Seagate Delivers Storage Options to Tablets with 7mm Hard Drives
Seagate has announced that they are offering hard disk drive storage for the worlds first handheld tablet computers with hard drives. The ARCHOS G9 8- and 10-inch tablets, announced today in Paris, feature the Seagate Momentus Thin hard drive, a speedy notebook drive with a super-slim 7mm profile. ARCHOS 80 G9, the 8-inch product, and ARCHOS 101 G9, the 10-inch model, are scheduled to be available in late September. Estimated MSRPs for the ARCHOS 80 G9 and ARCHOS 101 GB tablets are $279 and $349, respectively, compared to competitive tablets starting at $499. Pictured below is a shot of the 7mm SATA hard drive that Seagate sent over for this announcement. The hard drives are available in capacities of 320GB, 250GB and 160GB.
“Seagate continues to break new ground in the development of products and technologies that matter most to customers by delivering the Momentus Thin drive for these powerful ARCHOS tablets, said Rocky Pimentel, Seagate Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. The Momentus Thin drive gives tablet buyers a compelling option, providing great storage capacity and performance that dovetail with the processing power of the new ARCHOS products for great Android and multimedia experiences.”
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