Samsung's M7 500GB laptop drive can take a licking

While we've seen plenty of 500GB hard disks for laptops but Samsung's SpinPoint M7 is the first with the guts to call itself "rugged." The dual-platter, 2.5-inch drive spins at 5400rpm and features a 400G operational shock tolerance -- that's about 50G better than the claimed tolerances of other 500GB drives and 75G better than Sammy's own Spinpoint M6. Expect to see the M7 ship sometime this month.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 4:54AM]

what about prices? FUCK

[Art Posted Apr 21st 2009 5:04AM]

I'd guess that FUCK will be the appropriate expression when you find out.

[OneLove Posted Apr 21st 2009 10:12AM]

Is that spanky from "our gang"? I loved that show.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 1:32PM]

They prices will get released soon BALLS

[Augmented Insanity Posted Apr 21st 2009 5:31AM]

Leave this lot, losers.
Unless you want a licking.
And we'd love to deliver that licking, right, fellas?
Yeah!
Love it!
A lot!
I'd love to lick a lemon lollipop in Lillehammer.

[aznofazns Posted Apr 21st 2009 5:57AM]

nice family guy reference

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 5:56AM]

they better be better than them 500gb m6's. I just had 2 DIE on me.....not moving, no shock, just sitting on a desk.

Samsung HD = FAIL

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 6:01AM]

Yes but Sumsang HD = WIN

[jrkoller Posted Apr 21st 2009 7:44AM]

Hitachi's 500 GB 2.5" is also 400G operating...http://www.hitachigst.com/portal/site/en/products/travelstar/5K500/

[Level 5 Posted Apr 21st 2009 8:10AM]

Hmm... I wonder if this means the Spinpoint M6's will drop in price; my PS3 could use a bump in drive capacity for some Ubuntu shenanigans.

[barry99705 Posted Apr 21st 2009 8:27AM]

Okay, so how fast of a deceleration does it take to create 400G's of force?

[Kieran Posted Apr 21st 2009 11:56AM]

I would guess 400 times the force of gravity which is approximately 10m/s, so 4000m/s/s. I'm not 100% sure on this, I can't remember most of the shit I learnt in school.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 8:41AM]

The M7 is already for sale from newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152168

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 8:41AM]

I have one of the first ones they made in my macbook (SAMSUNG HM500LI) and it works fine since I got it almost a year ago. And it has gone through many abuses dare I say, and still works fine. Maybe I just got lucky?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 8:54AM]

Ah, yes, Alfalfa, Spanky and Butch ... if only Samsung was around then. Things would be so much different today.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 9:03AM]

Good times...good times...

[ChuckM Posted Apr 21st 2009 9:40AM]

AH, but the real question is... where the hell is Seagate's 7200.4 2.5" 500GB, 7200RPM drives? They are MIA.

They were available, for a very short period of time and now you can't find them anywhere. Been looking for months now.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 5:19PM]

I'm just curios of the price...hope they release soon since I'm in the market for a 500gb drive for my HP Pavilion notebook. I just purchased a Western Digital 320gb 7200 rpm with free fall sensor for my Macbook and it works great so far.

[TruUnknowN Posted Apr 21st 2009 5:47PM]

So if I drop my PS3 with this puppy, it will be able to still work, without the PS3!? =O