Hitachi 2.5-inch 60 GB 7.2kRPM & 80 GB 5.4kRPM Hard Driv

[.Nut]

First 7200 RPM mobile drive lets users 'unplug' from desktop;
New 5400 RPM drive combines top capacity and performance

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14, 2003 – Hitachi Global Storage Technologies made hard drive history today by introducing new advances in miniaturization technology to create a giant of a drive: The industry’s first 7200 RPM mobile hard drive with breakthrough “femto” slider technology...

...the Travelstar 7K60. At 60 gigabytes (GB) of storage, the 7K60 is also the industry’s most capacious 7200 RPM mobile hard drive...


The whole enchilada at:

http://www.hgst.com/about/news/20030514.html

 

[SteveC]

Um, if it's the first 7200 RPM mobile drive, wouldn't it go without saying that it's also the largest 7200 RPM mobile drive?

 

[Mickey]

I dunno. I read that blurb as "first 7200 rpm mobile drive that used femto sliders," not "first 7200 rpm drive." Didn't Toshiba already announce a 7200 rpm drive? Or was it Fujitsu?

Now, femto sliders, *that's* impressive. The industry's been stuck on pico sliders for a while now. There just hasn't been much incentive to go to femto yet.

 

[Corvair]

Eh... I wouldn't get too excited by any of this, since any available 5400 RPM 3.5-inch desktop hard drive will kick the proverbial arse of any 7200 RPM notebook hard drive from here to sunday in the performance and reliability departments.

 

[Mickey]

Ah, but would said 5400 rpm desktop drive fit in a typical laptop?

 

[Platform]

Give me the right kind of hammer, and I'll make a 3.5" HD fit in a thimble. :evil:

 

[Fushigi]

I submitted this as a News post yesterday with a link to the InfoWorld article.

The important things about the drive are:

1) 7200 RPM
2) No hungrier for power than a 5400 RPM mobile drive (although apparently startup draw is a little higher)

- Fushigi

 

[CougTek]

Sorry guys. I came back to home very late yesterday and didn't check for news entries before going to bed.

Be sure that if I finally decide to buy a laptop, it will have one of those into it for sure.

I would like to see some IPEAK results comparing this newcomer to desktop 5400rpm units to see if Gary really is right when he says that it would still be inferior. IMO, it might not beat the fastest 5400rpm desktop hard drives, but I wouldn't say the same thing for the value units like the Seagate U6. The 7K60 does have a 10ms seek time, which is better than the 12ms seek advertized by many current 5400rpm'er. Combine that to its faster rotanional speed and I wouldn't be surprised if it would be quite a bit more competitive than you'd think. Even though it's a 2.5" drive.

 

[Jan Kivar]

I wonder if there is going to be a one-platter version (=30 GB) of the 7K60 (or would it be 7K30 then)? The price would be much nicer, especially if You are buying a $1k laptop.

Jan

 

[yeti]

First laptop 7200 drive

Wouldn't the title go to Toshiba's MK5024GAY? 50 GB 2 platters.

It seems to have been issued this March and is now just available on some European web sites.

 

[e_dawg]

Re: First laptop 7200 drive

Toshiba's MK5024GAY?

A regrettable choice of model number. I can see the reviews now: "...the Toshiba GAY hard drive has a fast 15 ms access time, which facilitates random I/O performance" So much innuendo is possible...

 

[Dïscfärm]

Re: First laptop 7200 drive

A regrettable choice of model number. I can see the reviews now: "...the Toshiba GAY hard drive has a fast 15 ms access time, which facilitates random I/O performance" So much innuendo is possible...

What's so bad about...

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  Home of the Happy Hard Drives!

 

[e_dawg]

That's a prime example, Gary. Who wants a happy hard drive? Storage is serious business. Hapiness at 7200 rpm is just unprofessional. :-?