Seagate Launches the World's First 3TB External Drive!
07.28.2010

Seagate (NASDAQ - STX), the leader in hard drives and storage solutions, has introduced the world’s first three-terabyte external desktop drive.  This surpasses all previous 2 TB limitations.  Not only is the drive the first to break the 3 TB barrier but it does so while remaining reasonably priced, retailing for $249.99.

Digital content storage continues to evolve at remarkable rates.  The world’s first gigabyte drive was introduced by IBM in 1980 retailing for a staggering $40,000 and weighing in at 550 pounds.  We have come a long way as worldwide demand for digital content storage in both the home and the office continue to rise at explosive rates.  Dave Mosley, Seagate executive vice president of Sales, Marketing and Product Line Management, says that “Consumer capacity demands are quickly out-pacing the needs of business as people continue to collect high-definition videos, photos and music.”   The company states that, “with 3TB of capacity people can store up to 120 HD movies, 1,500 video games, thousands of photos or countless hours of digital music.”

The Free Agent GoFlex external drives deliver high-capacity storage and automatic, continuous backup with software file encryption to help keep all your data safe and secure.  The equipped USB 2.0 interface can easily be upgraded to USB 3.0 or Firewire 800 by coupling the drive with the applicable GoFlex desktop adapter allowing you to increase the file transfers performance by up to 10 times.  The GoFlex drive is compatible with Windows and Mac operating systems, including an NTFS driver for Mac allowing for cross-platform compatibility without reformatting the drive.

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