Powering the next generation of ultrathin laptops, Seagate—a worldwide leader in storage solutions—and Lenovo—the world’s largest PC maker—have announced that the two companies will be working together to deliver Lenovo’s new Yoga 2 multimode PC.
Leveraging the company’s experience with ultra-portable applications like iPods, MP3 players, and handheld video recorders, Seagate will be providing Lenovo with its Laptop Ultrathin hard disk drives (HDD) which are just 5mm thin while weighing in at a mere 3.3oz—about the same as a light bulb. The drive provides up to 500GB of storage space, allowing users to store over 100,000 photos, 125,000 MP3 format songs, or over 62 hours of high-definition video and movies.
“Seagate has had an ongoing strategic alliance with Lenovo for many years. By delivering the technology that enables their YOGA 2 with the Laptop Ultrathin HDD, we have succeeded in delivering a high-capacity, lightweight laptop that addresses the needs of consumers and commercial users,” said Scott Horn, Seagate vice president of marketing. “Redefining the laptop and tablet space, this new drive enables consumers to enjoy PC-like storage capacity in a thin and light Ultrabook design.”
“We have extensive collaboration with Seagate across our laptop, desktop, all-in-one and servers, helping deliver innovative products with extreme performance and reliability,” said Wentao Yang, Global Procurement VP of Lenovo. “Besides SSD, now we can offer more storage options for our customers with Seagate’s ultra-thin, high-capacity HDD.”
