Seagate will lay a external drive adapter with Thunderbolt interface out
Intel Thunderbolt interface technology seems to finally going to erupt. CES 2012 exhibitions, Seagate took out two based on the technology of the external drive adapter products, are applicable to GoFlex Desk, GoFlex Satellite, and the measured shows two times more than speed Firewire 800, and do not need the power supply amount.
GoFlex Desk adapter has two Thunderbolt interface can be in the form of chrysanthemum chain connect more hard drive, so as to further expand capacity, improve performance, but most attention can't more than six.
Seagate site USES a 3.5 inch 7200 RPM hard drive the demonstration. The first to use FireWire 800 interface, writing and reading speed is about 83 MB respectively/s, 68 MB/s, then into Thunderbolt, writing and reading speed to 177 MB/s respectively, 176 MB/s, and to promote the 1.1 times and 1.6 times, the effect is remarkable.
The adapter will be in the second quarter before the launch, the price is $189, but will not attached to the Thunderbolt data, users need to buy separate, the price of about $45.
GoFlex Satellite adapter is provides only a Thunderbolt interface, so can't form a Daisy chain. It is the other end of the standard SATA data and power supply interface.
This is expected to listed in February, priced at $99, still don't take data cables.
Another Seagate also show the 4 G LTE wireless mobile storage solution can store more than 300 of hd movies, any Wi-Fi iOS, Android devices can be through the browser on access, stream player. The equipment is 4 G LTE service of from Verizon, you can feel free to download, flow transmit multimedia content, this is also the main selling point.
The equipment is also bring a rechargeable battery, the longest run five hours, but specific time to market, the price is temporary.