Seagate Intros World’s Thinnest 500GB Portable Hard Drive

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The Seagate Seven is a celebration of company’s 35 years in the industry

Seagate earlier today announced what it says is the slimmest portable drive the world has ever seen. The Seagate Seven — called thus because of its 7mm depth — is as minimalistic as it is slim. Its unembellished steel enclosure, according the storage vendor, gives it a premium feel and “highlights the essence of a bare hard drive, Seagate’s core competency for over 35 years.”
You can carry as much as 500GB of data with you on this diminutive USB 3.0 external drive that tips the scales at around 5.3 ounces. Priced at $99.99, the Seagate Seven is available for pre-order from the company’s website, with the first units set to reach consumers later this month.
“The Seagate Seven enclosure is made entirely of steel, not only to achieve the thinnest external drive, but also for a premium appearance inspired by a bare drive, the very essence of storage. Seagate leveraged the latest of the company’s drive technologies and manufacturing processes to create the world’s thinnest external hard drive,” the company said in a press release Sunday.
“The deep draw process allows for the all steel enclosure to be shaped in a method that the material could not be any thinner and still hold the structural integrity needed to perform as an external portable storage device. The steel encasing also provides a rigidity, which allows for the incredibly thin design to be functional. The low profile motor technologies used in the bare drive are designed to include extreme Gyro handling capabilities with tablets and thin computing in mind. This is a true benefit when considering that Seagate Seven is a storage device that people will carry with them in their bags or pockets.”
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