Thanks to an overzealous e-tailer, we already knew that Sammy's Spinpoint M6 was ready to be ordered en masse, but Samsung has finally put out some official verbiage to substantiate the obvious. The outfit's 500GB Spinpoint M6 ($299) and 250GB Spinpoint MP2 ($199) are both shipping as we speak, and that curious sound you hear over there is your current laptop begging for a storage upgrade. On a slightly related note, the company is also announcing that its 7200RPM Spinpoint F1 RAID-class (F1R; pictured) 3.5-inch SATA drive has hit mass production, meaning that you can bulk up your enterprise storage solution 1TB at a time for $299 each.

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We've been wondering where Samsung's 9.5mm 500GB SpinPoint M6 laptop drive has been hiding, and it turns out that it's just been vacationing in France. No word on when these might make it Stateside, but if you're desperate (or French), your lappy can unbuckle that belt another notch or two for just €197 ($306).

[Thanks, onceuponamac]

Those twiddling their thumbs while they wait (not so) patiently for Meizu's M6SL can finally put their digits to better use, as the aforementioned PMP is finally available for your enjoyment. Just to bring you back up to speed, you're looking at a 2.4-inch QVGA display, USB connectivity, black or white motifs and versions that house 2GB, 4GB and 8GB of capacity. The pain? ₩99,000 ($108), ₩119,000 ($130) and ₩149,999 ($164), respectively. Check a few more snapshots after the break.

[Via MobileWhack]

Meizu's second generation M6 is now official. The M6 Mini Player SL (as in SLim) is just 7.3-mm thin yet still manages to increase the viewing angle of the the original's 2.4-inch display. The new M6 is also said to produce better audio quality thanks to a new DSP while adding support for lossless Monkey's Audio (APE) file format. Sure, that slim profile forced Meizu into a smaller battery but the player still manages to pump 26-hours of audio and 4.5-hours of video off a single charge. Hits China on September 25th in 2/4/8GB capacities in prices up to Y1,099 or about $146 of the green stuff -- unreal. Funny how Meizu doesn't make a peep until Apple makes an announcement.

Poetic justice at its finest. Meizu, which has received loads of criticism for knocking off Apple's iPhone with the forthcoming M8, is now facing turned tables thanks to Shenzhen Gold-East Electronic Company. The MP046 may resemble any vanilla PMP at first glance, but if you take a closer look at the control pad, the link between it and the M6 becomes crystal clear. This knockoff of a knockoff artist's work comes with 256MB to 2GB of internal storage and includes a two-inch LCD, FM transmitter, image viewer, a variety of EQ modes, and support for MP1/2/3, WMA, and ASF file formats. No word on price, but if you're interested in taking on the minimum order quantity of 200 pieces, be sure and phone 'em up for the latest bulk discount.

If you'd been wondering when you'd ever hear anything more about Meizu's M6 Second Edition PMP, today's your lucky day. Looks like it'll officially sport a seven-millimeter thick enclosure, support MPEG4, MPEG2, WMV9, H.263/264, and RM(VB) movies at 720 x 480 resolution (30fps, too), and include TV out for piping multimedia to your tube. Additionally, the viewing angles have been improved and the screen size was bumped up a mere 0.01-inches (huzzah?), and we're told that it can purportedly last 30 solid hours playing back music or between 3 to 5 hours when watching videos. The bad news, however, is that the August ship date has slipped to Q4, and we're warned that even that may end up falling through. Way to test our patience, Meizu.

[Via MeizuMe]

If you're a fan of Meizu's audio gear then you'll be stoked at this, the skinny Meizu M6se. At just 7-mm (0.28-inches) thin, it extracts the bulk from the original M6 while remaining true (for good or for bad) to the original design and control. In case you're keeping track (and we know you are) the new M6 packs an extra 0.5-mm (0.02-inches) of negligible chub compared to its famously slim iPod nano competitor. Yet it packs a relatively massive 2.4-inch QVGA display and FM tuner. You can still expect support for all the MP3, WAV, OGG audio and AVI video you can stuff into its 8GB of flash for an incredibly cheap $130. Right, that's about half the cost of the 8GB nano assuming the price remains the same when these hit domestic markets. So if you buy on price and specs vs. emotional appeal and a friendly ecosystem, well, you'll want to keep an eye on that August ship date.

[Via Meizu Me]

We know, hearing "soon" just adds salt to the wound, but it looks like Meizu is upping the internal capacity of its not-quite-on-Apple's-interrogation-list M6 Mini Player to 8GB. According to users at MeizuMe, it has already hit the e-market (at least in the pre-order stage) for those in China, while speculation insists that Americans should see the roomier rendition within a month or so. Aside from the increased capaciousness, everything else looks to be on par with the previous versions, and while the standard package is currently listed for 999CNY (around $130), the "Deluxe" kit purportedly throws in a few extra accessories for an additional 151CNY ($19.51). Of course, we fully expect these prices to be a bit higher once sitting on American shelves, but they should still remain fairly competitive compared to the bevy of other options in the 8GB range.

[Via DAPReview]

Chinese DAP manufacturer Meizu has seen quite a lot of interest in its M6 MiniPlayer -- so much so that it recently became available Stateside -- and now word on the street (and by street, we mean overseas internet forums) has the company poised to release an updated version. At this point details are still very sketchy -- all the more so because of the nature of machine translation -- but from what we can tell, the upcoming M8 will sport a 533MHz Samsung ARM processor, 2.6-inch VGA screen (compared to the M6's 2.4-inch QVGA display), and the latest Windows CE OS, but not, unfortunately, memory card support nor a user-replaceable battery. There's also no word yet on what capacities this model will come in, though we've heard rumors that Meizu is trying to break through the 4GB ceiling of the original MiniPlayer. That's all we've got for now, and please bear in mind, the pic you see above is simply one fan's fantasy and probably won't bear much of a resemblance to the final product.

[Via Engadget Chinese]