Seagate Innov8, 8 TB desktop HDD powered by USB-C
4/26/2016, Milan Šurkala
Seagate is trying to keep hard drives alive and his new Innov8 is interesting attempt. Innov8 is an external hard drive with an aluminium case that has a huge 8 TB capacity and it is powered by only one USB-C cable.
The new Seagate Innov8 is an interesting piece of hardware. Seagate has created a hard drive with huge 8TB capacity and it can be connected to the computer using the USB-C cable that is provided by Seagate. Because of such high capacity, it is ideal solution for storing music, photos and videos.
![Seagate Innov8](/image/article/seagate-innov8-57406.jpg)
The hard drive utilizes Ignition Boost technology that allows the Innov8 to start only by using USB-C cable and no other power source. Innov8 has an aluminium case that makes the drive quite large and surprisingly heavy. The dimensions of the HDD are 208×123.6×36 mm (8.19×4.87×1.42 inch) and it weighs 1.5 kg (3.31 lb). 24-months warranty is provided.
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It is said that there is 5,900rpm HDD inside the case. Seagate claims read speed of 190 MB/s and write speed of 150 MB/s. The price was set to $349. You will get 200 GB of Microsoft OneDrive online cloud storage as a bonus.
Source: forbes.com, seagate.com