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Seagate has introduced a new line of HDDs, the Laptop Ultrathin HDD. Designed specially for slim laptops and ultrabooks, these ultra-thin HDDs (320GB and 500GB models – 5mm thick) are equipped with a SATA 6.0 Gbps interface, a 16MB of cache memory and a 5400RPM spindle speed. Prices start at $89. [Seagate]

Western Digital may have been quick to release a 5mm hard drive, but it doesn’t have a lock on the category: Seagate is entering the fray by shipping its own slim disk, the Laptop Ultrathin. Like its rival, the drive stuffs as much as 500GB of conventional, rotating storage into SSD-like dimensions ideal for Ultrabooks and some tablets. It even costs the same $89 as its WD counterpart, although we’re more likely to find the disk built into our next PC than pick one up as an upgrade. Both ASUS and Dell have chosen the Laptop Ultrathin for new models, and we suspect they won’t be alone.

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Seagate has been in the solid state business for a while now, but they were only catered towards the enterprise market at the time. However, the company announced a new series of solid state drives that are aimed at consumers. This marks Seagate’s first steps into the consumer solid state business.

There are three new solid state drives that will be launched by Seagate: the 600 SSD, 600 Pro SSD, and the 1200 SSD. As the higher number would indicate, the 1200 series is the mac daddy out of the three, with a SAS interface that boasts a transfer speed of 12Gbps, and it comes packing with storage up to 800GB in either a 1.8-inch or 2.5 inch form factor.

As for the 600 series, you’ll be treated with a 6Gbps SATA interface in a 2.5-inch form factor, and up to 480GB of storage. The difference between the 600 and 600 Pro may seem minimal, but Seagate claims that the 600 Pro offers lower power consumption for use in servers and cloud storage purposes.

The company also unveiled what they’re calling the X8 Accelerator. It’s another solid state solution, but it comes in PCI-Express form, boasting up to 2.2TB of storage, and it’ll fit into any x8 PCI-E port. Pricing for all of Seagate’s new SSD gear hasn’t been announced yet, but the products should be popping at computer retailers anytime now.

Seagate SSDs make mainstream play with 600 and 1200 series is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Seagate is no stranger to the portable hard drive market, having come up with some hits of theirs in the past. Remember the Seagate GoFlex Slim Drive, which was touted to be the slimmest portable external hard drive in the world when it was revealed a couple of years back? Well, Seagate is still in the game of delivering quality storage on the go for the masses, and their latest attempt would see the Seagate Slim being introduced to the masses.

One thing is for sure, the Seagate Slim lives up to its name, being a wee bit larger in dimensions compared to the iPhone 5 from Apple, making it the ideal storage companion for folks who want a sleek and portable look and feel without compromising on space. Apart from the hardware that delivers 500GB of storage space in a chassis that measures a mere 9.6mm thin, the Seagate Slim also comes with Seagate Dashboard, which is an easy-to-use backup software that paves the way for one-click or scheduled backup and the ability to back up Facebook and Flickr albums. Compatible with USB 2.0, the Seagate Slim sports a speedy USB 3.0 interface to keep up with the times. Depending on the retailer, the Seagate Slim would cost you anywhere from $80 to $100, backed by a 2-year warranty.

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