Seagate Storage Solutions are Endorsed for Exceptional Performance and Innovation by Leading Online Reviews Site

Seagate Storage Solutions are Endorsed for Exceptional Performance and Innovation by Leading Online Reviews Site

Seagate Technology (NYSE: STX) announced today that two of its external storage solutions, Seagate eSATA External Hard Drive and Maxtor Shared Storage II network storage solution, have been recognized for their exceptional performance and industry-leading features in recent reviews by Tom’s Hardware Guide, one of the Internet’s premiere resources for hardware news and reviews. Praised for “raising the bar” and delivering the “best Apple support” in the network storage market, Seagate’s solutions earned Tom’s Hardware Guide’s highest recommendation. Seagate offers the largest and most diverse family of storage and automatic backup solutions for consumers, small business users and creative professionals, including the fastest single-disk solutions and high-performance network storage solutions for home and small offices.

“We’re committed to providing our customers with a broad selection of innovative storage and backup options that deliver the best solution on the market for every user’s particular needs,” said Jim Druckrey, senior vice president and general manager, Seagate Branded Solutions. “Our expansive family of Seagate and Maxtor Branded Solutions continues to deliver cutting-edge performance, robust data protection and user-friendly features that meet the growing demand for people around the globe to easily store, organize, backup, share and manage their digital content.”

Ideal for tech-savvy consumers and creative professionals such as digital video and sound editors who frequently use data-intensive applications such as video editing or large file transfers, the Seagate eSATA External serial ATA Hard Drive provides enough performance to enable digital producers to keep up with their creativity. Delivering backup and protection with speeds up to three gigabits per second, which is five times faster than most USB 2.0 and FireWire external storage solutions, the Seagate eSATA External Hard Drive is the perfect choice when time and performance matters most. It is designed for industry-leading performance when used with PC’s, entry-level servers or digital video work stations and comes with everything needed to easily install and experience accelerated transfer speeds including the eSATA PCI card and cable.

“External SATA is a great idea, and we applaud Seagate’s entry into this relatively new market,” wrote Tom’s Hardware reviewer Don Woligroski in his August 24th article. Woligroski praises the storage solution’s performance, stating that, “Clearly, the eSATA is a very fast drive, and an excellent choice for an external solution. It’s a solid product and we can recommend it highly to those who need fast, mobile data transfer.”

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