Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Toshiba introduces industry's first 1.8-inch hard drives with LIF SATA connectors]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/24/toshiba-introduces-industrys-first-1-8-inch-hard-drives-with-li/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/24/toshiba-introduces-industrys-first-1-8-inch-hard-drives-with-li/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/24/toshiba-introduces-industrys-first-1-8-inch-hard-drives-with-li/#comments Don't ever knock Toshiba for not pumping up the little guy. Well, unless you're producing microSATA-based 1.8-inch HDDs. Tosh has just revealed its newest line of PMP-friendly hard drives, with the industry's first 1.8-inch units being issued with low-insertion force (LIF) SATA connectors. They're being designed for use in media players, tablets and most anything else that can fit within the palm of your ever-sweating hand, with 160GB, 200GB and 220GB models being available. We're told that they surpass 2.5-inch drives in terms of vibration robustness, low power consumption, and quiet operation, and the whole lot also includes a 16MB buffer and requires just 0.35-watts to operate at low power idle. The whole package measures just 5- x 54- x 71mm, and while pricing information isn't readily available, samples will be headed out to product manufacturers next month.

Gallery: Toshiba introduces industry's first 1.8-inch hard drives with LIF SATA connectors

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Toshiba introduces industry's first 1.8-inch hard drives with LIF SATA connectors originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1.8-inchhard driveHardDrivehddLIF SATALifSataMK2239GSLsatatoshibaMon, 24 Jan 2011 22:04:00 EST<![CDATA[Iomega serves up adorable 1.8-inch External USB 3.0 SSD pocket drives]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/iomega-serves-up-adorable-1-8-inch-external-usb-3-0-ssd-pocket-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/iomega-serves-up-adorable-1-8-inch-external-usb-3-0-ssd-pocket-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/iomega-serves-up-adorable-1-8-inch-external-usb-3-0-ssd-pocket-d/#comments Some might say that you have somewhat of a problem when calling a solid state drive "cute," but what do they know, anyway? Iomega's newest batch of external SSDs are easily the most adorable we've seen, as these 1.8-inchers can just about slip into any oversized Fifth Pocket that you may have. Available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB sizes, the diminutive drives support USB 3.0 and are built to be lugged around and occasionally dropped, stepped on or used as a stress-relief tool. Specifically, the metal enclosure is engineered to handle drops from up to ten feet, and the 256-bit hardware encryption ensures that only you and your cronies will see what's inside. The company's also tossing in its Protection Suite (loaded with anti-virus, cloning and backup applications), and it'll be hawking these in early November for $229, $399 and $749 from least capacious to most. Oh, and that noise you hear? A hundred million USB 3.0 flash drives getting all sorts of perturbed.

Gallery: Iomega External USB 3.0 SSD drive

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Iomega serves up adorable 1.8-inch External USB 3.0 SSD pocket drives originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1.8-inchEMCexternal ssdExternal USB 3.0 SSDExternalSsdExternalUsb3.0Ssdflashflash memoryFlashMemoryiomeganandssdstoragesuperspeedsuperspeed usbSuperspeedUsbusbusb 3.0Usb3.0Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:49:00 EST<![CDATA[Cowon X7 materializes from the ether into a real life FCC applicant]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/23/cowon-x7-materializes-from-the-ether-into-a-real-life-fcc-applic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/23/cowon-x7-materializes-from-the-ether-into-a-real-life-fcc-applic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/23/cowon-x7-materializes-from-the-ether-into-a-real-life-fcc-applic/#comments Alright, so this isn't quite like seeing Duke Nukem Forever popping up on Walmart shelves, but the Cowon X7 has been a long time in the making. Rumored since 2007, the Korean company's portable media player has now finally sauntered up to America's Communications Commission to dot some Is and cross some Ts. We're let into the knowledge that it'll come with a Bluetooth radio and a HDD of some kind, which GenerationMP3 speculates will be a 1.8-inch unit. Really now, a spinny thing in our PMP feels better suited to good old '07, but then if Cowon can combine some capacious storage with a large screen, it could still have a winner on its hands. Particularly if the rumblings of Android as the OS turn out to be true.

