Verbatim Adds 500G to 2.5” SmartDisk Portable HDD

Verbatim announced today the world’s first half-Terabyte 2.5” Portable Hard Disk Drive (HDD) featuring an industry standard 9.5mm Z-height drive. The PDA-sized drive joins Verbatim’s highly rated SmartDisk line of portable HDDs, which currently offer capacities ranging from 120GB to 320GB. Scheduled to begin shipping in Q2 2008, the sleek new HDD will enable Windows and Mac users to add up to 500GB of removable capacity to their laptop or desktop systems for less than US$300.00.


The SmartDisk HDD Weighing less than 6 ounces and measuring only 3.38 in. X 5.38 in. X 0.63 in., Verbatim’s new 500GB 2.5” SmartDisk HDD is easy to carry when traveling with a laptop and requires minimal desk space when connected to a desktop system. Inside its rugged, ultra-modern case there are three 166GB platters that utilize advanced Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) technology to deliver breakthrough storage capacity in a small form factor. To optimize performance, the drive features a 5400rpm spindle speed and includes 8MB of cache memory.

SmartDisk HDDs will be available with a choice of a USB interface or a Combo FireWire/USB interface. Verbatim 2.5” SmartDisk Portable HDDs support the “Time Machine” backup feature in Mac OS X Leopard. Included in the USB-only models is CMS’ award-winning BounceBack Express backup software, an easy-to-use backup utility that incorporates scheduling, backup sets, automatic launch options and a quick restore feature.

Verbatim 500GB 2.5” Portable HDDs will be available in Q2 2008 through retailers and leading etailers with suggested retail pricing beginning at less than US$300.00 for the USB version.


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