Seagate FreeAgent Family of Data Movers presented at CES 2007

With the launch of the FreeAgent Family, Seagate has moved beyond traditional "storage in a box," keeping consumers not only connected to their content, but also to their desktop computing environment including Internet favourites, settings and passwords, email, instant messaging and more from wherever they are. The new four drives announced by the company have a contemporary design and have been built to match consumer’s digital lifestyles.

"Seagate is moving beyond 'just storage,' offering innovative products that differentiate our Maxtor and Seagate brands based on the needs and wants of consumers," said Jim Druckrey, senior vice president and general manager, Seagate Branded Solutions. "These new FreeAgent solutions also separate us from the competition, and help us grow the consumer storage category. With our FreeAgent data movers, we're connecting with consumers on an emotional level by giving them the lifestyle tools to help them move, work and play with their content virtually anytime, anywhere”.
 

The four new drives are:

FreeAgent Pro data movers. (320GB, 500GB, 750GB)
These drives combine desktop and online solutions to allow users to access their content from anywhere, share it with anyone, and sync it to almost anything.
They include software to automatically synchronize content and access to Seagate Internet Drive, an online service that provides a “24/7 ATM” to post, access and share files from anywhere from the Web.
The FreeAgent Pro data movers will include a trial offer of 500 megabytes of online space, which is free of charge for the first six months and upgradeable anytime.

FreeAgent Go data movers (80GB, 120GB, 160GB).
These drives are designed for students, mobile consumers and business professionals and they will put your desktop in the palm of your hands. They not only store files, they allow you to carry your computer environment with you, including Web favourites, password and settings and email, without having to carry your laptop or desktop PC. Simply plug a FreeAgent Go data mover into any Windows computer and you will have your personal computing experience with you wherever you go. And when you have finished, your private information and personalized settings will be stored on the FreeAgent Go data mover, not on the host computer.

FreeAgent Go Small mover (12GB).
It provides the same software features as FreeAgent Go but in an ultra-compact size. They have a "pocket- knife" style USB connector that folds back into the drive for a clean appearance, and no power cord is needed as they are USB-powered.

FreeAgent Desktop data movers (250GB, 320GB, 500GB).
These drives provide simple add-on storage for people to gather and access their content in one place. They include Seagate’s revolutionary perpendicular recording technology which provides vast capacity in a very small device. The ultra-slim design and base-mounted cables make it easy to keep your desk free of clutter, and their unique espresso-brown colour with molten amber illumination adds sophistication to your desktop. They are PC and Mac compatible with a USB 2.0 interface for easy connection.