CES 2008: Seagate BlackArmor portable hard drive with government-level data encryption
- January 7th, 2008
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Product Name: Seagate BlackArmor encrypted++ portable hard drives
Description: A 160GB portable hdd with government-level encryption. That’s only good if you put faith in our government to be competent.
Price: $150
In-store date: Q1 2008
Site: Seagate
Why it’s cool: Because people are paranoid about their data being compromised while on-the-go. $150 for 160GB rides the high-end of the price curve, it should be noted, so you’ll really need to place a premium on data security to fully appreciate the drive. It’s pretty shiny, though. Still, shiny = cool, right?
some guy (Who am I?)
7 months ago
this article is about a Seagate drive, but the photographed drive shows a Maxtor logo. i guess they’re the same company now?
Nicholas Deleon (Who am I?)
7 months ago
Yeah, some guy. Seagate bought Maxtor a while back and now uses the brand name for some of its products. Crazy, I know.
-nd
ben (Who am I?)
7 months ago
Riding the high end of the price curve? I guess it depends on your viewpoint. I’ve had my Flagstone Freedom encrypted USB drive from Stonewood Electronics for years and paid well over $500 for it back when I got it. For what I got, I thought it was cheap. Like I say - depends on your point of view.