Iodyne, developer of Pro Data, the world’s fastest Thunderbolt storage, announced Pro Mini, a smart drive. Pro Mini was purpose-built for the rigors and demands of video and photo production, featuring a revolutionary design for sustained read and write performance, passkey authentication and enterprise-grade encryption, a Digital Label, Find My tracking, universal USB 4 / Thunderbolt connectivity, 4TB and 8TB capacity options, a Fleet Management cloud service, and more—all encased in a machined aluminum chassis the size of a smartphone.

Previewed this week to film professionals at a Hollywood event, Iodyne Pro Mini was introduced publicly at the IBC Show in Amsterdam, September 13-16 in Hall 6 Booth A22. Pro Mini can be pre-ordered now through Iodyne’s worldwide network of partners and distributors. It will be available for select beta customers in Q4 2024 and will be shipping in Q1 2025.

“There is so much powerful performance and revolutionary engineering packed into the Pro Mini. Every single feature was thoughtfully designed and considered with the needs of production professionals in mind,” said Mike Shapiro, Co-President, Iodyne. “There are major breakthroughs in what we can now do in a portable drive thanks to our collaboration with Frore Systems on bringing solid-state cooling technology to portable SSDs.”

“This is the first portable drive to deliver 3+ GB/s of sustained performance—but then there are so many more features, like hardware-accelerated encryption and RAID, universal USB 4 / Thunderbolt connectivity, electronic labeling, and tracking, that truly make Pro Mini the closest thing to a pocket-sized studio,” said Jeff Bonwick, Co-President, Iodyne. “Our customers asked for it, and we listened.”

Iodyne Pro Mini was designed to solve production workflow bottlenecks that have been traditionally accepted as ‘part of the process’ by video and photo professionals. These bottlenecks include performance limitations of portable SSD drives, missing or sub-optimal content security, manual drive inventory maintenance, messy tape for labeling, and the unsustainable practice of stacking drives in closets—or even disposing of them—rather than reusing them from project to project.

The Iodyne Pro Mini features many industry firsts for a portable SSD device:

  • Sustained 3+ GB/s read and write performance.
  • Passkey Authentication and enterprise-grade encryption.
  • Digital Label for instant drive identification.
  • Find My integration for location tracking.
  • Fleet Management cloud service for drive inventory, usage, and health monitoring.
  • Universal USB 4 / Thunderbolt connectivity.

Additional standout Pro Mini features include:

  • Pro Mini is the first portable SSD to leverage the groundbreaking Frore Systems solid-state cooling technology, offering a unique cooling system that can sustain peak performance even under extreme load.
  • The drive boasts hardware-accelerated encryption and RAID capabilities for maximum security and data redundancy.
  • Iodyne’s Digital Label feature allows users to instantly identify drives through a unique electronic label—no more messy stickers or tapes.
  • With Find My integration, users can easily locate their Pro Mini through their iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
  • The Pro Mini utilizes a secure and convenient passkey authentication for user access and data protection.