HGST With First Two-Platter 1TB 9.5mm 2.5-inch HDD

HGST (formerly Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and now a Western Digital company) is shipping the first 1TB, 9.5mm, 2.5-inch, 7,200 RPM HDD.

The new Travelstar HDD is available in the HGST Hard Drive Retail Kit as well as in the Touro Mobile Pro USB 3.0 external storage solution for add-on storage and backup.

Hard Drive Retail Kit
The new Travelstar is for upgrading notebooks, game consoles, and other high-capacity, high-performance personal storage products. This standard 9.5mm drive leverages Advanced Format, which increases the physical sector size from 512 bytes to 4,096 bytes to improve drive capacities and error correction capabilities. With 7,200 RPM performance, 32MB cache buffer and a 6Gb SATA interface, the drive delivers 7,200 RPM mobile HDD performance in PCMark Vantage benchmark testing, which results in faster downloads and better application performance than 7,200 and 5,400 RPM 2.5-inch HDDs.

Other highlights include proven sixth-generation HDD technology, 1TB capacity, high shock tolerance, a halogen-free design for an eco-friendly footprint, and low power consumption for sturdy unplugged notebook performance.

The 1TB, 2.5-inch, 7200RPM HGST Travelstar Hard Drive Retail Kit comes complete with step-by-step instructions that allows Microsoft, Apple and Linux systems to tap into the capacity, power and performance of the drive.

Now available, the 1TB, 2.5-inch, 7200RPM HGST Hard Drive Retail Kit has an MSRP of $99.99.

Touro Mobile Pro External Storage Solution

Both Mac and PC compatible, the Touro Mobile Pro portable external storage solution provides an USB 3.0 interface and features a smooth black, textured body for good looks. Placed vertically or horizontally, or even stacked, it fits into any home or office environment. Housing the new HGST Travelstar hard drive, it offers performance and storage capacity for storing hours of HD videos, thousands of photos, songs and movies, and tons of video games with room to spare.

In addition to increased local storage, the Touro Mobile Pro solution provides two levels of protection with 3GB of free cloud storage from TouroCloudBackup.com. With local and cloud backup, photos, movies, music and documents are not only safe but available anytime, anywhere from any smartphone or web browser. The 1TB Touro Mobile Pro solution is shipping with a MSRP of $109.99.

"Computers may come and go, but your personal data remains and continues to grow exponentially, which is why you need reliable storage solutions to help store, preserve, and manage your most valued data," said Mike Williams, VP and GM, HGST Branded Business. "By including the new HGST Travelstar drive in our Touro Mobile Pro and HGST Retail Hard Drive Kit, we continue to give consumers multiple storage options with the best performance, capacity and reliability for their digital lives."