Seagate heeft gisteren aangekondigd dat haar high-end hardeschijven voorzien zullen worden van 'V optimized code'. V optimized code is een fancy naam voor betere software bij hardeschijven met 16MB cache geheugen om zo een constantere datastroom te kunnen garanderen, erg handig voor video editing (vandaar die V). Hardeschijven die met deze feature uitgerust worden zijn de Cheetah 73, de Cheetah 36LP en de Barracuda 180:
SCOTTS VALLEY, CA — 17 January 2001 — Having friends in Hollywood has its advantages, and Seagate Technology is leveraging its position as the entertainment industry's leading disc drive supplier to deliver higher-performance storage technology.
Seagate today announced the addition of exclusive new "V" optimized code on its large-cache Cheetah and Barracuda disc drives. Designed to meet the demanding requirements of professionals working with digital media, "V" optimized code allows 16-Mbyte cache-equipped disc drives to go to the next level of performance by minimizing the fluctuations that can occur when reading or writing bandwidth-intensive data such as digital video. The results? Large uncompressed video files can be stored, retrieved, and edited without fear of dropouts, screen freezes or data loss, delivering the most professional and highest quality results available today.
[...] Popular models featuring "V" optimized code include the 73.4-Gbyte Cheetah 73, the 36-Gbyte Cheetah 36LP, the 18-Gbyte Cheetah 36LP, and the recently announced 180-Gbyte Barracuda 180.