In the world of high-speed removable storage few things come close to the speed, reliability, and power of FireWire. With the StarTech.com IDECASE35F, adding external, removable storage is a snap. This StarTech.com product works transparently with Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. A hot-swappable drive, it can be connected and removed from the workstation without having to power it down: simply plug it in and your computer will recognize another drive! You want speed? The StarTech.com IDECASE35F fully supports the IEEE-1394 FireWire transfer rate of 400Mbits/sec (50Mbytes/sec), perfect for accessing any information at higher speeds than its parallel and USB counterparts. A 6 ft FireWire cable is included.