10 June 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Game Drive for Xbox SSD Announced

New pro-level 2TB, 1TB, and 500GB capacity flash SSDs offer fast load times so you can sprint into your Xbox One games Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in data storage solutions, today announced the new Game Drive for Xbox SSD – a flash-speed SSD storage drive designed exclusively for Xbox One – delivering fast gaming performance and convenient portability. Available in 2TB, 1TB, and 500GB capacities, the pro-level flash SSD upgrade delivers fast game loading performance to get you into the game. The officially licensed Xbox drive offers branding elements that match the Xbox One X consoles and increases the console’s storage capacity to make room for all of your games and downloadable add-ons. “The quality of […]

10 January 201810 January 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate 5U84 High-Density Enclosure Debuts

Seagate Systems’ real-time storage operating system powers common controllers that support multiple chassis footprints, offering unparalleled optimization and reliability Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) today announced the launch of the 5U84 high-density enclosure built with a next-generation operating system that together delivers performance, capacity and reliability. The 5U84 enclosure and firmware technology will enable businesses to store massive quantities of data in a high-availability enclosure that provides high performance access to data. What’s more, Seagate Systems’ operating system not only powers the high density 5U84, but dramatically improves the system’s performance and reliability, increasing confidence in using high-density enclosures. As with any technology, it is critically important to create layers of protection when it comes to data storage, particularly in […]

29 October 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate SkyHawk AI Hard Disk Drive Launched

SkyHawk AI equips system installers, manufacturers and end users with smart, safe and efficient storage for always-on video surveillance Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) announced today its SkyHawk™ AI hard disk drive (HDD), the first drive created specifically for artificial intelligence (AI) enabled video surveillance solutions. Building on Seagate’s 10-year track record of delivering surveillance optimized storage performance, SkyHawk AI provides unprecedented bandwidth and processing power to manage always-on, data-intensive workloads, while simultaneously analyzing and recording footage from multiple HD cameras. Analytics on video surveillance hardware is growing exponentially, forecasted to increase from 27.6 million shipments in 2016 to 126 million shipments in 2021 (Cropley, 2017), as hardware manufacturers continue to include analytics sensors on network video recorders (NVRs). This […]

8 August 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Nytro 5000 NVMe M.2 SSD Debuts

Nytro 5000 NVMe M.2 SSD and Nytro 3000 SAS SSD Bring New Levels of Performance, Capacity and Scalability to Enterprise Data Centers Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) announced today at the 2017 Flash Memory Summit (FMS) enhanced versions of two flash technologies to boost performance and capacity for mixed data center workloads. The updated solid-state drives — including the Nytro® 5000 M.2 non-volatile memory express (NVMe) SSD and the Nytro 3000 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) SSD — address different segments of the cloud and data center markets and help organizations maximize the value of their data. Anticipating the needs of a range of hyperscale data centers and cloud providers in the future, Seagate also will highlight a 64-terabyte (TB) NVMe […]

17 June 201717 June 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Game Drive for PS4 Announced

Sony opens PS4 USB ports to attach compatible external drives Today Seagate announced the Game Drive for PS4, a 2TB external hard drive upgrade built and tested for PlayStation® 4 gaming—inside and out. Seagate Game Drive for PS4 takes advantage of the recent PS4 software update that added external storage support for the first time. Top features of the Seagate Game Drive for PS4 include space to easily store 50+ games, quick set up and ultra portability. Store More Games With 2TB of storage Seagate Game Drive for PS4 can easily store 50+ games—that’s enough room for the classics and the hottest new releases without having to delete anything. Game Drive’s USB 3.0 connection gives full-speed gaming—just like playing from […]

5 June 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Game Drive External Storage Drive Launched

Xbox Game Pass, the must-have gaming subscription service for Xbox One, is here! Now with an Xbox Game Pass membership, gamers can play from a regularly updated catalog of 100+ Xbox games from a growing legion of talented video game makers.* Today Seagate is unveiling its latest storage solution designed exclusively for Xbox, the Seagate® Game Drive for Xbox Game Pass Special Edition, giving gamers up to 4TB of much needed extra storage space for their current library and games from the Xbox Game Pass catalog. The white finish complements the Xbox One perfectly. As an added bonus, the new Seagate Game Drive for Xbox includes a one-month (2TB version) or two-month (4TB version) Xbox Game Pass membership. More Capacity […]

