stash of flash drives. If you're still interested, however, you can grab either a 12GB version (consisting of six 2GB drives) or a 6GB version (with six 1GB drives) right now for $90 or $60, respectively.

[Via Coolest Gadgets]

[Ben @ Mar 13th 2008 8:37PM]

Cool..

[Amol @ Mar 13th 2008 8:40PM]

Now if you could set up them in JBOD, then maybe we're talking. Maybe.

[ScareyJ @ Mar 13th 2008 9:08PM]

A HUGE second to that!

[Curtis Joslin @ Mar 13th 2008 11:29PM]

more like a raid 0 so you can get the performance boost

[E.J. @ Mar 13th 2008 8:42PM]

This is a pretty cool. Hopefully someone can figure out a way to combine the drives in a RAID-sort of configuration to make them a few entities.

[Trent @ Mar 13th 2008 8:42PM]

i'm afraid i don't see the point...i can go buy two 8gb drives for the price of the 6gb system...

[ZeroCorpse @ Mar 13th 2008 8:42PM]

I have one of these. It's call a "USB hub".

[Dirk Lucas @ Mar 13th 2008 11:01PM]

Why don't you just try to read the article first and post afterwards?
That would keep you away from any embarrassments since you could display at least signs of understanding. Like not claiming simple things that have been explicitly explained contrarily before.

[Dirk Lucas @ Mar 13th 2008 11:03PM]

OK, im stupid myself. It is a hub.

[ScooterDe @ Mar 14th 2008 3:43AM]

@Dirk, stupid twice over. "There is no hub action going on here". It is just a dumb container with six minimal profile USB drives slotted in. Okay for somebody who wants to toss them around like candy, but with 1GB drives worth around $5 - half this price - the big question is why.
I would rather see a maxi hub that can be used for all the 16MB and other old CF/SD and other cards I have lying around, to turn them into a single drive of at least, oh 1GB...

[BigD145 @ Mar 13th 2008 8:48PM]

The only possible use for this would be a huge xtian family with multiple mobile computers and one or two central desktops at home. I weep over the fact that there are enough of those to actually turn a profit off this device. /cry

[Kamokazi @ Mar 13th 2008 8:57PM]

Apparently you've never had someone discover your porn stash when you let them borrow your flash drive.

[Rubicon @ Mar 13th 2008 9:23PM]

haha...i had it even worse, when i let the guy borrow my drive, and he used it to store HIS porn

[Brandon @ Mar 13th 2008 8:52PM]

so, that's basically 6 really small flash drives with 1 quite small usb hub.

[ZeroCorpse @ Mar 14th 2008 5:25PM]

That's what I said!

It's just a hub!

[TEG @ Mar 13th 2008 8:57PM]

TigerDirect has been selling this thing for a few weeks now. Old News.

BOO!

[xobmox @ Mar 14th 2008 11:55AM]

Seems like someone should create a security solution in raid where all drives have to be connected for a program or file to be unencrypted...Defcon anyone?

[ReggieXuk @ Mar 13th 2008 9:00PM]

EPIC FAIL, MORE EPIC THAN THE HALO TRILOGY.

[speakafreaka @ Mar 13th 2008 10:48PM]

Hahaha
POTM

[mushrooshi @ Mar 13th 2008 9:00PM]

Ugly, but I'd still get it

[Rubicon @ Mar 13th 2008 9:02PM]

Typo much? this is not a DRIVE HUB, its just a friggin card with 6 slots to hold 6 drives...damn there isnt even a usb to plug this into anything

[Les @ Mar 13th 2008 9:20PM]

Yeah come on engadget. Any description you search for says it's just a way to conveniently store 6 drives in your wallet.

[john @ Mar 13th 2008 9:02PM]

I thought about using a gumstix board to try to make something like this as a RAID for USB based storage devices.

Then I realized it was a pointless waist of time.

[Les @ Mar 13th 2008 9:33PM]

once again comment system attaches to wrong post

[john @ Mar 13th 2008 9:02PM]

I thought about using a gumstix board to try to make something like this as a RAID for USB based storage devices.

Then I realized it was a pointless waist of time.

