Seagate Ultra Mobile Hard Drive with full Specification for Android Smartphone and Tablets

The market for data storage devices is always changing; a trend confirmed by Seagate, which expands its catalog with a new model this time dedicated to the mobile market, we talk about the Seagate Ultra Mobile, a perfect disc for Android-based devices with capacities of 500 GB. All this is possible thanks to a driver that intelligently manages the data on-board while the disc provides performance comparable to a flash memory.

In addition to this prerogative, the Seagate Ultra Mobile equips the sensors in zero gravity (ZGS) can protect the device in case of accidental fall or vibration, all to the total weight of about 94 grams, a form factor of 2.5 inches and the thickness of 5 mm. The disc uses only 0:14 Watt in stand-by mode and features an SATA 3 (6 Gbps) with 16 MB of cache memory. Here we leave you with another image and the full specifications:

Seagate Ultra Mobile Hard Drive with full Specification
Capacity:	500 GB
Interface:	SATA 6Gb/s
Height:	5.0mm
Cache:	16MB
Width:	69.85mm
Typical Weight:	93 gram
Spin Speed:	5400 RPM
Maximum Operating Shock:	400Gs
Average Operating Power:	1.7 W

Seagate has released for Mac external hard drives with USB 3.0 interface

Seagate has introduced two models of external hard drives for computers Apple, equipped with interface USB 3.0, which has expanded its line Backup Plus for Mac. Beginning next month, they will be available for order on Amazon and in stores Apple Store.

Under the concept of Universal Storage Module (USM), Seagate Technology buyers have the ability to give storage devices connect in new ways, even if they were not available at the time of purchase. If Backup Plus for Mac comes complete with cable USB 3.0, but can upgrade by adding Thunderbolt connectivity or FireWire 800, if the need arises. In addition, the drives can be used with computers running Mac OS X and Windows without reformatting.

Price Seagate Backup Plus Portable 500 GB is U.S. $ 110, 1TB - $ 130. Desktop models Backup Plus Desktop 2TB and 3TB priced at $ 130 and $ 180, respectively. Drives are backward compatible with systems equipped with ports USB 2.0.

[Seagate] Hard drive next-generation up to 60 terabytes

Seagate has announced it has reached the storage density of 1 terabit per square inch, a major achievement that promises to double the storage capacity of current hard disk . The company states that fail to produce a 3.5-inch hard disk with a capacity of 60 terabytes, all within the next 10 years. To achieve this record, the company has used the technology of recording next-gen heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR), which plans to replace the current Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR), introduced in 2006.

The current units are 3.5 inch can handle 620 gigabits per square inch while discs from 2.5 it can handle 500. The first generation of HAMR drives should already doubled this capability, we hope that everything will be able to improve the market situation is not that hard disk is still the best.