As megapixel counts climb, speed and available storage space declines. But one startup is aiming to bring innovation to external hard drives right out of the gate. GigaDrive is, according to the startup of the same name, “the fastest external SSD in the world” that claims to be not only breaking speed records, but is also purported to be small enough and durable enough to mount directly to a camera.

The GigaDrive hits a 2,800 MB/s read speed and a 2,500 MB/s write speed. Those speeds are made possible by the SSD design and a DRAM cache chip for pre-processing data. The connection type also plays a role: the external hard drive uses the newer, faster USB 4 and Thunderbolt 4. It’s also backwards compatible with older versions of both USB and Thunderbolt, a must considering many devices don’t have USB 4 yet.

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Those speeds are high enough that the startup is claiming that they have the fastest SSD in the world. As New Atlas points out, existing high-end hard drives can already hit 2,800 MB/s read speeds, but don’t quite offer the same write specifications as GigaDrive claims.

But, if the speed isn’t enough to take a risk on a startup, the design may sway some photographers. The drive is about 1.5 inches wide and roughly 4.5 inches long. That’s small enough, the company says, to mount onto a camera for recording data directly to the drive, either for recording video or creating backups. The company says the drive can record 8K RAW footage in real time. While the company pictures the drive mounted on a camera, it’s unclear exactly what accessories—or DIY rigging—is necessary for mounting.

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Of course, photographers and videographers wouldn’t want to mount a drive prone to failure from bumps and mishaps onto their camera. The company says the SSD has an IP67 rating and can take drops from 10 feet, as well as submersion in 3 feet of water for 30 minutes.

The GigaDrive, so far, however, is only a prototype. The startup is turning to Indiegogo to fund the next steps and they’ve already crushed the original $15,000 goal—as of this writing, it is more than $304,000. Early backers could potentially be one of the first to get the GigaDrive, with prices starting at $153 for 1 TB and $359 for 4 TB—half of the expected retail price.

Crowd-funding and purchasing an item that hasn’t yet been mass produced, of course, comes with a much higher risk. Besides only existing as a prototype, the Indiegogo is also GigaDrive’s first campaign. If the startup is successful, however, the small but fast and durable drive could have big potential for photographers.