Seagate introduces drives for PCs, recording devices

BANGALORE: Seagate Technology has unveiled the U Series 5 disc drive family. Designed specifically for use in consumer electronics, Internet appliances, volume PCs and terminal-based environments, and featuring Sound Barrier Technology (SBT), this series is said to be the world’s quietest and fastest hard drive for mainstream desktop computers and personal video recorders, claimed a company press release. The U Series 5 offers up to 40 GB on just two platters and the combination of acoustics, reliability and 5400 RPM performance.

"Seagate ‘s U Series 5 meets our customers' needs with technology that no competitive product can beat," said Stave Luczo, CEO, Seagate. Optimized for consumer electronics applications, the drive ships with Seagate’s SeaStream enabled for superior A/V streaming, quite data seeks and reduced power use. SeaStream lets users record and playback up to four simultaneous streams of video. U Series 5 also reduces acoustic sound power levels to 2.7 bels. In PC mode, the series offers a power level of 2.9 bels.