20 February 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Halo Wars 2 Special Edition Game Drive Introduced

Upgrade your storage for Halo and 50+ other Xbox One games The latest special edition Game Drive for Xbox® from Seagate® is here! In collaboration with Microsoft® and 343 Industries, Seagate introduces the Game Drive for Xbox Halo Wars® 2 Special Edition Portable Drive. Emblazoned on the drive’s enclosure with an image of Atriox, warlord of the banished and fearsome villain, this product is the perfect complement to the long-awaited Halo Wars 21 set to release next week. The newest addition to Seagate’s popular line of storage for gamers, the Seagate Game Drive offers 2TB of capacity to store 50+ Xbox games2, plug-and-play functionality and compact size. Now, players can free up space on their console’s internal drive while consolidating […]

19 November 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Backup Plus Portable 5TB Drive Introduced

Consumers are creating more higher-resolution and higher volumes of content than ever before. From action cam enthusiasts to selfie lovers to doting parents who capture every milestone moment on their 4K smartphones, the need for even more space to store photos, movies, music and content—and take it on the go—is growing. While data storage demands are ever-increasing, so is the need to organize, centralize and back up that data. With today’s launch of the Backup Plus Portable 5TB drive—the largest capacity mobile drive on the market—Seagate is helping its customers better manage their massive deluge of data. This new storage solution is made possible thanks to Seagate’s new BarraCuda internal drive, featuring its breakthrough 2.5-inch 1TB platter technology announced last […]

6 November 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Game Drive For Xbox SSD Debuts

Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in storage solutions, today announced the new Game Drive for Xbox SSD, offering elite gamers fast boot and load performance. Designed exclusively for Xbox, it’s an ultra-portable way to store this holiday season’s most popular AAA titles. The Seagate® Game Drive for Xbox SSD uses flash storage to improve the gaming experience. Helping gamers get into the action quicker, the Seagate Game Drive reduces waiting at welcome screens and enables quicker transitions between levels in top titles like Forza Horizon 3 and Gears of War 4. With limited console internal drive capacity and game install sizes continuing to increase, users are looking for ways to expand storage. With 512GB of capacity, the […]

27 September 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Nytro XP7200 NVMe SSD Launched

Embracing the age of flash storage in an open environment Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in storage solutions, today showcased its latest and most advanced enterprise solid state drives at the Open Data Center Summit 2016 which is being held at the Beijing International Convention Center on September 27, 2016. The full range of products displayed includes the recently launched SSD solutions like 8TB Nytro® XP7200 NVMe SSD, 60TB SAS SSD, 2TB Nytro® XM1440 M.2 NVMe SSD, and Seagate enterprise HDD solutions including 8TB Archive HDD, Enterprise Performance HDD, and 10TB helium-based Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD. Seagate will also showcase an NVMe Over Fabrics Storage system technology, achieving millions of IOPs and providing extremely low latency storage […]

31 July 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Nytro XM1440 M.2 NVMe Solid State Drive Unveiled

M.2 NVMe SSD Offers Double the Capacity of Other Drives, Meets Enterprise Data Center Performance Needs Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), today unveiled a first-of-its kind, high-capacity drive that can help data centers more easily accommodate exponential data growth, while still maintaining high levels of computing power and performance. The two terabyte (TB) version of its Nytro® XM1440 M.2 non-volatile memory express (NVMe) Solid State Drive (SSD) is the highest-capacity, enterprise-class M.2 NVMe SSD available today, making it well suited for demanding enterprise applications that require fast data access, capacity and processing. As the latest addition to the Seagate Nytro SSD product line, the 2TB Nytro XM1440 M.2 NVMe SSD is designed to accelerate enterprise data access, with twice the […]

22 July 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Guardian Series Drives Unveiled

The New Guardian Series Meets Customer Needs for Rapidly Evolving Storage and Offers Game-Changing Drives Purpose-Built to Maximize Data Value Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in storage solutions, today unveiled a new portfolio of 10TB high capacity drives dubbed the Guardian Series™. Purpose-built to help customers better manage and move the huge amounts of digital data they consume and create, the 10TB Seagate® BarraCuda® Pro desktop drive, Seagate IronWolf™ for NAS applications and Seagate SkyHawk™ for surveillance introduce new brand names and imagery and represent the most complete 10TB portfolio in the industry. The Guardian Series features industry leading technology that raises the bar on features, speed and capacity for use across a wide range of markets, […]

8 July 201622 November 2016StorageBy David Ramsey

LaCie Porsche Design Desktop Drive Review

LaCie is a well-known brand to Mac users, as it started as a company supporting Macs in the early 1990s. Acquired by Seagate Technology in 2012, it now serves as Seagate’s “premium brand”, designing “world-class storage solutions for photographers, videographers, audio professionals, and other power users.” Utilizing the latest USB-C connector and providing up to 8GB of storage as well as simultaneously charging your laptop computer, the LaCie Porsche Design Desktop Drive is powerful, stylish, and usable with any computer with a USB 3.0/3.1 port. There are other features as well, which Benchmark Reviews will test in this review of this interesting external drive system.

