Seagate has just shown two new portable hard drives; both are marketed with the same storage capacity: 500 gigabytes (GB) – Seagate Wireless and Seagate Seven. Capacity is not the only thing they have in common. Both have a very careful design. In the case of Seagate Seven engineers of the house can boast of having launched one of the thinnest portable hard drives on the market with only seven millimeters thick (hence its name: Seven). Furthermore units are very light, weighing only 90 grams. Therefore never go missing in any bag or backpack. They are made of steel and finished in an elegant silver color.

 The choice of material for the casing was made by its resilience and also thinking of getting a fine size. Steel also adds a touch of luxury to a functional everyday object. In mid-January will begin to be distributed the first Seagate Seven in stores at a retail price of about 100 euros. It comes equipped with a USB 3.0 interface, which is backwards compatible with USB 2.0. Requires no external power supply; simply connect via USB. Inside the package is a USB 3.0 high quality cable with a length of 46 inches; It is a braided cable with a nylon shirt, luxurious look that matches the disc. Incidentally, the disk measures 8.2 inches wide by 12.25 inches high, and the thickness above 0.7 inches.

 For their part, Seagate Wireless present a more square design, but with rounded edges. On this occasion, the housings are available in several colors: blue, white, black, red and green, at least in Europe. Are slightly heavier units (281 grams). A weight contributes integrated Wi-Fi. And is that they are portable hard drives that are used to stream multimedia content wirelessly up to three mobile devices . Actually, these discs are specially designed to work with tablets, smartphones and laptops, and offer maximum comfort. The Seagate Wireless allows carrying the entire media library with movies, books and favorite music anywhere. Also very useful for backups on the fly.

 Anyway, also have a USB port. They are compatible with Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows 8 / RT, Mac OS X 10.7 or higher, iOS 7.0+ devices with Android 4.0 or later and the Kindle Fire HD. They can be used to play videos, documents, photos and music on Apple TV using Airplay and Google Chromecast. Besides, there are free applications specifically designed for connected TVs from LG and Samsung. The Seagate Wireless hard drives will be available throughout the month of February at a retail price will be around 130 euros.

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