Momentus Thin Hard Drive

 
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Slim-computing savvy

Momentus® Thin hard drives offer a feature-rich, slim, lightweight style at price and capacity points that enable no-compromise designs for thin computing.

  • The world's first 7mm z-height, 2.5 inch form factor drive
  • Seagate SmartAlign™ technology1 provides a transition to 4K sectors without the need for software utilities
  • Available as a Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) with TCG Opal protocol, and as a FIPS 140-2 Validated SED for US-government-grade security2
  • Compatible with SATA 3Gb/s designs
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Opens new frontiers for system designers

Seagate® has purpose built the Momentus Thin hard drive to meet our customers’ demand for affordable, slimmer, fully functional computing solutions. Meet your needs with 500GB, 320GB, 250GB and 160GB capacity options.

While traditional laptop hard drives offer a z-height of 9.5mm, Momentus Thin hard drives stand apart with a z-height of just 7mm.

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Smooth migration to Advanced Format

Momentus Thin hard drives include Seagate SmartAlign technology1. This innovation provides easy access to all the benefits of the new Advanced Format 4K sector standard — no utilities, no extra steps.

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Secure Self-Encrypting Drive options

Momentus Thin Self-Encrypting Drives deliver US-government-grade encryption without performance degradation — protecting your data where it lives. You get all the benefits of secure data encryption without the headaches.

  • The first Seagate SED to be shipped with the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Opal protocol
  • The world’s first 7mm SED to be shipped with FIPS 140-2 validation2
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Perfect when you need to:
  • Build entry-level to high-performance ultra-portables
  • Create thin, light netbooks without compromising storage or affordability
  • Design slim consumer electronics devices
  • Protect your sensitive data
What do you get?
  • Momentus Thin hard drive (7mm z-height, 2.5 inch form factor)
  • New options for designing affordable, fully functional computing devices

1Seagate SmartAlign technology may not be available on all models. Please refer to the Momentus Thin data sheet for clarification.
2Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs) and FIPS 140-2 Validated drives are not available for all models or countries. TM: The FIPS logo is a certification mark of NIST, which does not imply product endorsement by NIST, nor by the US or Canadian governments.

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