Wednesday, May 23, 2007
A Look at 1.8" Hard Drives
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 04:00 PM
"Even 2.5" hard drives will reach 250 GB later this year, but these aren't necessarily ideal for ultra-portable devices such as iPods - they only need 30 or 80 GB of capacity and can benefit from the smaller size, lower weight and lower power consumption of 1.8" hard drives. Hitachi has had 1.8" hard drives for a couple of years with its Travelstar C3K80 and C4K60/40, Samsung's N40 has been around for some time and Toshiba has some extensive experience as well. About a year ago we took a look at three 1.8" hard drives by Hitachi and Toshiba, and the advent of the first 100 GB drive is a good reason to look at this segment again. We decided to focus on the new 100 GB Toshiba drive, as Samsung is close to releasing a 120 GB drive, while Hitachi's C3K80 runs at only 3,600 RPM, lower than the 4,200 RPM spindle speed that can be considered standard today."
It's great to see the continued evolution of 1.8" hard drives - it gives me hope that the next generation Zune will have a really BIG hard drive!
It's great to see the continued evolution of 1.8" hard drives - it gives me hope that the next generation Zune will have a really BIG hard drive!
