"TarDisk" that can increase up to 256 GB by just inserting the capacity of the MacBook into the SD card slot

It was released in 2012MacBook Pro is "almost unrepairable"Although it is said, it is easy to increase the capacity of such a MacBook by up to 256 GB without tools.TarDisk"is. There is no need to install a large external HDD (hard disk), maintaining the stylish appearance of the MacBook, and the transfer speed is faster than the existing USB hard disk.

TarDisk 256GB | MacBook Storage Expansion Module by TarDisk, LLC - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/968674372/tardisk-256gb-macbook-storage-expansion-module

You can check what kind of product TarDisk is from the following movie.


Every MacBook user has the same kind of trouble.


That is this screen. "Please open the capacity as the disk is full."


TarDisk is an item that can add up to 256 GB of storage of MacBook just by putting it in the SD card slot without tools.


The size is 14 mm × 22 mm, it looks like an SD card, but its shape is slightly different.


Music and ...


The shot taken pictures.


Large number of documents.


There should be a lot of data that everyone wants to save, such as old video tapes.


With TarDisk you will be able to store any data on your MacBook without attaching a big external drive to your MacBook or deleting existing data.


TarDiskPCI ExpressIt is a system that exchanges data directly with the system and has the feature that the transfer speed is faster than the conventional USB hard disk. As a result of actual measurement, the sequential read was 95 MB / sec, and the sequential write was 70 MB / sec.


Since the main body is a unibody and uses an aluminum frame, it is designed to be integrated with the MacBook when inserted in the slot.


Not only is it looking stylish, it is designed to dissipate heat, and it is designed to demonstrate a stable ability over a long period of time.


Although the chip is made in Taiwan, the case is manufactured with Massachusetts, and the packaging will go shipping in the USA.


Pier Sisler of Harvard Innovation Lab, who created TarDisk.


If you have an SD card slot you can use either MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, but for iMac it is currently under development, "If you can measure the size of the iMac's SD card slot you are using" support @ tardisk .com "I'd like you to contact me."


TarDisk is currently soliciting investment with Kickstarter for commercialization and has already succeeded in collecting $ 81,000 (about 9.6 million yen) at the target price of 32,000 dollars (about 3.8 million yen) It is. There are three types of capacity: 64 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB. When you make a contribution you can get a model that matches your MacBook. For $ 50 (about 6000 yen), 64 GB, 128 GB at 125 dollars (about 15,000 yen), 256 GB of TarDisk at 340 dollars (about 40,000 yen) is available so that dispatch corresponds to the whole world. The shipping cost is not disclosed at the present time.


The deadline of investment is 10:00 on March 10, 2015.

TarDisk 256GB | MacBook Storage Expansion Module by TarDisk, LLC - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/968674372/tardisk-256gb-macbook-storage-expansion-module