Samsung's SpinPoint MP1 laptop drive: 200GB at 7200rpm -- a world's best

Samsung is launching a pair of 2.5-inch hard disk drives this morning for use by suits and regular ol' plebs. The business minded SpinPoint MP1 is the most interesting of the two by far, offering a massive 200GB of data spinning at a 7200rpm off a SATA 3.0Gbps interface -- an industry best. They say it's intended for enterprise RAID and blade servers but don't be surprised when people start bunging 'em into their laptops. The lowly SpinPoint M5 then, goes up to 160GB at 5400rpm with a SATA 1.5Gbps interface. However, Sammy wants you to know that a "dual-disk" model is under development offering up to 250GB of storage. Both will begin mass production in May for undisclosed prices.

Read -- M5
Read -- M1

[OffTopic Man @ Apr 11th 2007 8:17AM]

Couldnt they have picked a better looking model?

[Kevin @ Apr 11th 2007 8:40AM]

I'll take one of those 250GB MP1s for my macbook, please...

[max.guitardude @ Apr 11th 2007 8:06PM]

yeah thats what i'm looking for

[Francis Robichaud @ Apr 11th 2007 9:13AM]

Now make it SSD 200GB

[SL @ Apr 11th 2007 9:19AM]

did you actually know that these are models hired but actual Samsung employees (working at marketing department, etc)? not every employees for Samsung can be hot, you know.

[NeoteriX @ Apr 11th 2007 9:24AM]

Ah, going with the 'ole Wal-Mart approach to advertising... Well, clearly it's a successful model, look at how well Wal-Mart sells clothing--Nothing excites me more about a pair of jeans like some dude who looks like my overweight neighbor!

[surfwax95 @ Apr 11th 2007 9:41AM]

I'd hit it.

[wfbnadador @ Apr 11th 2007 9:46AM]

now the question is how TALL is it.... only the 9mm drives fit in the macbook pros

[sconstable @ Apr 11th 2007 10:28AM]

The model is not that bad guys, its just the hands thowing you off, shes probably been washing alot of dishes, nothing that some lubraderm cant clear up.

Dont be so shallow...

[Ignacio @ Apr 11th 2007 10:53AM]

Frankly, I didn't even notice the hands until you mentioned them. In any case, if you want to talk about shallow, why use a model (or not-a-model, whatever) to show a couple of hard disks in the first place if no-one is supposed to look at her?

[max.guitardude @ Apr 11th 2007 11:30AM]

dude thet be really cool i wants it i wants it!!

[TheCash @ Apr 11th 2007 11:37AM]

'Bunging' them in laptops?! Engadget! What the H E L L does BUNGE mean? Is it like 'Bung Hole?' Are they assing them into their laptops? Which freaking continent do you live on? Speak the English, not the Ye Olde English!

[kingofwale @ Apr 11th 2007 12:27PM]

so, 200GB Iphone or 200GB Ipod true-video player

yam!! my 80GB Ipod is ALWAYS Full, bring me those!

[rbeemsterboer @ Oct 3rd 2007 2:10PM]

I'm searching for a 7200 -> 250GB version :-D
And yep, also for my macbook. hehe