It's about time. Hitachi may be the
granddaddy of perpendicular media (if not, they're certainly the technology's
biggest booster), but the company has been a little slow to shrink its high-capacity drives down to 2.5 inches. But the company is now prepared to follow such competitors as
Seagate and Toshiba, with its own 160GB, 2.5-inch drive. The 5400RPM Travelstar 5K160 drive is expected to sell for $270 to OEMs and $300 to consumers. Hitachi plans a 1.8-inch version by the end of the year; they're playing catchup there as well, since
Toshiba's 1.8-incher is already on the market.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
dzieci @ May 15th 2006 11:23AM
so big ...
Christopher @ May 15th 2006 11:47AM
Talk to me when I can buy a 40Gb microDrive for $200.
-C
John Doe @ May 15th 2006 1:04PM
Is it SATA or not? There was no mention and PATA does me jack good with my MBP.
Perrey Z. @ May 15th 2006 4:23PM
Boy are thouse big afros or what?