Units are supplied with a parallel adapter as standard. Measuring 3.1cm by 8.7cm by 14.5cm, Flip Disk is encased in a robust plastic shell with built-in shock absorbers, and has been designed with portability in mind. The clever double-hinged PC Card connector allows the Flip Disk to compensate for the height of the PC Card slot on the notebook, within limits, allowing the casing to sit squarely on the desktop with no strain on the connector. When used in this mode, there's no need for a power adapter as power is supplied via the PC Card connection. In parallel port mode, power is provided in the same way as for the Disklite, via a keyboard port adapter.
Compression software is bundled and can almost double the storage capacity of the hard drive.
As well as this, a useful backup and restore utility from Novadisk is supplied. One of the most attractive aspects of Flip Disk is that it's straightforward to set up. After installing the driver software, just shut down your system, insert Flip Disk into a PC Card slot and reboot. After this initial installation, the drive can be hot-plugged in or removed like any standard PC Card. An important benefit of both Disklite and Flip Disk is that they can provide increased data security.