Samsung's SpinPoint N2 drive gets a glossy black case

Samsung was pretty boastful about its high-capacity SpinPoint N2 1.8-inch drives when they launched back in June of 2007, and now the company's decided to show them off a bit -- check out this hot new credit-card-sized external model in glossy black with a flip-out USB connector. Specs are the same as before -- 4200rpm, 27MB/s read and 23MB/s write -- but sadly the most important spec is that it's China-only for now and pricing is in the stratosphere, with the 120GB version clocking in at RMB1999 ($293). Yeah, we'll stick with saving our pennies for an SSD.

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[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 1:35AM]

Wow, I almost bought Generic Drive #32, but this has glossy case!

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 1:55AM]

I'm waiting for non read only model to get released..

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 3:04AM]

I see what you did there, Cap'n.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 1:37AM]

lol Quick somebody use that credit card number!

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 1:50AM]

lol well the card isn't expired until November of '10, but the name is weird... Kinda like they used math notation for some letters, I can make out a Sigma on the card without the number, and maybe an angle sign on the other...

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 3:31AM]

@ Paulmichael

I would wager that those are actually Chinese characters...

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 1:38AM]

the form factor and black shiny exterior (which seems to be samsung's trademark these days) looks great.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 1:42AM]

What a great storage device for my porn.

But at 120GB?

I'm gonna need like 6 of these.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 2:00AM]

Man, that's a lot of Gay Porn you have...

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 2:00AM]

Since 200 hours of porn is never enough...

[Giroro Posted Aug 27th 2008 1:46AM]

"27MB/s read and 23MB/s read"

... Wut?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 2:11AM]

Its a 1.8" HDD (used in Ipods and Zunes for example) and runs at a relatively slow 4200rpm.

[designfabulous Posted Aug 27th 2008 1:50AM]

I've actually used this a few times and the casing is actually aluminum with a circular brushed texture.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 30th 2008 2:29PM]

I want to purchase this to use with my Macbook Air. Since you are supposedly "Samsung" could you get me 1-4 of these in 160GB. Ready to pay cash!

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 3:44AM]

Nice. But very expencive!

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 6:07AM]

27MB/s read and 23MB/s write ;)

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 6:48AM]

Wtf? This is so darn expensive; far better off getting a ipod classic 160gb, with option to take the drive out or use it as storage medium directly.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 8:42AM]

Yeah, I thought about that too, but I've had some troubles making it creditcard sized, can you help me with that?

[Stereotype Posted Aug 27th 2008 7:10AM]

And a flash drive isnt? Or your wallet?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 9:22AM]

Or I could just go and buy a 160gb Ipod Classic for nearly the same price and partition it to 120gb and still have 40gb (before formatting) left of an Ipod.

Oh it has a shiny back too

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2008 11:03AM]

Samsung never sold this kind of external hard disk drive.
Refer to following URL
It's not Samsung, some chinese company in Shenzen.

http://www.beto.cn/index.asp