Driving next-generation storage performance, capacity and portability forhome and office computing, Seagate Technology today announced a capacityincrease to 500GB for its Barracuda 7200 disc drive family, as well as apowerful 3 Gigabit/second Serial ATA (SATA) interface targeted at high-performance applications such as digital video workstations, nearline storageand PC gaming systems. Seagate also announced the new half-terabyte capacity anda new FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) interface for its family of External HardDrives, and a new 120GB Portable External Hard Drive with FireWire (IEEE 1394a)interface that gives consumers an easy way to expand and carry Mac and PCstorage.
On The Desk
The new Barracuda 7200.9 internal disc drive will combine 3Gb/s SATA throughput-- double that of first-generation SATA -- with 500GB of capacity, 16 Mbytes ofcache and Native Command Queuing (NCQ) for even higher performance, and thequietest operation in a desktop PC hard drive. Seagate will also begin offering3Gb/s SATA across all Barracuda drives, from 40GB to 400GB capacities.
The new Seagate External Hard Drive will offer a whopping 500GB for easy storageexpansion with push-button backup and a huge speed increase with the newFireWire 800 interface. FireWire 800 offers a significant advance in the speedof external hard drives -- it gives consumers an easy way to install storagethat's fast enough not just for backup but for real-time applications running onthe external drive.
On The Go
For those looking for on-the-go storage, the hand-held Seagate Portable ExternalHard Drive will come with an impressive 120GB capacity and fast FireWireinterface option.
"Seagate remains the recognized leader of the hard drive industry, with strengthin both technology and product portfolio," said John Buttress, IDC's researchmanager for hard drives. "The company's focus on consumer markets includesleading-edge products that are enabling new mobile and high-performance consumerstorage applications. By every key metric -- capacity, speed and reliability --Seagate's new hard drives rank among the best the industry has to offer."
Barracuda 7200.9
Barracuda 7200.9 disc drives, the newest generation of the world's most popularPC hard drive family, will feature a 7,200-rpm spin speed and an 8.0-msecaverage seek time. With 3Gb/s SATA performance, these drives are ideal forbandwidth-hungry digital video workstations, mainstream PCs, low-cost servers,souped-up PC gaming systems, home media PCs and other high-performanceapplications. Additionally, the Barracuda 7200.9 is a great choice for storageof secondary data - a fast-growing storage sector as more businesses turn tocost-effective SATA drives for easy-to-access bulk storage.
Seagate's SATA interface with NCQ supports Intel Hyper-Threading to increase theperformance of workstations and entry-level servers for computationallyintensive applications such as financial, engineering and scientific digitalmedia, gaming and special effects. NCQ also increases reliability in heavyworkloads by significantly reducing the drive's mechanical wear. And withSeagate's patented SoftSonic fluid dynamic bearing motors, Barracuda 7200.9 isthe quietest desktop PC drive available.
Seagate External Hard Drive
The new Seagate External Hard Drive is the first to herald a massive 500GBcapacity and the speedy new FireWire 800 interface on an external hard drive forPCs and workstations. The new FireWire 800 interface is the fastest FireWireever -- and the fastest interface available on any external PC hard drive; it'scapable of supporting data rates up to 800Mbps (megabits per second) on manyFireWire 800-capable systems available today. Seagate's drives also continue tooffer high-speed USB 2.0 and Firewire (IEEE 1394a) interfaces.
With a wide range of capacities from 80GB up to 500GB, the Seagate External Harddrive is the perfect solution for storing hours of video memories, volumes ofmusic, years of digital pictures, and thousands of vital business files. Itsmassive capacity and speedy interfaces give consumer or professional videoeditors and producers the performance and capacity needed to work in real timewith massive amounts of compressed and uncompressed digital media files, as wellas archiving them. With its simple push-button backup and plug-and-play storageexpansion, the drive makes it easy for users to archive, backup, retrieve andprotect huge amounts of data -- hundreds of hours of high-quality video andthousands of multimedia and business files and digital photos.
Seagate Portable External Hard Drive
Seagate's newest cool, rugged Portable External Hard Drive will offer FireWire(IEEE 1394a) and USB 2.0 interfaces and up to 120GB of capacity -- the most inits class -- in a package small and light enough to carry in a briefcase, purse,backpack or pocket. Weighing less than one pound (300 grams), the drive's lowpower consumption, shock-absorbing aluminum enclosure and small size make itperfect for consumers and business travelers needing convenient, safe, on-the-gostorage for volumes of personal and business files, presentations, digitalphotos, video and music. The Portable External Hard Drive also offerseasy-to-use BounceBack Express backup software to protect valuable data.
The new Barracuda and External Hard Drives are among 10 new notebook, desktopand consumer electronics products Seagate announced today. The Seagate Barracuda7200.9 and the Seagate 120GB Portable External Hard Drive will start shippinglater this summer. The Seagate 500GB External Hard Drive will ship this fall.
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