MILPITAS, Calif., --Maxtor Corporation, a worldwide leader in hard disk drives, today announced it is shipping the world's highest capacity ATA hard disk drive available in the retail market, the Maxtor 300GB Hard Drive Retail Kit. This 3000GB hard drive offers consumers a simple way to expand storage for photos, videos, music, and backup on their PCs or Mac.

 

The Maxtor 300GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive Retail Kit offers the following:
*300GB of storage, enough for up to approximately 462 games, 75,000 4-minute MP3 tunes or 300,000 high-resolution digital photos (all estimates are based on an average individual file size)
*Maxtor's exclusive Ultra ATA/133 interface--up to 33 percent faster maximum throughput than Ultra ATA/100
*Easy installation with step-by-step instructions
*Complete upgrade kit including MaxBlast installation software, install guide, Ultra ATA/133 cable and mounting screws
*Maxtor Ultra ATA/133 PCI adapter card for Windows included (a $39.95 value)

 

"Maxtor continues to build upon its consumer focus and retail presence with the introduction of a 300GB capacity drive in retail," said David Reinsel, research manager with IDC. "The new kit is an ideal solution for those who require the capacity and performance required to manage the growing number and size of their digital files."

 

The Maxtor 300GB Hard Drive Kit is available at retailers nationwide. The MSRP for the Maxtor 300GB Hard Drive Kit is $399.95.

 

About Maxtor Corporation:

Maxtor Corporation (www.maxtor.com) is one of the world's leading suppliers of information storage solutions. The company has an expansive line of storage products for desktop computers, storage systems, high-performance servers and consumer electronics. Maxtor has a reputation as a proven market leader built by consistently providing high-quality products and service and support for its customers. Maxtor and its products can be found at www.maxstore.com or by calling toll-free (800) 2-MAXTOR. Maxtor is traded on the NYSE under the MXO symbol.

 

Note: Maxtor is a registered trademark of Maxtor Corporation.  All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

 

* Storage estimates are based on the following assumptions: each game is 650MB, each digital photo is a 1MB compressed file, each MP3 file is 4-minutes long, and one hour of DV video is 13GB. A gigabyte (GB) means 1 billion bytes. A megabyte (MB) means 1 million bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.

 

** Based on maximum burst transfer rate of Ultra ATA/133 (133MB/sec) interface versus Ultra ATA/100 (100MB/sec).

 

This announcement relating to Maxtor may contain forward-looking statements concerning future technology, products incorporating that technology, and Maxtor's execution. These statements are based on current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties which could materially affect the company's results, including, but not limited to, market demand for hard disk drives, the market demand for high capacity hard disk drives, the company's ability to execute future production ramps and utilize manufacturing assets efficiently, pricing, competition, and the significant uncertainty of market acceptance of new products.  These and other risk factors are contained in documents that the company files with the SEC, including the Form 10-K for fiscal 2002 and its recent 10-Qs.