CES: Hitachi Annouces 500 Gigabyte Hard Drive

[Filip Norrgard]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/05/technology/hitachi.reut/index.htm' target='_blank'>http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/05/technology/hitachi.reut/index.htm</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Hitachi Ltd. says it is seeking to push the limits of data storage with smaller stamp-sized disks for handheld gadgets and vastly higher-capacity drives that can store up to 100 films. Hitachi, the world's No. 2 maker of hard drives, is looking to propel its 3.5-inch line of drives commonly used to store desktop computer files into new markets for storing massive quantities of data captured by personal video recorders."</i><br /><br />Hitachi were first out with 400 GB and now they will probably be first with 500 GB which shows an impressive R&amp;D pace. The 500 GB drive will be out in February and retailing at about $520 according to <a href="http://news.com.com/Hitachi+drives+get+bigger--and+smaller/2100-1015_3-5517469.html">News.com</a>.

[Jason Dunn]

Mmm....500 GB!?!?!!? That's AWESOME. The price is brutal, but that means the 400 GB model will get a bit cheaper, which is probably what I'd go for anyway. I don't actually have a hard drive copy of my music, so this would help me do that. :-)