Cowon X7 materializes from the ether into a real life FCC applicant originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1.8-inch1.8-inch hdd1.8-inchHddbluetoothcowoncowon x7CowonX7dmpfccmedia playerMediaPlayermp3 playerMp3Playerpmpsxv-cowon-x7x7Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:09:00 EST<![CDATA[Active Media Products adds 128GB model to SaberTooth ZX 1.8-inch SSD series]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/active-media-products-adds-128gb-model-to-sabertooth-zx-1-8-inch/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/active-media-products-adds-128gb-model-to-sabertooth-zx-1-8-inch/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/active-media-products-adds-128gb-model-to-sabertooth-zx-1-8-inch/#comments You know, it's rather cute of Active Media Products to have a range of 1.8-inch PATA ZIF SSDs, and today it's added a precious 128GB model to its ferociously named SaberTooth ZX family. Like its 32GB and 64GB siblings, this new addition does sequential reading at up to 80MB/s and writing at up to 38MB/s -- nothing thrilling here, unless you're clinging onto an aging MacBook Air, Dell Latitude XT, Acer Aspire One or any PATA ZIF compatible rig. You can get the 128GB model on Amazon now for $379.95 (ouch), while 32GB and 64GB models are currently at $119.95 and $199.95, respectively.

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Active Media Products adds 128GB model to SaberTooth ZX 1.8-inch SSD series originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1.8-inchActive MediaActive Media Productsactive media products sabertooth zxActiveMediaActiveMediaProductsActiveMediaProductsSabertoothZxN128G-PATAZIF-ZXpatapata zifPataZifsabertooth zxSabertoothZxssdzifTue, 26 Jan 2010 09:43:00 EST<![CDATA[Micron RealSSD C300 becomes first SSD to leverage SATA 6Gbps interface]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/micron-realssd-c300-becomes-first-ssd-to-leverage-sata-6gbps-int/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/micron-realssd-c300-becomes-first-ssd-to-leverage-sata-6gbps-int/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/micron-realssd-c300-becomes-first-ssd-to-leverage-sata-6gbps-int/#comments Seagate may have claimed the rights to the planet's first SATA 6Gbps hard drive, but it's Micron claiming the same feat in the SSD realm. The outfit's new RealSSD C300 is the first of its kind to natively comply with the wicked fast new specification, which will (at least in theory) provide read speeds of up to 355MB/sec and write speeds of up to 215MB/sec. It's also the first solid state drive to use ONFI 2.1 high-speed synchronous NAND, and while we're obviously eager to see what real-world benchmarks show, the demonstration vids after the break already have our mouths watering. As for availability? Tthe drive is currently sampling in 1.8- and 2.5-inch sizes, though consumers shouldn't expect to pick one up (in 128GB or 256GB sizes) until Q1 of next year. Best start saving, bud.

Gallery: Micron RealSSD C300 becomes first to leverage SATA 6Gbps interface

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Micron RealSSD C300 becomes first SSD to leverage SATA 6Gbps interface originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1.8-inch128gb256gb6gbpsC300fastflashflash memoryFlashMemoryMicronmlcmlc nandMlcNandnandonfi 2.1Onfi2.1RealSSDRealSSD C300RealssdC300satasolid state driveSolidStateDrivespeedssdvideoThu, 03 Dec 2009 00:27:00 EST<![CDATA[Toshiba's 320GB hard disk is world's largest 1.8-incher]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/toshibas-320gb-hard-disk-is-worlds-largest-1-8-incher/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/toshibas-320gb-hard-disk-is-worlds-largest-1-8-incher/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/toshibas-320gb-hard-disk-is-worlds-largest-1-8-incher/#comments That's the world's largest capacity 1.8-inch hard disk drive right there. A claim met by a list of specs going a little something like this: 3.0Gbps SATA interface, 320GB capacity, 5,400 RPM, 16MB buffer, and 19dB of emitted noise during seeks -- a 4dB cut from Toshiba's previous generation of 5,400 RPM 1.8-inchers. Of course, these 1.8-inch mechanical HDDs are the form factor most commonly found in those netbook-shoving CULV thin-and-light ultraportables now coming onto the market. Look for it in December when the MK3233GSG hits mass production.

