Samsung External Drive Story Station Low Power Consumption
October 19, 2009 | Samsung, Storage | 1 CommentSamsung Electronics release new 3.5-inch external drive STORY Station featuring the first use of standby power below one watt. The reduced level of backup power easily meets the requirements of EuP of future European Union (Energy Using Products) Directive for the regulation of day, effective January 2010.

Samsung lowers standby power by over 95 percent, to 0.09W from the conventional level of 2.5 W, a move that will reduce CO2 emissions indirectly. Introduction of Samsungs low-power standby mode is the first for any 3.5-inch external hard drive.
The power level reduced standby has been achieved by adopting a new circuit structure, which makes the drive non-operational when the power cord is plugged into the USB port and is not.
Samsungs 3.5-inch external STORY Station hard drive line up is available worldwide in densities ranging from 500 GB to TB and two features Samsung Auto Backup for data retention current SecretZoneTM software to encrypt personal data and SafetyKey for protecting password.
Reduced functionality standby power will be adopted at all stations STORY discs shipped from early November 2009




