Samsung Announces External Hard Drives
New 3.5-inch 2 TB Station and 2.5-inch 640 GB portable designed for large data file backups.
Digital consumer electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced two additions to its S Series external hard drive line up: the 3.5-inch 2TB S3 Station and the 640 GB 2.5-inch S2 portable. These drives join the company’s external drive portfolio of 1.8″, 2.5″ and 3.5″ drives.
“As consumer demands continue to escalate for storing personal data, music and video files, Samsung has expanded its extensive family of external hard drives to support the growing personal storage market,” says Cheol-hee Lee, vice president of marketing, Storage Systems Division, Samsung Electronics. “The new drives provide users with a sleek design and high-density choices in both 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factors.”†
Originally available in capacities up to 500GB, the new edition to the S2 Portable lineup at 640GB capacity can store data equivalent to 128,000 digital images, 160,000 MP3 music files, or 77 hours of high-definition movies. According to IDC, 500GB and greater densities will comprise more than 50 percent of 2.5-inch external drives in 2010. Samsung now provides a choice of 2.5″ drives spanning from 160GB to 640GB densities.
Designed for large data file back-up of desktop PCs, the 3.5-inch S3 Station is available in up to 2-Terabyte data storage capacity and comes in a classic piano black glossy casing with a space-saving footprint to conserve desk space. Pointing to the increasing popularity of 3.5-inch high density drives, IDC reported that the 1/1.5TB 3.5-inch drive was the mainstream density in the first half of 2009, as the 500GB market contracted.
Both new hard drives offer the same security features in other S2 Portable and S1 Mini drives, such as Auto Backup, SecretZone, and SafetyKey.
The high 640GB density S2 Portable features a high-speed USB 2.0 interface and receives power supply through its main USB port. By eliminating the additional circuit board on the hard drive when implementing the USB interface, Samsung 2.5″ external drives offer an optimized footprint that is 17 percent smaller than conventional 2.5″ external hard drives.
The 640GB S2 Portable is available this month and the S3 Station will be available early next year.
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