08.16.2004 - Maxtor Ships Next-Generation DiamondMax Hard Drives

MILPITAS, Calif., August 16, 2004 -- Maxtor Corporation (NYSE: MXO), a worldwide leader in hard disk drives and consumer storage products, today announced that it is shipping its new Maxtor® DiamondMax® 10 hard drives to OEMs and channel partners around the world. Based on an integrated, single-chip native SATA solution, the new DiamondMax 10 drives feature native command queuing (NCQ), the company's proprietary dual-processor technology, and a new 16MB buffer to deliver unparalleled speeds compared to traditional 7200 RPM drives in their class. This unique set of features, coupled with Maxtor's latest firmware technology, allows the drive to self-balance system workloads for more efficient hard drive operations, which helps consumers run multiple applications at the same time, such as games and music, without overwhelming their PC systems. - View Press Release - Visit Maxtor Corporation