The Seagate Constellation.2 is the first 2.5-inch enterprise-class hard drive, delivering both 1TB capacities and enterprise reliability at the industry’s lowest power consumption for storage-hungry nearline applications. The storage device provides a solid combination of high capacity, leading 6Gb/s performance, superior data integrity, and best-in-class low power consumption. The Seagate Constellation.2 drive is offered in capacity choices of 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB, and with 6Gb/s SATA or 6Gb/s SAS interface options. [Seagate]
Seagate has introduced a new range of eco-friendly internal HDDs called the Barracuda Green. Coming in sizes up to 2TB, these energy efficient HDDs are equipped with a SATA 3.0 (up to 6.0 Gbps) interface, a 64MB of cache memory, a 5900RPM spindle speed and consume just 5.8W of power during normal operation. For more details please visit Seagate’s official website. [Seagate]
Seagate has upgraded the BlackArmor NAS Box with a bigger storage space. The company has added its 3TB drive to the 2- and 4-slot BlackArmor NAS boxes, taking capacity up to 12TB. Both systems will come pre-populated with 3TB drives in each bay. The BlackArmor NAS 440 is configured with RAID 5 and ships with 10 backup software licenses right out-of-the-box, while the NAS 220 ships with RAID 1 configuration for automatic data mirroring and five backup software licenses. Additional licenses for both can be purchased in 2 and 5 set increments. The 6TB BlackArmor NAS 220 is priced at $649.99, while the 12TB BlackArmor NAS 440 retails for $1,899.99. [The Register]
Seagate has announced a new storage capacity to its FreeAgent GoFlex portable hard drive series by bringing you the 1.5TB model. Claimed as the world’s first 1.5TB 2.5-inch portable hard drive, this ultra-portable drive comes with a shiny black coating, a USB 3.0 interface and is bundled with the Seagate Dashboard tool for easy management of backup schedules, file encryption and drive statistics. The 1.5TB FreeAgent GoFlex is priced at $249.99. [Seagate]
Seagate has just added another NAS drive to their already large range of hard drives, although this one is aimed more at home users and is called The Seagate GoFlex Home. The device will connect to your router via WiFi and according to Seagate, the device can be up and running in just a few minutes. It will offer support for Apple’s Time Machine as well as media streaming for the Xbox 360 or PS3 plus USB printer support. Smartphones will also be able to access this device which will be available in 1TB and 2TB versions. [GeekyGadgets]
Seagate has rolled out their latest 4-Bay Network Storage Server ‘BlackArmor NAS 400′ into the market. Designed for small businesses and home users, the device is equipped with a small LCD display, four 3.5-inch hard drive bays, a built-in hardware data encryption system, Gigabit Ethernet, four USB 2.0 ports and supports for both JBOD and RAID (0, 1, 5, 10) configurations. The BlackArmor NAS 400 sells for $399.99. [Seagate]
Seagate today unveiled the latest Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk external HDD that boasts a massive 3TB of storage capacity. This high-capacity external HDD can store up to 120 High Definition movies, 1,500 video games, thousands of photos or countless hours of digital music. The 3TB GoFlex Desk external drive is easy to upgrade to any interface you choose. Simply pair the desktop hard drive with a GoFlex USB 3.0 or FireWire 800/USB 2.0 adapter to increase your performance by up to 10 times. The 3TB FreeAgent GoFlex Desk external drive with USB 2.0 adapter is currently available for $249.99 a pop. [Seagate]
Seagate has just unveiled a new product that could change the face of the hard drive market forever. This is the new Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid Drive and it is the combination of a small form factor HDD coupled with a SSD module. This will result in much larger capacities with much faster performance. The best part is that it has been stated to be as fast as standard SSD’s but for about a quarter of the price. [GadgetsReview]
Seagate today rolled out the FreeAgent GoFlex, which is a new line of external hard drives that can connect to most interfaces including USB 2.0, USB 3.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and eSATA. The Seagate GoFlex comes equipped with an interesting NTFS driver for Mac, which means that you can use a Windows-formatted (NTFS) drive on Mac, without re-formatting it. The 5400rpm FreeAgent GoFlex is available in 320GB ($99.99), 500GB ($139.99), 750GB ($179.99), and 1TB ($229). Meanwhile, the 7200rpm FreeAgent GoFlex Pro is available in 500GB ($159.99) and 750GB ($199.99). [Seagate via Slashgear]
Seagate has begun shipping their new 2TB SAS Enterprise Constellation ES HDD. This 3.5-inch hard drive offers a working speed of 7200RPM, a 6.0Gbps SAS interface, a 16MB of cache memory, a MTBF of 1.2 million hours and utilizes the PowerChoice optimized power and cooling technology, and a government-grade Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) option. [Press Release]
