At the ongoing IFA 2009 event, the electronics giant Samsung has announced the latest editions of their S Series external HDD line, a 3.5-inch 2TB drive, and a 2.5-inch 640GB drive. The larger drive is dubbed the S3 and the smaller the S2.
“As consumer demands continue to escalate for storing personal data, music and video files, Samsung has expanded its extensive family of external hard drives to support the growing personal storage market,” noted Cheol-hee Lee, vice president of marketing, Storage Systems Division, Samsung Electronics. “The new drives provide users with a sleek design and high-density choices in both 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factors.”
The S2 is the largest Samsung has ever offered in the form factor, surpassing the 500GB drive they released earlier this year. The S3 is also the largest drive offered by the company for an external drive. IDC says that 1TB drives are so far the best selling in 2009, offering the best $/GB ratio.
Both drives will include Auto Backup, SecretZone, and SafetyKey encryption and security.
The S2 will be available next week and the S3 is set for a January release.
The S2 is the largest Samsung has ever offered in the form factor, surpassing the 500GB drive they released earlier this year. The S3 is also the largest drive offered by the company for an external drive. IDC says that 1TB drives are so far the best selling in 2009, offering the best $/GB ratio.
Both drives will include Auto Backup, SecretZone, and SafetyKey encryption and security.
The S2 will be available next week and the S3 is set for a January release.
