HGST debuts Touro S Mobile External Hard Drives 

HGST is expanding its family of external storage and backup solutions with its new line of Touro S mobile external hard drives. Available in colourful metallic finishes such as gold, silver, ruby and platinum, the Touro S drive family delivers two levels of data protection – local backup and cloud storage – to help protect, transport, store and access photos, music, videos and documents from anywhere. With its thin, stylish design and an aluminum enclosure, the 7,200 RPM hard drive-based external drives moves files up to 23 per cent faster than standard 5,400 RPM-based drives.

“Computers, tablets and smartphones may come and go, but personal data remains, and continues to grow daily, which is why people need reliable storage solutions to help store, protect and manage their most valued content,” said Mike Williams, Vice-President & General Manager, HGST Innovative Solutions Group. “Featuring popular new colours and a sleek design, our new Touro S drive family not only gives users colour options to match their style and personality, it  gives them multiple storage options with the best performance, capacity and reliability for their digital lives.”

In addition to receiving up to 1TB of local storage, every Touro S customer also receives 3GB of Touro Cloud Backup for free. This online storage option ensures that data is always protected and accessible in the cloud. With Touro Cloud Backup, users can access and share files from any web browser, tablet or smartphone. When using the cloud service, all content is stored in its natural format, so files are easy to view, download and share from any web browser, anywhere.
Users can even share online content with others by sending a web link. For more cloud storage, users can upgrade to 250GB for only US$59 per year, which includes multiple computer protection. Those who upgrade receive Apple iPhone and iPad apps for free.