Seagate 1-Inch Hard Drive Lends PC Power and Portability to HP Printer17 October 2005
Seagate, the
world's number one maker of Consumer Electronics (CE) hard drives, announced
today that its high-capacity, tiny and cost-effective ST1 Series hard drive
has been integrated into the compact and portable HP Photosmart 475 Photo
Printer, enabling the printer to store and manipulate images like a PC while
remaining small and light for ultra portability.
"It used to be that you'd need a computer to store your photos and a
printer to print them. Now that's all changed," said Pat O'Malley, Seagate
senior vice president of Consumer Electronics Business Development. "Just as
portable devices for entertainment, navigation and computing are starting to
need larger and larger on-board storage for on-the-go content, HP's printer
using Seagate's 1-inch hard drive has now become a virtual warehouse for
photos and images ready to be edited, organized, printed, shown on a TV and
burned to CD."
The HP Photosmart 475 Photo Printer, which began shipping in August, is
the first to have PC-like power with the ability to store a year's worth of
photos -- more than 1,000 images. It's also the first compact photo printer
capable of printing 5 x 7-inch photos, in addition to 4 x 6-inch and panorama
prints.
"HP created the snapshot photo printer market in 2001 and four years later
we continue to drive innovation in this fast-growing space, making it
radically simple for consumers to print their memories the moment that they
happen," said Linette Page, marketing manager, Photo Printing & Accessories,
HP. "With the introduction of the HP Photosmart 475 Photo Printer, we've
delivered a breakthrough in ease of use and convenience, enabling users to
store up to 1,000 photos directly on their printer thanks to Seagate's high-
capacity 1-inch hard drive."
Seagate has the broadest offering of CE hard drives and serves the entire
spectrum of applications driving the emerging "terabyte life" -- from
automobile navigation and entertainment, to home theater, handheld audio,
video, communications and computing. As the only hard drive company offering
products for nearly every hard drive application, Seagate provides the global
scale, supply and support that CE device makers need. Seagate delivers a
complete business and technology partnership that enables growth in the home
and portable entertainment market segments.
Based on direct customer input at its CE Design Service Centers, Seagate
develops drives to deliver the features CE manufacturers ask for. Seagate's
unique Advanced Manufacturing capabilities give customers flexibility because
our manufacturing can quickly adapt to their requirements. Seagate CE
engineers are ready to help solve integration issues at the company's unique
Design Service Centers. Seagate is the only hard drive company to provide CE
manufacturers with a comprehensive partnership: products, technology and
services.
About Seagate
Seagate is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing
of hard disc drives, providing products for a wide-range of Enterprise,
Desktop, Mobile Computing, and Consumer Electronics applications. Seagate's
business model leverages technology leadership and world-class manufacturing
to deliver industry-leading innovation and quality to its global customers,
and to be the low cost producer in all markets in which it participates. The
company is committed to providing award-winning products, customer support and
reliability to meet the world's growing demand for information storage.
Seagate can be found around the globe and at http://www.seagate.com.
NOTE: Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are U.S. registered
trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC. All other trademarks or registered
trademarks are the property of their respective owners. One gigabyte, or GB,
equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible
capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.
Quantitative usage examples for various applications are for illustrative
purposes. Actual quantities will vary based on various factors, including file
size, file format, features and application software.
Source: PR Newswire
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