Jason Dunn
03-06-2007, 06:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2007/20070306-01.html' target='_blank'>http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2007/20070306-01.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Fujitsu Limited today announced the development of the new MHW2 BJ series of world's first 7,200 rpm 2.5" hard disk drives (HDDs) with a serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s interface. Featuring the world's highest storage capacity of 160 GB for a 7,200 rpm 2.5" HDD, the new series is targeted primarily at high-performance notebook PCs. The new series will be available on global basis at the end of May, 2007. In addition to achieving the world's leading storage capacity, MHW2160BJ is capable of data transmission speeds at up to 300 MB/s, the fastest rate in the industry. The series also features best-in-class acoustic noise level of 2.5 bels at idle, and low-power consumption, operating at 2.3 watts or less when reading or writing data. As the use of notebook PCs becomes even more popular, there is demand for high reliability notebook PC HDDs that offer high-speed and high-capacity performance on par with those used in desktops."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/20070306-01a.jpg" /><br /><br />If there's one thing I can't get enough of, it's faster hard drives with increased storage on laptops - I replaced the single 5400 RPM 80 GB hard drive in my 17" notebook with two 7200 RPM 100 GB hard drives and it just screams. Not many notebooks have room for two hard drives though, so advancements like this one from Fujitsu today are great to see.