1TB Swiss Army SSD USB eSATA II Flash-drive Knife With LCD – Victorinox


It's a bird. Its a plane! No, it's a Swiss Army knife that comes with its own software-suite, LCD display, solid-state USB 3.0 / 2.0, eSATA II drive, and combination hardware, software encryption. Can we say el-wow-zoid? If not, you may want to practice.


At one terabyte the Victorinox SSD Swiss Army knife certainly is, as the company claims, "a lightweight and portable alternative to bulky external hard drives". Just like Superman, it has a few hidden powers as well; so, let's get started.


The pre-installed software-suite supplies the following:

  • 256 AES combination software / hardware encryption

  • Synchronization for documents and folders between multiple computers

  • Synchronization of Outlook files

  • Automatic back-up functionality

  • Zero-footprint web-surfing

  • Password management

  • Favorites / bookmarks management

  • Display Manager


Built-in LCD Display

The display is a 96 x 48 pixel monochrome bi-stable LCD which displays information even when not plugged in to anything. Bi-stable displays use only about one-percent of the power typically consumed by LCDs, and can display (same, unchanged) information for more than a year after power has been disconnected.



If desired, the display can be used for listing files stored on the drive, and has a status bar showing available-capacity. It seems likely that serious privacy-minded users of the encryption and zero-footprint features may not want to show a list of their files. For some the best use is for their contact info so the rather pricey device can be returned if lost; and you have to like that available-capacity indicator.

Port Capabilities

  • USB 3.0 / 2.0

  • eSATA II with Support for eSATA III

  • No external power is required

  • Ports can be hot-swapped


Two Costumes, & Really Fast, Just Like Superman


The solid-state drive is capable of write speeds of 150MB/sec, and read speeds of 220MB/sec; which are the fastest write and read speeds of any external SSD of this form-factor. Two Swiss Army knife bodies are included: red and black. The red body contains the implements: screwdriver, file, scissors, and of course, a knife blade. The black body is made to house only the SSD so you can get through airport screening.


Q & A

Q. Superman has one of these, doesn't he?
A. No, he's got two of 'em.

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