Seagate’s new hard drive can store 2TB data in 7mm thin package
Seagate Technology, the leading storage solution provider has announced a new hard drive that can offer 2TB of storage in a packages that is just 7mm thin. The new drive also has advanced high spatial efficiency mechanics to deliver low acoustics, high mechanical robustness and better stability when intense shock and vibrations are applied to the drive.
“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 boot,” said Mark Re, Seagate’s chief technology officer. “Combining new mechanical firmware architectures, with state of the art heads, media and electronic design, this technology is a real game changer- providing four times more capacity than a 0.25TB SSD at a substantially lower cost.”
The new drive weights under 100 grams and is 25% lighter than current generation mobile hard drive products from Seagate. This means that the notebook makers can utilize the freed space for better cooling, bigger batteries etc. Seagate is working on a hybrid HDD that combines NAND flash with traditional HDD to deliver better perfomance, lower latency at a low price.
“The notebook PC continues to be an important productivity tool, especially for content creators who are producing an enormous volume of data,” said John Rydning, IDC’s research vice president for hard disk drives. “Seagate’s new ultra-mobile HDD technology is ground breaking for Seagate and the HDD industry, making it possible for notebook PC users to have generous storage capacity in a thin and light PC.”
