ASUS Selects Seagate’s Momentus 5400.3 Hard Drive for Leading-Edge Notebook PCs

ASUS Selects Seagate’s Momentus 5400.3 Hard Drive for Leading-Edge Notebook PCs

Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX), the world’s number one hard drive maker, today announced that ASUSTeK Computer Inc., a leading supplier of notebook computers, has selected and qualified the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 disc drive for its new line of notebook computers. Momentus 5400.3 is the industry’s first 2.5-inchhard drive to use perpendicular recording technology and provides up to 160GBof storage capacity. Ideal for mainstream notebook PCs, the 5400-RPM drive delivers the industry’s leading combination of performance, acoustics, reliability and capacity.

“ASUS is committed to bringing customers the most advanced technologies and pleased to be integrating Seagate’s innovative Momentus hard drive into its newest notebook PCs,” said Tony Chen, general manager of ASUS Notebook Business. “The Momentus 5400.3 drive is an ideal solution for notebook PC users who need the highest levels of notebook performance and capacity.”

“Seagate continues to work closely with major PC OEMs to ensure that Momentus drives deliver the performance, capacity, reliability and acoustics required to power a new generation of notebook computers that meet the growing storage needs of end users,” said BanSeng Teh, Seagate vice president and managing director of Asia Sales and Marketing. “Our best-in-class notebook drives are meeting the needs of a broad and rapidly expanding base of customers.”

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