[john @ Mar 13th 2008 9:03PM]

Great. Spelling mistake and a double post. Fun. :-)

[Sam @ Mar 13th 2008 9:06PM]

Some sort of RAID array would be cool
You could give 6 people one drive each and the data could only be read when it was all brought back together
Kind of like a secret geeky club

[ReggieXuk @ Mar 13th 2008 9:13PM]

now i would buy that

[TEG @ Mar 13th 2008 9:16PM]

You could do that with a Software RAID, like in OS X.

Similar to people RAIDing several Floppy Discs, Zip Disks, or iPods together.

TEG

[Reader @ Mar 13th 2008 9:40PM]

Hell, I think you could make an alright movie about that. As long as the drive has the meaning of life stored on it and the 6 mini-drives are spread throughout the universe...

[Sam @ Mar 13th 2008 9:42PM]

@ Reader

I think thats the plot for National Treasure 3

[PeterF @ Mar 13th 2008 10:14PM]

@Sam
Its also a Star Trek TNG episode and probably an episode of every Sci-Fi show ever

[Beata Yamin @ Mar 13th 2008 10:14PM]

No its transformers 2.

[CraigJ @ Mar 13th 2008 10:18PM]

seems pretty useless to me

[John B. @ Mar 13th 2008 10:22PM]

So it basically takes a USB drive, splits it into 6 different drives, and adds 20 dollars or so to the price? I don't get it. No thank you.

[Lonny Paul @ Mar 13th 2008 10:46PM]

IT IS NOT A HUB. IT ONLY HOLDS THE SIX DRIVES.

[speakafreaka @ Mar 13th 2008 10:52PM]

he's right.. i dont see any way of plugging that into a computer?

[Lonny Paul @ Mar 13th 2008 10:58PM]

If you check the Ultra website (http://www.ultraproducts.com/product_details.php?cPath=90&pPath=691&productID=691), you'll see that it is only a hub. The quoted article is also wrong. Seems the authors mis-read the writer's desire for it to be a hub (http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/03/13/ultra-spacestation-packs-6-usb-flash-drives-into-compact-package/).

[Sam Zebian @ Mar 13th 2008 11:29PM]

I'm sorry, but what is the point of this?? It's basically just 6 USB flash drives in a Hub, right?

[lens42 @ Mar 14th 2008 1:08AM]

Does nobody else have a problem with all six drives looking exactly the same? How do tell which is which when they are loaded up with (what I would imagine is different) stuff?

[albtms @ Mar 14th 2008 1:50AM]

I think you people are missing the point. When faced with a formidable adversary, you need considerable firepower. In standard mode, the USS6 (Ultra SpaceStation) is not too impressive. But you need only to simply enter the command to deploy the satellite USB drives in various configurations, multiplying your effective tactical ability.

Or not. Yeah, it only wishes it could be as cool as the Vic Viper.

[S @ Mar 14th 2008 5:46AM]

When will somebody build a hub like this with an onboard raid chip that works with different speed flash drives, so we can plug in a bunch of cheap usb flash drives and have ultra-fast, cheap, usb raid storage!?!

[benjasmine @ Mar 14th 2008 8:35AM]

it's not even a hub, how can you do RAID? 6 USB ports?
and there is a thing called "folder" to help you organize files. you don't need 6 flash drives to do this. Imaging you only have 2 or 3 USB ports on your computer, you can't even access all your files at the same time. accessing different folders is much faster and easier. Unless you have like a 10-port usb hub, this is just wasting money.

[Jason @ Mar 14th 2008 8:53AM]

I've been looking for something like this that holds SD cards. Something ultra thin for the wallet, that holds 4-6 SD cards. Anyone know of a product like that?

[Hooterman @ Mar 14th 2008 11:52AM]

http://www.camerahacker.com/Digital_Memory_Wallets/index.shtml

[TurboFool @ Mar 14th 2008 4:30PM]

I actually find this pretty cool. Seems like a good way to store multiple flash drives, each with their own purposes, in a small, organized space. And they come with labels to clearly mark what each one's for. I kind of like it.

[Christian @ Mar 14th 2008 6:00PM]

I actually would like one separating files for work and personal use

What caught my eye from that website is that it says it's vista memory boost ready or something.

Hmm maybe fill out every USB slot that I have and see if that doesn't create chaos...

[AlphaTeam @ Mar 14th 2008 9:01PM]

It's be cooler if you could plus this card thing into your computer as well to have nice big 12GB card. Or even better allow them to snap together for some terabyte fun.