http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/ Engadget Comments for Fujitsu unleashes a 300GB 2.5-inch mobile drive http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/
For example, if you go to newegg.com you will see that hard drives list the "average seek time."

Average seek time and Track-to-track seek time are two different things.

For example, Dell sells an WD 500GB 7200RPM hard drive. It has a track-to-track seek time of only 2ms. However, the average seek time is 8.9ms.
Link: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=A0616000


Given this, the 300 gigger should still be a very fast drive despite its low rotation speed. And 300GB in a 2.5" drive is amazing.]]>Dec 11th 2006 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/]]>Dec 11th 2006 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/
I heard they were doing a 250GB (also a 200GB 7200rpm drive) early in '07 but not a 300GB. I'm going to speculate that this is a three platter drive though, won't fit a lot of laptops. Fortunately it'll slip inside my MBP with ease... :D]]>Dec 11th 2006 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/ Um, how are you gonna fit a 3 platter HDD into your MBP with ease dude? I own one as well, and
> I can definently say a 3 platter HDD is not fitting in here...Don't know what kind of crazy
> hacking you're doing...

Nick, that's complete NONSENSE! I don't know where you get that from. I am typing this from a MBP that has the 300Gb Fujitsu drive in it. It's awesome. PLEASE CHECK YOUR STATEMENTS BEFORE POSTING BLATANTLY WRONG STUFF.]]>Jan 19th 2008 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/cant wait. Will make my alread ysweet computer even more sweeter.]]>Dec 11th 2006 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/
A 4200RPM drive for storing anything but text files will be much too slow. Why not just get a normal size SATA/ATA drive and throw it in your PS3s? You all do know that 7200RPM drives come in 300GB sizes, right?

Honestly- the intelligence.

Chris]]>Dec 11th 2006 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Kind of like how a 3.5" 750GB 7200RPM drive is faster in most aspects compared to a 150GB Raptor spinning at 10,000RPMs.]]>Dec 11th 2006 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/
"I stand corrected :) Way to make me look like an idiot in public."

I agree, and in every aspect of your post.]]>May 15th 2007 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/
PS3 uses laptop sized drives. Thats why. It's damn stupid, but thats the way things are.]]>Dec 11th 2006 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/
Anyone know precisely why Sony did this? It's not like they were at a shortage of space... right?

Hm..

Chris]]>Dec 11th 2006 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/
http://www.xbox-scene.com/]]>Dec 11th 2006 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/
I'd like to know if the 300GB is a two or three platter drive though, i don't think the MHV2200BT uses PMR like the one announced above though. Fingers crossed eh?]]>Dec 11th 2006 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 5:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 7:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/
What was your previous HDD RPM and how does it hold up?]]>Dec 11th 2006 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Dec 11th 2006 11:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/
My thoughts exactly.]]>Dec 12th 2006 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Apr 19th 2007 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/Apr 22nd 2007 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/11/fujitsu-unleashes-a-300gb-2-5-inch-mobile-drive/4200 RPM ...
i wonder, how slow this little hd can run ?
or is it fast enough ...]]>Aug 11th 2007 10:20AM