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Seagate Debuts Stylish External Storage Drives
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FreeAgent 2008 Collection Unveiled in India~
Hyderabad,India
October,2008: Seagate (NASDAQ:STX), the world leader in
storage solutions, has unveiled its 2008 lineup of the company’s
award-winning FreeAgent™ external hard drives. This new generation of the
Seagate® FreeAgent™ family includes attractive desktop and mobile options,
for both Mac® and Windows® operated computers, that make it a breeze to back
up, share and protect valuable digital content like photos, videos and
music.
The easy-to-use, colourful and sophisticated FreeAgent family of storage
solutions helps simplify the digital lives of today’s professional and
personal users, whether they are students and researchers, designers and
photographers, music aficionados, business or home users. With Seagate’s
FreeAgent solutions, users can now enjoy up to 1.5 TB of storage capacity as
they create, store, share and backup their professional and personal data in
a convenient and secure manner.
Seagate FreeAgent is available in three sizes – the flagship pocket-sized
offering, the FreeAgent Go, is the slimmest external drive available today.
At a height of only 12.5 mm, the new FreeAgent Go includes advanced shock
and vibration protection and is the first external hard drive to offer a
docking option, providing a practical way to move from the desk to the road,
while leaving the hassle of fumbling with cables and locating USB ports to
the history books. With up to 500GB of capacity, the FreeAgent Go bridges
the gap between standard portable solutions and desktop solutions with
enough storage to carry entire libraries of movies, pictures and music. No
longer does one need to sacrifice capacity for portability, Seagate
FreeAgent Go provides the benefits and convenience of both in a truly
seamless on-the-go package.
The FreeAgent Go desktop docking station is sold separately and comes
paired with a black leatherette carrying case to add style while protecting
the drive from the bumps and scratches encountered while traveling in hand
bags and during other on-the-road adventures. The FreeAgent Go is now
available in a variety of popular colors, including silver, black, red, and
blue. The drive also ships with a flexible, thin USB 2.0 travel cable.
The FreeAgent Desk drive and FreeAgent XTreme™ drive are the family’s two
3.5-inch high-capacity desktop offerings, and provide up to 1.5 Terabytes of
storage. The sleek and modern design of these drives provides the
flexibility to sit horizontally or stand vertically to maximize your
workspace. The FreeAgent Desk drive is comes with a brushed aluminum finish,
with a USB 2.0 interface. The FreeAgent XTreme drive is a black, brushed
aluminum high-capacity storage solution incorporating a triple interface of
eSATA, USB 2.0 and FireWire 400.
“Seagate has been always ahead, recognizing consumer needs and providing
reliable solutions. The first FreeAgent storage solution offering introduced
in 2007 unquestionably demonstrated that hard drives can be designed to
provide a stylish complement to a computing environment,” says Rajesh
Khurana, Country Manager – India and SAARC, Seagate Technology. “The
second-generation of FreeAgent storage solutions mark the next step of
providing easy-to-use technology in a consumer-friendly package.”
As part of this product introduction, Seagate also unveiled external
storage solutions designed specifically for the Mac community. The Mac
community has spoken and Seagate is listening. The FreeAgent Go for Mac and
FreeAgent Desk for Mac are both formatted for use with Mac OS X out of the
box and are Time Machine ready with FireWire800/400 or USB 2.0 connectivity.
Seagate understands that Mac customers have specific needs and performance
requirements and these demands are being met with the FreeAgent external
hard drive for Mac offering.
Users worldwide, including India, rely on Seagate FreeAgent to access
their data ‘on-the-go’. Ashish Soni, an internationally renowned fashion
designer and the former president of FDCI (Fashion Design Council of India)
said, “With the Seagate FreeAgent Go, I don’t need to carry my laptop with
me anymore. I can access my content wherever I am, share it with whoever I
need to and, at the same time, am assured that my work is safe and secure as
I leave no traces of my designs behind.”
For Manish Tipu, a new age music arranger working in Bollywood, the
Seagate FreeAgent addresses his concerns of housing his music compositions
in a high capacity, stable and safe environment. It also allows him to
conveniently walk around with his compositions in order for him to work at
different studios without leaving any footprint or copy of his work on any
systems. “What I love about Seagate FreeAgent is that it’s as rugged as a
truck, but looks as sleek as a sports car,” said Tipu. “It has a great style
and presence and also does a fantastic job of helping me manage my data,” he
adds.
Seagate FreeAgent 2008 Lineup
FreeAgent™ | Go Drive
A pocket-sized storage drive that packs a punch, the Seagate FreeAgent Go
drive is slim, compact and shipping in four color options available as of
September 2008 in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific for a manufacturer’s
suggested retail price (MSRP) of Rs. 5500/- for 250GB, Rs. 7000/- for 320GB
and Rs. 12000/- for 500GB.
FreeAgent™ | Go Drive for Mac
With a FireWire 800/400 interface, docking station and carrying case the
Seagate FreeAgent Go drive for Mac is equipped to move seamlessly between
the desktop and road. Formatted for use with Mac OS X and Time Machine
ready, the FreeAgent Go for Mac is the perfect back up companion for any
Apple® computer. Seagate FreeAgent Go for Mac is available this month for a
MSRP of Rs, 9000/- for 250GB and Rs. 10000/- for 320GB.
FreeAgent™ | Dock and Case
Protection for those on the go and a docking station for convenient and
quick access to your files, these accessories for the FreeAgent Go drive are
sold separately. The dock and case will be available in the US, Europe and
Asia Pacific for a MSRP of Rs. 1600/-.
FreeAgent™ | Desk Drive
This convenient desktop storage solution, Seagate FreeAgent Desk drive,
is the perfect desktop companion for basic back up and security for all your
digital files. The high-capacity USB 2.0 interfaced drive provides enough
room to hold libraries of images, music and video. The FreeAgent Desk
drive is available as of this month in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific, for
a MSRP of Rs. 7500/- for 500GB, Rs. 8000/-for 640GB, Rs. 13000/- for 1TB and
Rs. 17000/- for 1.5TB (available in October 2008).
FreeAgent™ | Desk Drive for Mac
The high-capacity FreeAgent Desk drive for Mac features a brushed
aluminum arctic silver finish that is a perfect match for the current iMac
Desktop. With a FireWire 800/400 connection and tuned to be Time Machine
ready, the FreeAgent Desk for Mac is available this month for a MSRP of Rs.
9000/- for 500GB, Rs. 14500/- for 1TB and Rs. 19000/- for 1.5TB (available
in October 2008).
FreeAgent™ | XTreme™ Drive
Designed for performance, especially for those who work with
high-definition video and graphic files, the Seagate FreeAgent XTreme drive
is the perfect fit. The FreeAgent XTreme delivers a 3GB per second transfer
rate with the eSATA connection. This drive also includes FireWire 400 and
USB 2.0 connection options. The FreeAgent XTreme is available worldwide for
a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of Rs. 9500/- for 500GB, Rs.
10000/- for 640GB, Rs. 14500/-for 1TB and Rs. 17000/- for 1.5TB (available
in October 2008).
-Reachout's News
Bureau
October' 2008
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