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We really do want one!]]>Jul 9th 2009 4:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/Jul 9th 2009 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/Jul 9th 2009 4:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/Jul 9th 2009 7:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/Jul 9th 2009 4:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/Jul 9th 2009 4:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/]]>Jul 9th 2009 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/Jul 9th 2009 5:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/]]>Jul 9th 2009 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/
That USB connection makes it a snap to copy over the drive image when upgrading.

I upgraded my Dell Mini 9 netbook with an SSD offering the same feature.

Cool!]]>Jul 9th 2009 7:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/Jul 9th 2009 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/Jul 9th 2009 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/
I demand SLOWER!]]>Jul 9th 2009 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/Also, 3600 RPM = 60 rotations per second, why do they always specify it per minute anyway?

It's actually surprising that it can only withstand 51 cm when you think how short the arm is and how small and therefore rigid the platters are, you'd think at that size robustness would be easier than the big ones with all their mass and momentum when in motion.
]]>Jul 9th 2009 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/Jul 9th 2009 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/Jul 9th 2009 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/Jul 9th 2009 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/Jul 9th 2009 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/The above mentioned devices use 1.8" pata drives with zif connectors - ya know the ones that connect to those fragile orange ribbon cables?
Like this -
cable - http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/mac/macbookair/review/ZIF.jpg
connector - http://32.sarutek.com/zif-lif-info/ziflif/hitachi_zif.jpg
sigh]]>Jul 9th 2009 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/Jul 9th 2009 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/samsungs-250gb-spinpoint-n3u-has-on-board-usb-personal-bonus-c/Jul 9th 2009 1:14PM