Samsung Demos its G Series Eco-Line of External Drives
The G Series is presented at CES. It includes the 2.5-inch G2 Portable with 250 GB, 320 GB, 500 GB, and 640 GB densities and the 3.5-inch G3 Station.
Samsung Electronics Company announced its at CES in Las Vegas last week.
The new G Series is designed to be eco-friendly, Samsung told a Consumer Electronics Show crowd, targeting the “young adult market.”
According to Samsung, the G Series strengthens the company’s external drive portfolio of 1.8-, 2.5-, and 3.5-inch drives. The G Series consists of the 2.5-inch G2 Portable with 250 GB, 320 GB, 500 GB, and 640 GB densities and the 3.5-inch G3 Station available in 1-, 1.5-, and 2 TB versions.
In addition, the new external drives utilize a USB 2.0 interface with data transfer speeds of 480 megabit per second. Key features include Samsung Auto Backup for ongoing data preservation, SecretZoneTM software for personal data encryption, and SafetyKey for password protection.
The G2 Port able adopts a USB built-in board for a more compact dimension.
The G3 Station has adopted a lightweight design and the 2-terabyte version weighs 950g, approximately 20 percent less than a conventional drive with comparable features.
Samsung vice president of storage marketing H.S. Lee says the market for external hard disk drives is forecasted to grow in “leaps and bounds” as consumers push for more mobile solutions.
“Our G Series eco-friendly drives offer a distinctive design in an assortment of trendy colors with high densities, easy connectivity, and a suite of data security software,” Lee adds.
Green Characteristics of the G Series
The eco-friendly drives are designed to be halogen-free. They also feature low-noise levels, lower-power consumption, and they also meet the ROHS regulation for eco friendliness.
The smart power management of the G3 Station enables the drive to be turned on and off by the host computer. The G3 Station reduces power consumption by over 95 percent, from the conventional level of 2.5W to 0.09W and it will automatically enter Standby Mode after five minutes of inactivity.
Four new colors, inspired by a nature motif–olive green, coral blue, silver white, and cobalt black–have been adopted to highlight the eco-friendly green design.
The G Series drives will be available globally by mid-January 2010. It features a three-year limited warranty and has an MSRP of $199 for either the 2 TB G3 Station and the 640 GB G2 Portable
