Seagate unleashes the fastest and larger supporting drives in the market yet with the release of the new Cheetah 15K.7 enterprise hard drives. The release of this new hard drives is a welcome note to business and people who require large hard drive storage solutions that are complemented with faster reads and writes.

With data and files growing larger, one problem that most people have to deal with is speed. If you will notice today, some hard drives do have large storage but the problem of queuing time to actually open or retrieve the date required leaves a lot to be improved.

The new cheetah hard drives offer 600GB of storage spacewhile providing record reliability of 1.6 million hours MTBF. For users looking for the most advanced technology to create new premium systems, or those who are looking to extend the life of their existing systems, the Cheetah 15K.7 delivers the low TCO and promise of easy integration for businesses of all sizes.

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Seagate has introduced three new BlackArmor line data storage devices. They include the BlackArmor PS 110 Portable Drive, BlackArmor NAS 220 Storage Server, and the BlackArmor WS110 External Drive Workstation.  All three devices have automated backup and a bare metal recovery feature. First up is the PS 110 Portable Drive, which is 12.5mm thick and will be available in a 500GB version for $160.

Next there is the BlackArmor NAS 220, which is remote accessible and network accessible with up 4TB for up to 20 computers. It will be available in a 2TB and a 4TB version in July for $500 and $700 each. Finally, there is the WS 110 External Drive Workstation with an eSATA and USB 2.0 interface. It will come in a 1TB and a 2TB version for $160 and $310 each.

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And the world moves one step closer to a hard drive-less existence.

Seagate has announced that it will enter the market for solid-state drives next year, slowly replacing hard drives. The company is defensive of the move, stating that it will take things slowly, first targeting corporate customers. Once it has won over cubicle commandos, it will then target consumers.

Despite all this, the company comes late to the party, as Intel has already started shipping SSDs for both enterprise and consumer markets, and Samsung is now the current consumer market champion. However, Seagate is a big company and a major player in the HDD market, so let’s see how well things play out for them.

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Seagate has just announced its new lineup of FreeAgent drives. They are external drives for desktops and laptops and they come pre-formatted either for PC or Mac.

The FreeAgent Go are made for laptops and they will come in 4 colors for PC: silver, black, red and blue. The PC version comes with USB 2.0. The Mac version comes in silver only but it has both USB 2.0 and FireWire connectivity. A docking station is available for connecting it to a computer. The drives will get you up to 500GB of extra storage space. (more…)

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If storage space is your problem, Seagate’s 1.5 Terabyte hard drive for PC will surely solve it. I am talking about the the Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB hard drive for desktop PCs which has just become the biggest hard drive on the market surpassing all 1TB previous models.
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Seagate announced its 1 terabyte monster desktop hard drive with built-in government-grade encryption. Calling it the strongest security available for desktop PCs, the Barracuda FDE - Full Disk Encryption - hard drive is the world’s first 3.5 inch desktop hard drive with native encryption to prevent data theft.

Thanks to AES encryption, the Barracuda FDE delivers security for powered-down systems. The interesting part is that logging back on requires you to enter a pre-boot user password. Assuming that users are smart enough to reset any default password, this gives you a better sense of security. I don’t know about you, but it does to me. With capacities up to 1 TB, the 7200 rpm drive is ideal for your home or office needs.

The Barracuda FDE is based on Seagate’s DriveTrust technology, the drives are easy to install and operate. Drive-level security means that there’s no need for additional patches, updates or upgrades. Of course, you will have to wait just a few more months. The drive will be officially launched some time in 2008. No word on the pricing yet.

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