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Toshiba's 320GB hard disk is world's largest 1.8-incher originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1.8 inch1.8-inch1.8Inch320gbculvdiskdrivehard diskhard disk driveHardDiskHardDiskDrivehddhighest capacityHighestCapacitylargestMK3233GSGthin and lightthin-and-lightThinAndLighttoshibaworlds largestWorldsLargestThu, 05 Nov 2009 01:35:00 EST<![CDATA[Toshiba's 1.8-inch 160GB PATA disk is ready for KIRFers]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-pata-disk-is-ready-for-kirfers/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-pata-disk-is-ready-for-kirfers/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-pata-disk-is-ready-for-kirfers/#comments Wonder what's inside the latest iPod classic besides suave marketing and Pixi-dust? In a not-so coincidental announcement following yesterday's classic capacity bump, Toshiba unleashed specs on its newest 160GB 1.8-inch single-platter spinner that just happens to come in 120GB versions too. The Parallel ATA interface holds-tight the 5-mm / 48-gram disk spinning at 4,200 RPM. Interestingly enough, Tosh claims that its hard disk holds 45,000 digital photos, 42,000 songs, or 130 videos thereby besting Apple's claims on all counts. So get to it KIRFers, the MKxx34GAL series is shipping now and your marketing bullets have already been written.

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Toshiba's 1.8-inch 160GB PATA disk is ready for KIRFers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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RunCore just got finished introducing its 2.5-inch Pro IV SSD family back in May, and already it's looking to expand its reach with a new line of solid state drives in the 1.8-inch form factor. These ultra-small devices were taken for a spin by the fine folks over at TweakTown, and while the real world difference compared to an HDD was certainly evident in the side-by-side comparison (shown after the break), it's the benchmarks that really had us smiling. In testing, the 128GB model managed to notch a 224MBps read and 136MBps write rate, and while both figures are more than respectable, the lofty MSRPs have us thinking twice about just how badly we flash in our lives. If all goes well, the crew will hit shops next month for $179.99 (32GB), $289.99 (64GB), $499.99 (128GB) and $899.99 (256GB), and if our wildest dreams come true, they'll be slipped into unreasonably expensive portable media players shortly after.

Read - RunCore press release
Read - Video unveiling and benchmarks

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Video: RunCore's 1.8-inch Pro IV SSD line priced and tested originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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240GB 1.8-inch hard drives have been out and about for a little while now, but they're still a bit of a rare sight in actual products, which is something the folks at Apricorn look set to rectify with their new Aegis Mini portable hard drive. As you can see above, the whole package isn't much larger than the hard drive itself and, better still, it's available in your choice of USB 2.0 or FireWire flavors, which'll run you the expectedly premium price of $269 and $279, respectively. If that's a bit more than you need, you can also grab an 80GB or 120GB drive, which also pack the same shock protection and retractable cable as their more capacious counterpart, plus Apricorn's own Data Protection Suite software.

[Via iTech News Net, thanks Sze]

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Apricorn rolls out pocketable Aegis Mini 240GB 1.8-inch hard drive originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ok, it's not by much, but world's biggest is world's biggest especially notable when it comes in a package this small. Toshiba just busted up its own record for 1.8-inch drive capacity with this new 250GB MKxx29GSG series disk spinning at 5,400rpm -- the previous 240GB 1.8-incher announced a few weeks ago is stuck with a slower PATA interface more suitable to portable audio players. That makes this 8.0-mm thick, 3Gbps SATA hard drive ideal for ultra-slim, ultra-portable laptops requiring snappy (and cheap compared to an equivalent capacity SSD) data access by your applications. At least it will be when it begins mass production in November.

[Via Impress]

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Toshiba's record breaking 1.8-inch 250GB SATA disk for your next ultra-slim laptop originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toshiba announces 240GB 1.8-inch HDD originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Who makes a 160GB, 1.8-inch SATA disk spinning at 5400RPM? Nobody, until today. Toshiba just announced the industry's largest-capacity / fastest 160GB MK1617GSG disk for ultra-portables and netbook-class machines. While others have hit the magical 160GB mark in an 8-mm thick form factor, this is the first 1.8-inch SATA to reach 5400RPM. Oh, and because you're about to ask: no, it's too chubby for an iPod classic (where that speed wouldn't likely be noticed) or ultra-thin laptop like the MacBook Air or Envy 133. Thanks for asking though.

