{"id":59740,"date":"2015-08-29T09:11:50","date_gmt":"2015-08-29T01:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=59740"},"modified":"2015-08-29T09:11:51","modified_gmt":"2015-08-29T01:11:51","slug":"seagate-backup-plus-and-game-drive-for-xbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/29\/seagate-backup-plus-and-game-drive-for-xbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Seagate introduces 4TB Backup Plus Storage and 2TB Game Drive for Xbox"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are visiting Comex 2015<\/a>, be sure to check out the new Seagate 4TB 2.5-inch Backup Plus portable drive and also the 2TB Game Drive for Xbox. I believe this is my first time hearing a 4TB in a 2.5-inch enclosure. Do check out the pricing in the Press Release.<\/p>\n

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Press Release<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out the new Seagate 4TB 2.5-inch Backup Plus portable drive and Game Drive for Xbox at COMEX!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Brand new high capacity, easily portable drives for content creators and gamers now available for sale in Singapore.<\/em><\/p>\n

SINGAPORE \u2014 Aug. 28, 2015 \u2014 <\/strong>At the upcoming COMEX 2015 show, Seagate Technology, a world leader in storage solutions, will have available for sale two of its newest drives \u2013 the new Seagate<\/strong>\u00ae Backup Plus family of external storage and Seagate Game Drive for Xbox\u00ae. The <\/strong>new Backup Plus family includes 200GB of OneDrive cloud storage, an unmatched value for the category, and the addition of Lyve\u2019s photo and video management app. Seagate Game Drive for Xbox\u00ae is the first external drive designed to complement the <\/strong>Xbox One\u2122 or Xbox 360\u00ae gaming consoles.<\/p>\n

At the show, Seagate will also showcase a new high capacity for the popular 2.5-inch Backup Plus portable drive \u2013 4TB in a sleek 20.5mm height. This is the highest capacity 2.5-inch portable hard drive currently available in the market, with high-speed USB3.0 connectivity without the need for an external power supply.<\/p>\n

Microsoft OneDrive<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seagate\u2019s award-winning Backup Plus family of external storage offerings will now include 200GB of OneDrive cloud storage.<\/p>\n

The OneDrive cloud storage provided by Microsoft is an added feature designed to provide accessibility to one\u2019s content on every device. A powerful tool to enhance productivity, OneDrive allows easy access to your most important files from any connected mobile device and keeps documents that are in progress up to date on each of those devices for sharing and collaborating with whomever you choose.<\/p>\n

OneDrive makes it easy to work with others on Office documents, and to have your most important files always available on your PC, Mac, phone and tablet,\u201d said Angus Logan, director, product marketing, Microsoft. \u201cOur seamless and easy-to-use cloud solution is a natural fit for people that are using Seagate Backup Plus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photo and Video Management with Lyve<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Seagate Backup Plus family of external drives will also feature Lyve app and service, which helps consumers collect, organize and enjoy their photos and videos. The Lyve app helps to organize the overwhelming number of photos and video scattered across a consumer\u2019s life and synchronizes and de-duplicates the collections across all devices, improving organization and access. It is compatible with iOS, Android, Windows and Mac OS X. The Lyve app combines all photos and videos from a consumer\u2019s devices into a single collection making it easy to find, share and enjoy all photos and videos, anytime and anywhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeagate Technology continues to innovate at a fast pace based on the ever changing needs of its customers,\u201d said Jingwen Li, research analyst, storage systems for IDC. \u201cWith features such as OneDrive cloud storage, Lyve app, and the new 4TB capacity point, Seagate Backup Plus family addresses the growing needs for data storage and backup with flexible data access and simple data management in the personal storage market.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe continue to evolve our backup offerings with new software enhancements and the addition of features that add greater value through marketing partnerships with companies such as Microsoft, the provider of OneDrive cloud storage and Lyve Minds, developer of the photo and video management solution,\u201d said Mark Whitby, senior vice president of Seagate branded products group.<\/p>\n

Seagate Backup Plus drives come equipped with Seagate Dashboard software for easy plug-and-play PC backup as well as the addition of mobile and social media backup.<\/p>\n

Seagate Game Drive for Xbox\u00ae<\/strong><\/p>\n

First unveiled at Gamescom 2015, the new 2TB Game Drive for Xbox\u00ae is the first external drive designed to complement the Xbox colour scheme and made for easy plug-and-play connection with an Xbox One\u2122 or Xbox 360\u00ae gaming console.<\/p>\n

The result of a strategic marketing relationship with Microsoft, The Seagate Game Drive for Xbox is a USB 3.0-connected drive with a green top-case and black body, embossed with both the Xbox and Seagate logos. The compact and portable Game Drive for Xbox enables the capability to take your catalogue of downloaded games and achievements for continued game play on any Xbox One\u2122 or Xbox 360\u00ae console.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis exciting new collaboration with Microsoft Xbox is an important milestone for Seagate that will help us to reach a new audience, which has an insatiable appetite for storage,\u201d said Whitby. \u201cThere was a clearly defined need in this market for additional plug-and-play storage and Seagate is happy to be able to provide the solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pricing and Availability:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starting Sept.3<\/span>, both the 4TB Seagate Backup Plus portable drive and the Game Drive for Xbox\u00ae will be available from retailers across Singapore at MSRPs of SGD299 and SGD199 respectively. Consumers will also be able to purchase the drives from the following Seagate retailer booths at COMEX 2015 (Sept. 3-6<\/span>): Challenger (#8328 and #6241), Cybermind (#6249), Ace (#6821) and Direction (#6621).<\/p>\n

About Seagate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seagate creates space for the human experience by innovating how data is stored, shared and used. Learn more at\u00a0www.seagate.com<\/a>. Follow Seagate on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>,\u00a0Spiceworks<\/a>,\u00a0Google+<\/a>\u00a0and subscribe to our\u00a0blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a9<\/sup>2015 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Seagate logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or its affiliates in the United States and\/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. When referring to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes. Your computer\u2019s operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and will not be available for data storage.<\/p>\n

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