Date: 09/02/2010

2-terabyte hard disk drive from Samsung Electronics for desktop systems

Samsung Electronics has introduced the F3EG, a new high-performance HDD (hard disk drive) for desktop systems that features 2 terabyte (TB) capacity with 500GB per disk, which is capable of storing up to 880 hours of DVD video or 500,000 or more songs in MP3 format.

The EcoGreen F3 drive with increased recording density is more power efficient by supporting a capacity up to 2TB with four disks. The F3EG incorporates a 3.0Gbps SATA interface, Native Command Queuing features and a 16MB/32MB buffer memory.

Samsung says that the F3EG utilizes it's EcoTriangle technology to provide eco-friendly components, low-power and low-noise operation technology to its 'EcoGreen' hard drives.

The F3EG hard drive utilize its low noise operation technology SilentSeek and NoiseGuard to achieve a quiet operation system. The F3EG drive is 40 percent low in power consumption in idle mode and 10 percent low in reading/writing mode than competitive drives. The drive received a zero percent failure rate in the unstable voltage environment test.

"Storage-hungry multimedia professionals, gamers and home PC users continue to increase the amount of video, music, photo and other personal data they store and back-up," said In Cheol Park, vice president, Storage Sales, Samsung Electronics. "The F3EG delivers all the benefits of a low-power drive yet features high performance and is environmentally friendly."

Price: With a MSRP of $179.99
Availability: 3.5" F3EG drive is available in 1.5TB and 2TB capacities in US and EU
markets

For more details visit www.samsung.com