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Toshiba's 1.8-inch 160GB disk hits 5400RPM for netbooks originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Things are looking up in the SSD race: TDK has just announced what they are calling the smallest Micro SATA SSD drives. The HS1 series will measure just 1.8 inches with 16, 32, and 64GB capacities and will use single-level cell NAND flash memory. Read / write speeds are spinner-like 100MBps and 50MBps respectively and are expected to be energy efficient at 20mA. Security wise, we're looking at 128-bit AES encryption with 7-bit error correction. They won't come cheap, though: prices are expected to run $900, $1,500, and $2,000 for the three capacities.

[Via Electronista]

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TDK announces 64GB 1.8-inch HS1 micro SATA drives, we scream in glee originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toshiba intros 80GB, 120GB 1.8-inch hard drives originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Slashgear]

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Toshiba intros five capacious new 1.8-inch hard drives originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With Apple launching their new iPod classic, pretty much everybody is now aware that 1.8-inch hard disks max out at 160GB. Thing is, that disk -- be it from Toshiba or Samsung -- is actualy spinning a pair of 80GB platters at its core. So what would you say to Toshiba's announced 120GB single-platter drive? Hoozah, seems appropriate. The new prototype applies Discrete Track Recording (DTR) technology to boost the areal density of perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) techniques by a full 50% -- that's 516Mb per square millimeter (333Gb per square inch). Tosh plans on mass producing the 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch (laptop) drives in 2009 which means that a 240GB "iPod HD" can't be too far away, eh Apple?

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Toshiba's DTR technology hints at 240GB iPod drives by 2009 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Could be just a coincidence, but Toshiba just announced their new 1.8-inch, 80GB and 160GB hard disks. Right, the same size drives just announced for Apple's iPod classic line-up. Of course, Samsung announced their 160GB spinner a few weeks ago so we'll have to wait for the iSuppli teardown before making too many assumptions here. As for the details behind the 160GB MK1626GCB: 2x 80GB platters, 3,600rpm, 52MBps (66MBps for 80GB HDD) transfer rate and 15-ms mean seek time, and portable device-friendly CE-ATA interface on a mini 54 × 71 × 8-mm slab. Oh, and Tosh wants you (and the analysts) to know that they are "already shipping in samples," wink wink, nudge nudge.

[Via Impress]

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Toshiba announces iPod classic-sized 80GB and 160GB 1.8-inch disks originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 03:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung seems hell-bent on cramming every bit of data it can onto a 1.8-inch drive platter -- just two months after announcing the former capacity champ 120GB SpinPoint N2, the company is pre-announcing a 160GB version. Other than the size, the essential stats remain the same: 4200RPM, 15ms seek time, sub-1W power consumption.
No work on pricing or availability, but our 80GB iPod is beginning to look positively cramped.

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Samsung shows off world's biggest 1.8-inch drive: 160GB originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For all the 64GB SSDs announced, only one manufacturer has the skillz to bring them to market: Samsung. Starting today, Sammy is mass producing the world's first 64GB, 1.8-inch SSD. Right, the ideal size for UMPCs and super slim ultra-portables. No word on price but it's not like you'll find these up for retail anyway. We expect 'em to go OEM-only baby as $1,000 (at least) premiums inside your latest VAIO, Latitude, Lifebook, and Sammy's own Q40 and Q1 Ultra machines to name a few. Apple too, if there's any life to that ultra-portable rumor.

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Samsung's 64GB SSDs: ready to roll originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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They told us they were coming, now sure enough, PNY has loosed their line-up of Solid State Disks. Available in 1.8- and 2.5-inch profiles, the new SSDs feature up to 66MBps read and 55MBps write speeds and standard ZIF, micro-SATA, 44-pin IDE, and regular ol' SATA interfaces for drop-in replacement of hard disks in things like iPods (you wish PNY) and laptops -- right, the same price as SanDisk. Unfortunately, you'll have to be an OEM to take order (starting today) of the 2.5-inch, 32GB jobbie which costs about $350 when purchased in quantity. By Q3, PNY (and everyone else it seems) expects to be shipping their 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch SSDs in 64GB and 128GB capacities, respectively.

