Modders, you'd better watch your backs, because
NEC and
Hitachi are creeping up from the backside with some funky-fresh new hard drive cooling technology that will make you feel embarrassed and / or insignificant. The two Japanese powerhouses have developed a technology which knocks down the temperature of standard hard drives using a water-cooled plating
, and
also reduces noise levels of the storage devices to five decibels quieter than a whisper. The new technique employs noise absorbing, heat conducting plates which surround the drive, and a low-speed radiator fan to keep air moving. The companies say that the material used for the housing is the most efficient ever for conduction of heat, and that the drives are cooled more quickly and with less power. PCs will soon be made available with the drives (at least in Japan) for around ¥20,000 more than standard models -- no word on when or
if this technology is coming Stateside. [Warning: Read link requires subscription]
[Via
Ars Technica]
posted Aug 6th 2007 12:21PM
Can you just replace the HD itself if it fails or if you want to upgrade?
Water Cooled HDD: Totally Unnecessary.
How much is that in real money?
And when is the laptop version coming out ;-) (but seriously this damn alienware "laptop" keeps my entire office warm all by itself)
My NEC laptop does that too.. and its probably no where near the spec of your alienware..
Google "¥20,000 in usd"
20 000 Japanese yen = 168.04 U.S. dollars
google "¥20,000 in usd"
Does it come with House-breaking Wee Wee Pads? You know, incase it, um, leaks? (Like the Dual G5 and the absorbent pad above the powersupply)
Google's server 'survey' has proven that overcooled hard drives are more prone to breaking.
In other words: don't buy it.
Exactly what I was thinking, http://labs.google.com/papers/disk_failures.pdf which is right there, so no one in their right mind should buy these.
Cant wait for those SSDs immersed in cooling oil.
Totally unnecessary. First RAM water cooling, then PSU water cooling, and now this? Come on. What next, a water cooled USB port?
Actually, I would like my mouse to be water cooled before the USB ports are water cooled. That laser light gets darn hot!
...aaand what's wrong with fan-cooled hard drives?
now if only we can find out a way to overclock hard drives... quick! somebody make an RPM hack!
Needs more jiggawatts!