Sydney Australia \u2013 August 5, 2009 \u2013 HP today announced the HP SimpleSave external hard drive series for customers needing simple and automatic backup for photos, video, music and data.<\/p>\n
Protecting personal content with SimpleSave is as easy as plugging the drive into a USB connection, so families can feel confident that their precious memories are safe.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith SimpleSave, once connected, backup is automatic and virtually hands-free,\u201d said Jason Zajac, vice president and general manager, Personal Systems Attach Group, HP. \u201cAs the worldwide leader in personal computing, our goal is to make technology simple and useful, ensuring no learning curve and no complicated choices to make.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new SimpleSave hard drive family consists of two products: SimpleSave Portable, available in 320- and 500-gigabyte capacities, and SimpleSave Desktop, available in 1- and 2-terabyte capacities. Both devices feature preinstalled backup software. SimpleSave software automatically finds and backs up the data on the PC, and after the first backup, automatically updates the backup with file changes whenever the computer is idle.<\/p>\n
A single SimpleSave drive can be used to back up all the PCs in the home, with data from each PC clearly identified by name on the drive to make finding and restoring a specific PC\u2019s data a snap.<\/p>\n
The SimpleSave hard drives are designed with heat-dissipating cases that stay cool and run quietly without a fan. The SimpleSave Portable is powered by the PC\u2019s USB 2.0 port and does not require an external power supply. In addition, the 2.5-inch portable model is designed with a shock-resistant case to protect the drive from the bumps and jolts of everyday usage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Other features include
\n\u2022 Hundreds of file formats supported: Supports the most common file types for photo, music and documents including AAC, BMP, DOC, GDF, GIF, JPG, MP3, MPEG, PPT, PDF, TAX, TIFF and XLS.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u2022 Frequent backup update: Backs up new and changed files every time the PC is idle for five minutes.
\n\u2022 Plug-and-play storage: Ready to use when connected to a USB port.
\n\u2022 Support for large files: NTFS file system offers improved support for metadata and use of advanced data structures, improving performance, reliability and disk space.
\n\u2022 Two-year warranty.<\/p>\n
Pricing(1) and availability
\nSimpleSave external hard drives will be available in August.
\nManufacturers suggested list prices are:
\nSimpleSave Portable: 320GB, A$139; 2.5-inch hard drive, 500GB, A$199
\nSimpleSave Desktop: 1TB hard drive, A$179; 2TB hard drive, A$449<\/p>\n
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