Maxtor Offers World's Highest Capacity ATA Hard Drive to Consumers

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Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Maxtor Corporation (NYSE:MXO), a worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions, today announced it is shipping the world's highest capacity ATA hard disk drive available in the retail market. The Maxtor 250GB Hard Drive Retail Kit offers consumers a way to upgrade their PCs and extend their systems to meet growing storage needs.

The 5400RPM Maxtor drive included with each kit is designed for storage intense applications including multimedia production, storing huge audio and graphic files, digital photos and MP3s.

The Maxtor 250GB Hard Drive Retail Kit offers the following features:

Maxtor Ultra ATA/133 interface -- up to 33% faster maximum throughput than ATA/100
Easy installation with step by step instructions
Complete upgrade kit including MaxBlast(TM) installation software, install guide, Ultra ATA/133 cable and mounting screws
Maxtor Ultra ATA/133 PCI adapter card included to realize ATA/133 performance out of the box (limited time offer)

How much can I store on a Maxtor 250GB Hard Drive?

250GB of capacity holds up to:

380 interactive games or
62,500 4-minute MP3 tunes or
250 hours of compressed digital videos or
250,000 high-resolution digital photos

"With the holidays right around the corner, consumers will be shooting more digital photos and video and saving it on their computers," said Jean- Dominique Savelli, vice president of marketing, consumer electronics business at Maxtor. "With this Maxtor kit, consumers can easily upgrade their systems with a 250GB drive to store photos, videos, games, music, and more."

"Maxtor continues to grow its consumer focus by offering the highest capacity hard drive available in the retail market," said David Reinsel, research manager with IDC. "The new Maxtor 250GB Retail Hard Drive Kit is a perfect solution for those who require the capacity and performance demanded by the growing number and size of their digital image, music and gaming files."

The Maxtor 250GB Hard Drive Kit is available at retailers nationwide. The MSRP for the Maxtor 250GB Hard Drive Kit is $399.95.

For those seeking 250GB of storage plus the added feature of making backup copies with a push of a button, consumers can opt for the recently announced, and also currently available, Maxtor Personal Storage 5000 family of external hard drives.

Also now available in retail is the Maxtor 7200 RPM Ultra Series Hard Drive Kit. The kit comes with an 8MB cache drive, with capacities ranging from 80GB-200GB. For a limited time, a Maxtor Ultra ATA/133 PCI Adapter Card for Windows is included with the 200GB Ultra Series Hard Drive Kit. The MSRP for the Ultra Series Hard Drive Kit ranges from $149.95 to $349.95.

For more information visit www.maxtor.com.

Source: Maxtor Corporation