Toshiba Europe GmbH today announced STOR.E STEEL S and STOR.E ALU 2S: two external hard disk drives featuring USB 3.0 connectivity for fast data transfers of up to 5 Gigabits per second and high enough storage capacities to host large multimedia libraries. STOR.E STEEL S and STOR.E ALU 2S will be available during the first quarter of 2011 in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The ongoing digitalisation of entertainment content is fuelling user demand for reliable external hard disk drives with large capacities and fast data rates. Many users want to transmit large files such as videos, music tracks and photos quickly between the backup medium and the computer. STOR.E STEEL S and STOR.E ALU 2S both feature a USB 3.0 port offering a data rate of up to 5 Gigabits per second. However, computers and peripheral devices with USB 2.0 only can still be used with these new state-of-the-art hard disk drives.
Large capacities for large digital media libraries
Both STOR.E STEEL S and STOR.E ALU 2S come with a 2.5" hard disk drive offering a capacity of up to 1TB. Powered through the USB connection, these two small and lightweight 2.5" high capacity storage devices are perfect for mobile use. STOR.E ALU 2S will also be available with a 3.5" hard disk featuring a capacity of up to 2TB for stationary use in the office or at home. It is targeted at users with huge digital video, music and photo libraries who need extraordinarily high storage capacity.
Robust casings radiating a sleek, stylish elegance
Thanks to their metallic casings, these new external hard disk drives are very robust and reliable. STOR.E ALU 2S will be available in black and silver-coloured brushed aluminium whilst STOR.E STEEL S is made of steel and comes in three colour variations: silver, black and titanium.
