NEW YORK, PC Expo, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxtor Corporation (NYSE: MXO),
the world's largest hard drive manufacturer in terms of unit shipments, today
announced that its DiamondMax Plus 60 was honored by PC World with a 2001
World Class Award for Best Hard Drive. The World Class Award winners were
announced in the July 2001 issue of PC World (online now and on newsstands)
and will be presented with trophies at an award ceremony to be held during PC
Expo in New York.
The DiamondMax(TM) Plus 60 is the perfect choice for consumers working
with very large digital audio/video files, games and other demanding high-
performance applications. It is the largest capacity hard drive in the
DiamondMax Plus family, where solutions are offered in capacities from 10 to
60 GB. All DiamondMax Plus products feature a 7200 rpm rotational speed, an
average seek time of sub-9 ms, a fast 2 MB 100 MHz SDRAM cache buffer, and an
UltraDMA 100 interface to ensure maximum data throughput. The DiamondMax Plus
60 delivers the outstanding performance needed in today's desktop storage
market.
Celebrating its 19th year, the respected World Class Awards honor the best
in computers, hardware, software and the Internet. To select the best of the
best, PC World's editors, testers, and contributors examine the entire
spectrum of the products that have appeared in the magazine over the past
year. Hundreds of products in 58 categories were judged on performance,
value, consistency, and innovation.
"The ultimate buyers guide, the World Class Awards set the standard for
excellence in the high-tech industry," stated Kevin McKean, editorial director
of PC World. "From printers to personal finance software, corporate PCs to
search engines, the editors reward the finest products and most outstanding
performers in this annual award program. Congratulations to Maxtor's
DiamondMax Plus 60."
About Maxtor
Maxtor Corporation (http://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, network storage, high-performance
Intel-based servers, and consumer electronics. Maxtor has a reputation of
being a proven market leader by providing consistent high-quality products,
and service and support for its customers. Maxtor and its products can be
found at http://www.maxtor.com or by calling toll-free (800) 2-MAXTOR. Maxtor is
traded on the NYSE under the MXO symbol.
Note: Maxtor and the Maxtor logo are registered trademarks of Maxtor
Corporation.
GB means 1 billion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on
operating environment.
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 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 2000 and its recent 10-Qs.
SOURCE Maxtor Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.maxtor.com
CONTACT:
Emory Epperson of Maxtor Corporation,
408-894-4959, emory_epperson@maxtor.com
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