
portable storage
for professional use
Sony’s new Portable Storage lets you load and transport data safely, quickly, easily.
Building on a long and distinguished heritage as the market leader in professional recording media, Sony introduces a new lineup of portable
storage to add to its portfolio of professional media products. These new shuttle drives are available in both HDD (hard disk drive) and SSD (solid
state drive) models and are perfect for the safe transport of content after a shoot or edit. Their reinforced protective hard case reduces the chance
of damage during shipment, making the Sony shuttle drives one of the safest, fastest, most convenient ways to transfer your important digital assets.
These new shuttle drives are designed to super-protect your data during transportation. They come shielded in a sturdy, shock-resistant, silicon cover
with interface doors designed to withstand the rigors of professional field use. The internal architecture surrounds the drive with cushions and buffers
as an added level of protection. Users can daisy-chain two or three shuttle drives together for double or triple storage space.1 Their shoot-and-ship
capability make them ideal for today’s professional video workflow.
Best of all, the Sony shuttle drives come in two file storage options that cover different post-production needs. Choose HDD in either 500GB or 1TB
when you need the most storage space or select SSD with transfer speeds up to 400MB/s2 when you need to backup data fast.
Key Features
Equipped with a protective hard
case for shipment, shelf storage,
labeling, and interface cables
Summary of Features:
• Reinforced protective case reduces the chance of damage
for the safe transport and storage of content
• Engineered with heavy silicon cover for professional
shock-resistant protection
• 1x USB 3.0 & 2x FireWire 800 ports with unique dust and splashresistant interface doors
• Up to 120MBps (HHD) and 400MBps (SSD) data transfer rate
via USB 3.0
• Employs multi-line access to high-speed flash memory (SSD)
To learn more, click here to see video of Sony Portable Storage in action, or go to sony.com/promedia/PortableStorage.
1 Sony recommends no more than two drives daisy-chained as performance may be compromised depending on computer power source, and no more
than three drives stacked to prevent heat build-up.
2 Speed may vary upon measurement condition.
3 Dropped onto industrial carpet on 6 sides of HDD/SS. Sony cannot guarantee against damage to recorded data or the exterior case in all situations and
conditions. Do not deliberately drop it or subject it to impact.
4 For warranty details and limitations go to sony.com/promedia/PortableStorageWarranty.
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Protected from water and dust
via splash and dust-resistant
interface doors
Stackable for easy daisy-chaining
with increased air flow between
drives for less heat build-up
• 5400rpm disk speed (HDD)
• Pre-installed formatting software to switch between FAT32, HFS+
and NTFS
• Stackable for easy daisy-chaining with increased air flow
between drives and less heat build-up
• Windows® and Mac® Compatible
• LED indicator light
• Three year limited warranty
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Accompanied by USB 3.0 and
FireWire 800 cables with
convenient storage compartments

Specifications
Model HDD SSD
Name Portable Storage Portable Storage
Model Name PSZ-HA50 PSZ-HA1T PSZ-SA25
Capacity 500GB 1TB 256GB
User capacity Approx. 465GB Approx. 930GB Approx. 238GB
Weight Approx. 11.3 oz (Approx. 320g) Approx. 9.5 oz (Approx. 270g)
Dimensions (W x H x L)
(without protrusions)
(Hard case: Approx. 6.5 x 1.4 x 6.9 inches (166 x 36 x 176mm)
Warranty 3 year limited 3 year limited
HDD Size/Rotational speed 2.5 inch/5,400rpm N/A
I/F 1 x USB3.0 port, 2 x FireWire 800 port 1 x USB3.0 port, 2 x FireWire 800 port
Approx. 3.5 x 1.12 x 5.9 inches (90 x 28.4 x 150.6 mm)
Transfer speed Read/Write: Up to 120MB/s
Power supply
USB bus power (DC 5V),
FireWire bus power (DC 8 to 33V)
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Power consumption 4,5 W (USB 3.0)/5 W (FireWire 800) 4,5 W (USB 3.0)/5 W (FireWire 800)
Operating temperature 41°F to 104°F (5°C to 40°C) 41°F to 104°F (5°C to 40°C)
Operating humidity 8% to 90% (no condensation) 8% to 90% (no condensation)
Storage temperature -4°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°C) -4°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°C)
Storage humidity 8% to 90% (no condensation) 8% to 90% (no condensation)
Shock
resistance
Sony internal test std
MIL-STD-810G
compliant
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2
Dust-resistant/splash-resistant IP5X/IPX4
2.0m4 (w/o Hard case),
2.4m4 (w/ Hard case)
1.22m (w/o Hard case) 1.22m (w/o Hard case)
5
File systems (factory default) FAT32 FAT32
OS Use with both Mac & Win
6
Hard case (1), USB cable (60 cm) (1),
Included items
FireWire 800 cable (60 cm) (1),
Instruction manual, Warranty card
1 Speed may vary upon measurement condition.
2 Dropped onto industrial carpet on 6 sides of HDD/SSD
3 Dropped 26 times onto plywood.; 8 corners/12 Edges/6 sides of HDD/SSD
4 Sony cannot guarantee against damage to recorded data or the exterior case in all situations and conditions.
Do not deliberately drop it or subject it to impact.
5 Dust-resistant/splash-resistant performance is achieved only when the interface doors are firmly closed.
6 Windows 8 (32 bit/64 bit), Windows 7 SP1 or later (32 bit/64 bit), Windows Vista SP2 or later (32 bit/64 bit),
Windows XP SP3 (32 bit), Mac OS 10.6.8 or later, 10.7.5 or later, 10.8.3 or later
Approx. 3.5 x 1.12 x 5.9 inches (90 x 28.4 x 150.6 mm)
(without protrusions)
(Hard case: Approx. 6.5 x 1.4 x 6.9 inches (166 x 36 x 176mm)
Read/Write: Up to 400MB/s
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USB bus power (DC 5V),
FireWire bus power (DC 8 to 33V)
2.3m4 (w/o Hard case),
2.4m4(w/ Hard case)
IP5X/IPX4
Use with both Mac & Win
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6
Hard case (1), USB cable (60 cm) (1),
FireWire 800 cable (60 cm) (1),
Instruction manual, Warranty card
Transfer Speed Test via USB 3.0 Interface
HDD
WindowsMac
SSD
HDD
SSD
Sony Electronics Inc.
1 Sony Drive
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
sony.com/promedia
PT-560
Read
Write
Read
Write
Read
Write
Read
Write
121MB/s
120MB/s
112MB/s
112MB/s
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Test conditions – PC/Windows
®
• Benchmark software: Crystal Disk Mark
419MB/s
404MB/s
• Laptop: PC (SSD)
• OS: Windows 8
• CPU: Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz
Test conditions – Mac
®
• Benchmark software: Blackmagic Disk Speed
429MB/s
385MB/s
• Laptop: Mac Book Pro (SSD)
• OS: Mac OS 10.8.2
• CPU: Core i7 2.3GHz Quad
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