On Tuesday, November 1, Seagate announced improvements to its flagship Barracuda line of 3.5″ HDDs for the desktop.
- The 5,900 RPM Barracuda Green will be discontinued in February
- The 7,200 RPM Barracuda XT will be re-named the Barracuda (without the XT designation, which indicates a “top of the line” speed)
- A new Barracuda XT line will be introduced at a later date and it will incorporate the hybrid design Seagate pioneered in the popular Momentus XT.
Capacities will range from 250GB-3TB. Continue reading “Seagate’s Barracuda to Add Hybrids”