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PNY unveils SSDs for laptops, iPods, and more originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While not nearly as capacious as PQI's 256GB behemoth of an SSD, SanDisk is creeping ever closer by bumping its 1.8- and 2.5-inch SSD to 64GB. Previously capped at 32GB, the SATA 5000 and UATA 5000 series are now doubling in capacity and ready to become your next drop-in hard drive replacement. The devices reportedly sport a sustained read rate of around 67Mbps, a random read rate of 7,000 IOPS, and consume about half as much energy as its traditional HDD counterparts. No word just yet on pricing, but SanDisk is reportedly planning to offer up 64GB engineering samples in Q3, while mass production is scheduled to commence by the year's end.

SanDisk bumps 1.8- and 2.5-inch SSD to 64GB originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So in addition to dropping a couple of high-capacity disks this morning, Samsung also gave us some interesting (albeit, depressing) insight into their thoughts on Solid State Disk penetration at a session on SSD vs. hard drives at a product conference in Japan. Big stuff when you consider Samsung's pioneering role to supplant traditional 1.8-inch hard disk drives with flash-lovin' SSDs. We've already heard from Sandisk that SSD prices should fall by about 60% annually. Nice, but SSDs are currently 5x the cost of their mechanical brethren: $7.5/GB compared to $1.4/GB for HDDs. Even by 2010, Samsung (backed by DataQuest research) still estimates at least a 3.x gap: $1.9/GB for SSDs vs $0.9/GB for HDDs according to Hwang's law. In other words, we'll be paying a significant premium for flash memory's lickity quick boots and greater reliability long into the future. Still, a 128GB SSD for $243? Give us two, please.

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SSD prices in freefall -- won't overtake hard disks anytime soon originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oh Samsung, you and your obsession with the "world's biggest" puts even Jersey girls to shame. Chalk-up two more this morning with the world's highest capacity 1.8- and 2.5-inch hard disk drives. We already knew they were working a 250GB version of their 2.5-inch, SATA 1.5Gbps (and PATA) SpinPoint M5 spinning at 5,400rpm. It'll bring an 8MB cache, 24dB whine when idle, 2W power consumption, and 12-ms average seek time when it hits later in the month. According to Samsung, that makes this the largest 2.5-inch disk in a 9.5-mm profile -- whatever. The newly announced 1.8-inch SpinPoint N2 however, brings a world's first 120GB capacity to portable handheld devices like UMPCs (pictured) and perhaps -- if Sammy is real lucky -- future iPods. As such, the N2 spins at 3,600rpm or 4,200rpm with a 15-ms average seek and sub-1W power consumption to help keep your portable device, portable. Production of the 1.8-incher begins in July although we're pretty sure they're already providing samples to OEMs. Hear that Apple? Your 80GB iPod is starting to smell a bit stale. At least toss in a 100GB Toshiba disk for all those movies you're trying to sell us.

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Samsung announces 1.8-inch 120GB disk for UMPCs and perhaps, iPods originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Good news SSD fans: Fujitsu has halted their planned production of 1.8-inch hard disk drives due to increased interest in using solid state disks in handheld devices. A Fujitsu spokesman said, "We want to see if the market tips toward flash, or if it stays with hard drives." The move effectively leaves the 1.8-inch HDD market to the likes of Seagate, Toshiba, and Samsung. It's interesting to note that Fujitsu already offers SSD drives as options in their Lifebook Q and B laptops and P1610 Tablet PC. However, "their" SSDs aren't home cooked, they come by way of Samsung. To the best of our knowledge Fujitsu has no formal plans to enter the burgeoning flash drive industry at all; a market where Samsung already reigns supreme with Toshiba (via their partnership with Sandisk) coming on strong. With SSDs dropping in price by about 60% annually, we can't say that we blame Fujitsu for bailing.

[Via iLounge, thanks Erion 1]

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Seagate ships single-platter, 1.8-inch, 60GB hard drive originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Who uses 1.8-inch drives? Why Apple's 5.5G iPod (among other notables) of course. So if you're thinking about the next big thing, remember this, Tosh just announced their 100GB, 1.8-inch hard disk drive due for mass production starting January. The new drives use perpendicular storage technology like their other drives and feature a 4,200rpm spin, 15ms seek, 100MBps max transfer rate and improved error correction code. Plenty of room for toting HD video eh, Steve?

[Via Impress]

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Toshiba announces 100GB 1.8-inch HDD: Apple winks, nudge nudge originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 08:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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