18 April 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate LaCie 12big Thunderbolt 3 12-bay Desktop RAID Storage Unit Released

Today at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention, LaCie, the premium brand from Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), announced the LaCie® 12big Thunderbolt™ 3, a professional 12-bay desktop RAID storage unit. With up to 96TB of capacity, the breakthrough performance of Thunderbolt 3 and RAID 5/6, the LaCie 12big helps video professionals meet the data demands of 4/5/6K cameras. At up to 96TB, the LaCie 12big boasts a 50 percent higher capacity* than any other desktop direct attached storage solution on the market—with a footprint smaller than a tablet. It features Seagate’s enterprise-class drives with a five-year limited warranty for extraordinary reliability and data availability to safely store and edit massive amounts of ultra hi-res footage. THUNDERBOLT 3 PERFORMANCE For […]

31 March 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Innov8 USB-Powered Desktop Hard Drive Released

New Era of External Storage Delivers Highest Capacity with a Single Cable Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX), a world leader in storage solutions, today announced the launch of Seagate® Innov8™, the world’s first USB-powered desktop hard drive. Seagate Innov8 features innovation from the inside out with its industry-leading 8TB capacity, trend-setting Ignition Boost Technology and expressive design. Convenience and Capacity There is still an abundance of consumer electronics that require an external power supply, placing a premium on power outlets. With advancements in USB 3.1 technology, major manufacturers like Apple® are beginning to rely on one connection-type for everything. Today, with the introduction of Seagate’s new Ignition Boost Technology, Innov8 is the world’s first 8TB desktop hard drive that does not […]

17 February 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate 2TB Mobile Hard Drive Released

New Seagate Mobile HDD Empowers OEMs to Pack Ultra-High Capacity into Slim 7mm Form Factor Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX), a world leader in storage solutions, today announced it is shipping the world’s first 2TB, 7mm hard disk drive (HDD)— the Seagate® Mobile HDD. This ultra-high capacity mobile hard drive is the lightest, fastest and most power efficient 7mm drive in the industry, enabling a richer and more rewarding experience for users without compromising demand for laptops that are slim, light, and powerful. “In an industry first, our engineers have been able to boost areal density to 1TB per platter in a 2.5-inch form factor, allowing our OEM customers the flexibility to design and build virtually any kind of laptop they […]

18 January 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Enterprise 3.5 Capacity HDD Unveiled

New Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD Chosen by Global Enterprise Leaders Huawei and Alibaba for its High Capacity, Lower TCO Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in storage solutions, today launched its first 10TB enterprise capacity hard disk drive (HDD), merging high capacity with the industry’s lowest power and weight available in a 10TB drive, to meet the growing storage requirements for private and public cloud-based data centers. The Seagate® Enterprise 3.5 Capacity HDD has been selected by enterprise market leaders globally for its ability to address storage demands unlike any other technology in the industry. “Cloud-based data center storage needs are expanding faster than many current infrastructures can sustain, rendering the capacity demands of users a herculean task […]

13 January 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate NAS HDD 8TB Drive Launched

Helping Professionals Address Increasingly Complex Data Challenges Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in storage solutions, today announced the launch of the Seagate® NAS HDD 8TB, the world’s highest-capacity drive optimized for RAID, Network-Attached Storage (NAS) and server storage. These reliable, scalable drives address the ever-growing data challenges for the Small- and Medium-sized Businesses (SMB), Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) and creative professional segments. The Seagate NAS HDD 8TB is the largest NAS optimized drive on the market. That means businesses will require fewer drives—and subsequently fewer expensive enclosures—to meet their data storage needs. The new 8TB drives are designed for tower enclosures with one to eight bays, delivering up to 64TB in a single eight-bay desktop form […]

Seagate Spinpoint M9T Samsung HDD Introduced

1 September 20151 September 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Develops 2TB Capacity 7mm Mobile Hard Drive

Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX), a world leader in storage solutions, today announced it has achieved a major milestone in areal density with a new hard disk that can offer as much as 2TB of capacity in a slim 7mm package. This achievement is significant because in final product form it will give OEMs freedom to design a new generation of elegant mobile products that are extremely thin and stylish, light-weight, fast, power-efficient and cost-effective. “In an industry first, our engineers have been able to boost areal density to 1TB per platter in a 2.5-inch form factor, which will give OEMs the flexibility to design and build virtually any kind of mobile device they can envision, with plenty of storage to […]

11 August 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Nytro XF1440, Nytro XM1440 M.2 NVMe SSDs and the Nytro XP6500 Flash Accelerator Card Introduced

Products Designed for Demanding Enterprise and Cloud Applications Demonstrated at Flash Memory Summit Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX), a world leader in storage solutions, announced today at the Flash Memory Summit conference the new Nytro® XF1440 2.5”, Nytro XM1440 M.2 non-volatile memory express (NVMe) Solid State Drives (SSDs) and the Nytro XP6500 Flash Accelerator Card. These products extend Seagate’s portfolio of flash-based solutions, which are designed to work in conjunction with Seagate storage products to meet nearly any data storage need. For enterprise and cloud end users as well as cloud original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and system partners, these new products feature the highest level of reliability and endurance. The drives and the accelerator card are best suited for demanding enterprise […]

5 August 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Game Drive for Xbox Announced

Add 50+ Games and Even Take the Games with You Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX), a world leader in storage solutions, today announced at Gamescom the new 2TB Game Drive for Xbox®, the result of a strategic marketing relationship with Microsoft. This new external drive is designed to complement the Xbox color scheme and is set up for an easy plug-and-play connection with an Xbox One™ or Xbox 360® gaming console. “With all of the new and amazing titles expected for this holiday season and a ton more games coming in the future, Xbox gamers will need even more storage and portability,” said Matt Kesselring, business development manager for Microsoft’s designed for Xbox partner program. “Microsoft is privileged to be working […]

4 August 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate 1200.2 Serial Attached SCSI Solid State Drive Announced

1200.2 SSD Engineered for Enterprise and Cloud Users Requiring Ultra-fast Performance and a Wide Range of Capacity and Endurance Options in a Single Platform Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in storage solutions, today announced the availability of the 1200.2 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Solid State Drive (SSD). The Seagate® 1200.2 SAS SSD is the first product to result from a strategic alliance between Seagate and Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), announced in February 2015. “Enterprise and cloud users face record growing storage demands challenging the performance of their IT systems to churn through mass amounts of data, while being restricted by opex/capex expenditure limits,” said Brett Pemble, vice president of flash products, Seagate cloud systems and electronics […]

3 July 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Backup Plus Drives Introduced

Backup Plus Offers More with Lyve Image Management, Mobile and Social Media Backup First paragraph, last sentence of release dated June 23, 2015, should read: Seagate also announced a new high capacity for its Backup Plus portable at 4TB in a sleek 20.5mm form factor in a single portable drive enclosure. Reimagine Storage with Seagate Backup Plus Drives Featuring 200GB of Cloud Storage Provided by OneDrive. Backup Plus Offers More with Lyve Image Management, Mobile and Social Media Backup Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX), a world leader in storage solutions, today announced that its popular award-winning Backup Plus family of external storage offerings will now include 200GB of OneDrive cloud storage, an unmatched value for the category, and the addition of […]

24 June 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Backup Plus Drives Updated

Backup Plus Offers More with Lyve Image Management, Mobile and Social Media Backup, and 200GB of Cloud Storage Provided by OneDrive Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX), a world leader in storage solutions, today announced that its popular award-winning Backup Plus family of external storage offerings will now include 200GB of OneDrive cloud storage, an unmatched value for the category, and the addition of Lyve’s photo and video management app. Seagate® Backup Plus drives come equipped with Seagate Dashboard software for easy plug-and-play PC backup as well as the addition of mobile and social media backup. Seagate also announced a new high capacity for its Backup Plus portable at 4TB in a sleek 20.5mm form factor using a single platter portable drive. […]

5 January 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Seagate Wireless Storage Solution Introduced

Stream, Backup and Transfer Files To and From New Seagate Wireless Storage Solutions Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), the pioneer in wireless storage, continues to grow its family of wireless storage solutions with the debut of Seagate® Wireless, a 500GB portable wireless drive designed for streaming and offloading of media from mobile devices. The new Seagate Wireless offers more space to carry everything consumers want on their mobile devices and alleviates the challenge of running out of storage space on smartphones and tablets. Seagate Wireless provides a solution to stream your favorite HD video on your Android Tabletor Smartphone, iPad, iPhone, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 computers and Windows RT tablets. The new Seagate Wireless drive comes in a range of […]