Seagate Embraced Windows 8

With the consumer availability of Windows 8, Seagate Technology LLC. is helping to make the move for those making the upgrade.

Seagate Backup Plus family of drives is the upgrade tool to ensure that all your important files make the move with you. All of Seagate’s external storage devices are compatible with current Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP, and will also work with the new Windows 8 OS.

According to Gartner’s Forecast Analysis: PC OS Market, Worldwide, 2008-2015, 2011 Update, July 2011, "By the end of 2012 it is expected that 9.6 million of the installed base of personal computers will run Windows 8 and by 2013, it is predicted that 193.2 million personal computers in use will be running Windows 8."

The Windows 8 launch is an upgrade for the PC market. But before you make the upgrade, it is critical that you perform a backup, or, to put it more succinctly, pack up all your photos, music, movies, financial records and other important documents. Sometimes things get lost in a move and a Seagate Backup Plus hard drive can be your protection plan. This external hard drive from Seagate makes the task of backup and migrating of important data and content simple. Backup doesn’t need to be complicated and Seagate is making it easy.

Seagate Backup Plus hard drives featuring the Seagate Dashboard backup software removes the barriers to performing backup and content preservation by making it as easy. With a click of an icon, computer files are replicated onto a Backup Plus drive. Once you’ve performed the upgrade to Windows 8 or purchased a new computer, Backup Plus is ready to be put to work on your new system with all of your files. Additionally, after migrating your files, Seagate Backup Plus drives can also be set up using the new Windows 8 backup feature, File History.

Seagate Backup Plus Storage
Available from Amazon, Best Buy and other retailers including Seagate.com, Seagate Backup Plus drives are available in capacities of 500GB, 750GB and 1TB capacities for portable drives and 1TB to 4TB for Backup Plus Desktop drives.

This family of external storage is available in red, blue, silver and black for the portable 2.5-inch form factor with MSRPs by capacity: 500GB, $109.99; 750GB, $119.99 and 1TB, $129.99. The Backup Plus Desktop 3.5-inch drive: 1TB, $129.99; 2TB, $159.99; 3TB, $179.99 and 4TB, $239.99.