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Seagate unveils 5 mm Laptop Ultrathin HDD

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BANGALORE, INDIA: Storage solutions maker Seagate Technology has started shipping its new 5 mm thin, 2.5- inch, 3.3oz, Laptop Ultrathin hard disk drive (HDD). The drive can deliver up to 500GB of storage capacity and is priced at $89.

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"When we originally demonstrated this solution last September, we knew we had a truly innovative product that would empower our partners to re-imagine mobile applications," said Steve Luczo, president, CEO and chairman, Seagate. "The strong support from our OEM partners indicates we have delivered on our vision and look forward to a new wave of innovative solutions enabled by this revolutionary product."

The drive can support over 1,00,000 photos, 1,25,000 songs or 62 hours of high-definition video, claims the company in a release.

The Laptop Ultrathin incorporates a 6Gb/s SATA interface and comes with standard SATA connection for integration into existing laptops supported by both hard drive and SSD storage. Moreover, SED encryption is available on the 500GB capacity version.

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