Seagate Unveils New Storage Solutions Including SSDs at CES

Seagate Technology plc is extending its portfolio with several new models, including new solid state drive offerings at CES 2019.

Seagate’s latest products – including the LaCie Mobile Drive, LaCie Mobile SSD, Seagate Backup Plus HDDs, FireCuda 510 and BarraCuda 510 internal SSDs, and IronWolf 110 NAS SSD are designed to fit a variety of data storage needs and digital lifestyles.

Seagate’s premium LaCie brand continues to deliver storage solutions for all design aficionados and creative professional go-getters. LaCie Mobile Drive has been designed for ever-growing digital libraries with its capacity topping out at 5TB. LaCie Mobile SSD dishes out intense speeds of up to 540MB/s, offering capacities up to 2TB. Both solutions feature a diamond-cut design complementing Apple MacBook aesthetics and include a 1-month subscription to the Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps plan. LaCie Mobile Drive features a 2-year limited warranty, while LaCie Mobile SSD offers a 3-year limited warranty and a 3-year subscription to Seagate Rescue Data Recovery plan. Both drives are available in January.

Seagate’s Backup Plus is a family of portable external hard drives includes the Backup Plus Ultra Touch (1TB and 2TB capacities), which supports features including automatic backup with multi-device folder sync and data protection with hardware encryption. Backup Plus Slim (1TB and 2TB capacities) and Backup Plus Portable (4TB and 5TB capacities) are both outfitted with aluminum finishes available in black, blue, and silver and offer automatic backup. The new Backup Plus models include a complimentary 2-month subscription to the Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan. Backup Plus Ultra Touch will be available in February and Backup Plus Slim and Backup Plus Portable will be available in March.

Backup Plus Ultra Touch

Textile industrial design
Type-C compatibility for the latest laptops
Optional data security with Seagate Secure
Password protection with 256-AES Hardware Encryption
Toolkit backup with auto sync
Works with PCs/Macs out of the box
exFAT, no need to install driver
1-year Mylio Create plan
Automatic storytelling with Life Calendar and natural searches
Multi-device synchronization
Cloud-free backup+optimized images on devices, master files on drive
2-months Adobe CC Photography membership
1TB ($70) and 2TB ($90) of storage
Shipping in February

Backup Slim and Backup Plus Portable

Metal top cover with textured finish
PCs/Macs out of the box
exFAT, no need to install driver
1-year Mylio Create plan
Automatic storytelling with Life Calendar and natural searches
Multi-device synchronization (access content on your drive from all your devices)
Cloud-free backup+optimized images on devices, master files on drive
2-months Adobe CC Photography membership
Backup Plus Slim: 1TB ($60) and 2TB ($80)
Backup Plus Portable: 4TB ($120) and 5TB ($130)
Shipping in March

LaCie Mobile Drive

Space Gray Diamond Cut full metal design
Up to 540MB/s transfer speeds
Slim design
USB-C (Thunderbolt 3, and USB compatibility)
USB-C and USB 3.0 cables included
Pre-formatted exFAT for compatibility Mac & PC
LaCie ToolKit Mirror/Backup module
3-Year Warranty with Rescue Data Recovery Services
1-Month Adobe All-Apps Plan included
Available in up to 5TB of storage
Available in two colors: space gray and moon silver
Shipping: End of January

LaCie Mobile SSD

Space Gray Diamond Cut full metal design
Up to 540MB/s transfer speeds
9mm thick and 100g
3-meter drop resistant
USB-C (Thunderbolt 3, and USB compatibility)
USB 3.0 cable included
Pre-formatted exFAT for compatibility Mac & PC
LaCie ToolKit Mirror/Backup module
3-Year Warranty with Rescue Data Recovery Services
1-Month Adobe All-Apps Plan included
Available in up to 2TB of storage
Shipping: End of January

The FireCuda 510 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD delivers performance with intense read and write speeds. Designed for gamers, it offers high IOPS and its ultra-small M.2 2280 form factor means you can beef up just about any size system – be it a laptop, mini PC, or desktop.

For the multitasker and performance seeker, the BarraCuda 510 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD features speed for accelerating applications, with an ultra-small form factor for ultra-thin laptops, mini-PCs, and desktops. Available this spring, FireCuda 510 and BarraCuda 510 feature Seagate’s SeaTools SSD GUI dashboard for data management and a 5-year limited warranty.

FireCuda 510 SSD

Form Factor: M.2 2280 double-sided
Interface: PCIe Gen3 ×4, NVMe 1.3
Max. Sequential Read Speed: 3,450 MB/s
Max. Sequential Write Speed: 3,200 MB/s
Capacity: 1 TB, 2 TB
Limited Warranty: 5 years

BarraCuda 510 SSD

Form Factor: M.2 2280 single-sided
Interface: PCIe Gen3 ×4, NVMe 1.3
Max. Sequential Read Speed: 3,400 MB/s
Max. Sequential Write Speed: 2,100 MB/s
Capacity: 256 GB, 512 GB
Limited Warranty: 5 years

Seagate’s IronWolf 110 SATA SSD is the first purpose-built NAS SSD. It is designed with enterprise-class endurance and reliability, has a 24/7 always-on work ethic, and offers capacities of up to 3.84TB.

The new SSDs come with DuraWrite technology, pointing to a Seagate controller based on SandForce technology. The SSDs use 3D TLC and have sustained performance numbers of 560 / 535 MBps sequential reads / writes across the 480GB - 3.84TB capacity class.

The IronWolf 110 SSD series supports 1 DWPD endurance, which implies that Seagate expects them to be used for the typical read-heavy NAS scenarios.

The IronWolf drives are backed by a 5-year limited warranty and 2-year data recovery support. IronWolf 110 will be available this January.

IronWolf 110 SSD