Seagate Unveils 6 GB/s Barracuda XT Hard Drives

The new Barracuda XT hard drive from Seagate offers customers a compelling new storage choice for high-capacity, high-performance computing
solutions. Unlike other available 2-TB solutions that run at 5400- or 5900-RPM speeds, the new Barracuda XT drive is built on a full-speed, 7200-RPM, 4-disk platform. Further turbocharged with a huge 64-MB cache and the industry’s new, high-performance SATA 6Gb/s interface, the Barracuda XT drive is destined to set a new standard for high-speed desktop performance.

High-definition content is driving the need for space and speed. Whether on the Internet, in a theater or erupting from a high-powered PC gaming rig, content is getting richer and proliferating around the world. The professionals who develop and produce this content and the consumers who enjoy it find themselves in need of more powerful computing systems to process and store this data. No longer do power users need to compromise when it comes to choosing capacity or speed; the Barracuda XT drive has it all!Discerning high-performance PC users, multimedia development professionals and power users in general will appreciate the capacity,
performance and flexibility the Barracuda XT drive offers.

Think Green™ Sustainability

At Seagate, we recognize the importance of building products with a philosophy of sustainability in mind. Business sustainability
to deliver leading-edge products that meet customer’s performance, reliability and time-to market needs helps keep them competitive. In
addition, we strive to achieve these goals using environmentally sustainable processes.

The Barracuda XT product does not compromise here either, but delivers leading capacity and performance in accordance with our Think Green
programs for RoHS compliance and is an industry leader in advanced recycling programs:

• 70 percent or more of the materials used in
  the manufacture of Barracuda XT drives are
  recyclable.
• Up to 50 percent of the materials used in the
  manufacture of Barracuda XT drives come from
  recycled sources.

Compatibility

Barracuda XT hard drives feature the industry’s newest high-speed SATA interface—SATA 6Gb/s. This provides customers the opportunity
to maximize performance as the industry develops controllers, applications and associated architectures to fully exploit this increased interface speed. In addition, Barracuda XT drives are also fully compatible with legacy SATA 1.5Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s interfaces, giving customers a future-proof hard drive with full backward compatibility.

Key Features and Benefits

• A massive 2-TB drive capacity provides plenty of room for
  downloading today’s space-hungry PC games or up to 45 hours of
  1080i, HD-DVCPRO-encoded, high-definition video.
• The 7200-RPM performance platform complements high capacity,
  delivering a powerful combination of extreme storage and top-end
  desktop performance.
• A 64-MB cache optimizes burst performance and reduces data
  throughput bottlenecks.
• The SATA 6Gb/s interface enables the use of the industry’s newest
  and fastest hard drive controllers while providing backward
  compatibility to legacy SATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s systems.
• Configurable with Seagate® SeaTools™ software—Users can
  optimize the drive configuration and tune for capacity or
  performance for the ultimate in customer choice and control.

Key Applications

• High-performance PC gaming systems
• High-definition video editing and production systems
• Home servers and workstations
• Desktop RAID
• FireWire 800- or eSATA-enabled external storage devices

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