600GB Hard Drives by 2007

**MIG-31** · Feb 10, 2004, 04:04 PM

"TrendFocus Mark Geenen says we should expect huge hd by 2007. Both notebooks and desktops will be loaded with massive hard drives to stay up to date with the demanding software. This isnt suprising considering PC Games can take up to 4Gb of space alone.

The standard desktop PC of 2007 will have a hard disk drive with capacity between 500GB and 600GB, according to Mark Geenen, managing director of research company TrendFocus Inc.

Notebook computers will be fitted with 300GB drives and small drives which can be used in mobile phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants) will be able to store around 20GB, Geenen said.

Speaking at a briefing organized by the International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association (IDEMA) here Monday, Geenen said there were no serious competitors to current hard disk technology for cost-effective data storage."

Full article: infoworld

Feb 10, 2004, 04:04 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,843 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	600GB Hard Drives by 2007 "TrendFocus Mark Geenen says we should expect huge hd by 2007. Both notebooks and desktops will be loaded with massive hard drives to stay up to date with the demanding software. This isnt suprising considering PC Games can take up to 4Gb of space alone. The standard desktop PC of 2007 will have a hard disk drive with capacity between 500GB and 600GB, according to Mark Geenen, managing director of research company TrendFocus Inc. Notebook computers will be fitted with 300GB drives and small drives which can be used in mobile phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants) will be able to store around 20GB, Geenen said. Speaking at a briefing organized by the International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association (IDEMA) here Monday, Geenen said there were no serious competitors to current hard disk technology for cost-effective data storage." Full article: infoworld