Jason Dunn
03-29-2006, 12:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,125216,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,125216,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Fujitsu expects to begin shipping a 200GB hard drive suitable for use in laptop computers in the third quarter of this year, it said Monday. Based on that schedule the drive could be available in computers for end-users within the year. That's earlier than Fujitsu predicted last year when it said such drives wouldn't be available until 2007. The current highest capacity 2.5-inch drive from Fujitsu can accommodate up to 160GB of data so the new drive will represent an increase in storage capacity of 25 percent. Like the 160GB drive, the new model will have a Serial ATA interface and is primarily aimed at entertainment and multimedia laptops, which often need a large storage area for video files."</i><br /><br />It's fantastic to see developments like this for two reasons: one, because laptops with huge hard drives can make excellent mobile video editing workstations, and two, as 2.5" hard drives ramp up in space I predict we're going to see smaller PVR/DVR units that utilize them. The biggest barrier though remains cost: GB per GB, 2.5" drives remain pricey compared to 3.5" drives, and will likely always remain so.