International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 –
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) today announced
that it has added two new hard drives to its portfolio of high
quality solutions – the 1TB Travelstar 5K1000 and the 4TB Deskstar
7K4000. Both hard drives will ship in its line of G-Technology
branded solutions, which are exclusively designed for the Apple®
Mac® and content creation community.
G-Technology G-DRIVE mobile and G-DRIVE
mobile USB with 1TB Travelstar 5K1000 Hard Drives
Perfect for on-the-go Mac users, the G-Technology G-DRIVE mobile
and G-DRIVE mobile USB are stylish and thin portable drives
designed for your Apple MacBook®, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air®.
With Mac plug and play simplicity, and storage capacities up to
1TB¹ using Hitachi 5,400 RPM drives, you’ll find that the G-DRIVE
mobile solutions are perfect for storing your most important
documents, MP3s, digital video and photo files. Wrapped up in their
sleek enclosure is the new, rugged Hitachi Travelstar 5K1000 hard
drive. The Travelstar 5K1000 is the first 1TB 2.5-inch drive with a
6Gb/s SATA interface and delivers the highest 5,400 RPM performance
in both PCMark® Vantage and PCMark7 testing². The G-DRIVE mobile
offers both USB 2.0 and FireWire 800 connectivity for fast data
transfers, while the G-DRIVE mobile USB offers ubiquitous USB 2.0.
Both drives are Time Machine® ready and are bus powered so when
you’re out and about you don’t need to add an external AC power
supply to your laptop case. The new G-Technology G-DRIVE mobile USB
drive will be shipping in limited quantities in January to online
and retail stores. Suggested retail pricing will be $179.99 for 1TB
and $149.99 for 750GB. The 1TB G-DRIVE mobile will be shipping
Q1'12 with an MSRP of $199.99.
G-Technology G-RAID and G-DRIVE
solutions with 4TB Deskstar 7K4000, 7,200 RPM Hard
Drives
Known for delivering performance, style and reliability,
G-Technology’s well-known G-RAID and G-DRIVE solutions now feature
Hitachi’s massive 4TB, 7,200 RPM Deskstar 7K4000 hard drives. The
new power-efficient, high-quality and high-performance Deskstar
7K4000 drive boasts a 6Gb/s SATA interface and 64MB cache buffer,
helping the G-DRIVE and G-RAID solutions provide quick access to
data. Featuring nothing but 7,200 RPM hard drives and an
all-aluminum enclosure for a cool operation, both G-Technology
external drives offer the ultimate in flexibility by providing
3Gbit eSATA, FireWire 800 (FireWire 400 via included cable) and
USB2.0 ports. The G-RAID and G-DRIVE solutions are formatted for
Mac OS X systems right out of the box and are Time Machine ready. A
simple initialization is required to prepare the drives for use
with Windows® systems.³ Specific product details include:
- G-RAID – The G-Technology G-RAID
is a blazing fast, dual drive RAID 0 storage solution with
capacities up to 8TB. Ideal for professional content creators, it
supports simultaneous playback of multiple layers of HDV, DVCPRO
HD, XDCAM HD and ProRes 422 HQ with the leading video editing
applications including Final Cut Pro™, Adobe® Premiere® and many
more. The G-RAID solution is capable of delivering up to 200
MB/second transfer rate when connected to any Mac or PC via eSATA.
Its soft-touch On/Off switch and thermo-regulated “smart” fan keeps
the G-RAID reliable, cool and quiet in the editing suite. Shipping
in Q1'12, the 8TB G-RAID will have an MSRP of $899.99.
- G-DRIVE – The G-Technology
G-DRIVE is a professional strength external hard drive in a
single-drive desktop solution. With capacities now up to 4TB,
G-DRIVE is the perfect high-performance solution for storage
intensive applications including A/V editing, digital photography,
music libraries, and high-speed data backup. The drive features a
fan-less cooling system for a quiet operation. The 4TB G-Technology
G-DRIVE will be shipping in limited quantities in Q1'12. Suggested
retail pricing will be $449.99 for 4TB, $349.99 for 3TB, $249.99
for 2TB and $199.99 for 1TB.
“Whether you’re looking for a RAID solution, desktop solution or
portable hard drive, G-Technology continues to deliver the most
trusted external storage solutions available,” said Mike Williams,
vice president and general manager of Hitachi GST Branded Business.
“Our G-RAID and G-DRIVE solutions have been the cornerstone in many
gear bags and post production houses as content creators need big,
fast and reliable storage. Our new solutions with Hitachi
Travelstar and Deskstar hard drives are a welcomed addition to our
family as they give our customers more tools with higher capacities
to use in their digital environments.”
Hitachi GST will be shipping its Travelstar 5K1000 and Deskstar
7K4000 drives to OEMs, distributors and channel partners in Q1
2012.
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About Hitachi Global Storage
Technologies
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) develops
advanced hard disk drives, Enterprise-class solid state drives,
innovative external storage solutions and services used to store,
preserve and manage the world’s most valued data. Founded by the
pioneers of hard drives, Hitachi GST provides high-value storage
for a broad range of market segments, including Enterprise,
Desktop, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Personal
Storage. Hitachi GST was established in 2003 and maintains its U.S.
headquarters in San Jose, California. For more information, please
visit the company’s website at http://www.hitachigst.com.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT) (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo,
Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately
360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2010 (ended March 31, 2011)
consolidated revenues totaled 9,315 billion yen ($112.2 billion).
Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation
Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems,
power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation
systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated
materials and key devices that support them. For more information
on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at
http://www.hitachi.com.
Hitachi GST remains an independent company until the acquisition
by Western Digital closes, anticipated to take place by March 2012.
Our product portfolio has been a driver of our success. Until the
close, we continue to execute plans for our communicated product
roadmap and both companies intend to ship all product lines in
parallel until their logical end of life. Customers can rest
assured that when the acquisition is complete all Hitachi GST terms
and conditions of the product warranty in effect at the time of
purchase will be honored.
One GB is equal to one billion bytes and one TB equals 1,000 GB
(one trillion bytes). One PB is equal to 1,000 TB (one quadrillion
bytes).
G-Technology external hard drives serve as an element of an
overall backup strategy. It is recommended that users keep two or
more copies of their most important files backed up or stored on
separate devices or online services.
¹Actual capacity will vary depending on operating environment
and formatting.
² Overall performance was benchmarked using PCMark Vantage and
PCMark7 on a test system that consisted of a Dell Precision M4600,
Intel QM67 Express Chipset with 6Gb/s SATA, Intel Core i7-2720QM
CPU @ 2.20GHz, 8GB RAM, and AMD ATI FirePro M5950 Graphics, running
Win7 Pro SP1 x64.
³ G-RAID and G-DRIVE solutions greater than 2TB are not
supported by Windows XP or older 32-bit operating systems, which
limit maximum volume size to 2.2TB. G-RAID and G-DRIVE solutions
greater than 2TB are compatible with Mac OS X, Windows Vista or
other 64-bit operating systems.
G-Technology, G-DRIVE, G-RAID, Deskstar and Travelstar are
trademarks of Hitachi GST. Hitachi trademarks are authorized for
use in countries and jurisdictions in which Hitachi has the right
to market the brands. Hitachi is not liable for third parties’
unauthorized use of Hitachi trademarks. All other trademarks are
properties of their respective owners.
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