Maxtor launches 500GB harddrive

Maxtor is the next harddrive manufacturer to launch harddrives with 0.5TB (500GB) capacity, after both Hitachi and Seagate. It has launched no less than three mew models, one for the desktop, one for consumer electronics and one for the industry market. The new models are named Maxtor DiamondMax 11, QuickView 500 and 7200 RPM MaXLine Pro 500. The new models all have in common 16MB buffer, support for NCQ and SATA-II with 3.0GBps data transfers. More information about the new models can be found at Maxtor’s homepage and these harddrives will arrive next quarter according to Maxtor.

:: Read Maxtor’s pressrelase