60GB 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drives

Zardon · Jul 30, 2002, 06:25 AM

New Low-Profile, 4,200 RPM, 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drives Achieve Best-in-Class Areal Density, Offer Ideal Storage Solution for Notebooks, Digital Home Appliances
Fujitsu Limited, a worldwide leader in hard disk drive technology, today introduced its MHS Series of next- generation 2.5-inch hard disk drives (HDD), a family of three 9.5mm- height products that feature the highest-ever areal density in the 2.5-inch HDD class. Moreover, the new products are standardized on Fujitsu's fluid dynamic bearing (FDB) motor technology, which renders the drives virtually silent. The new drives are available immediately worldwide, with volume shipments to follow.

Fujitsu's new mobile MHS Series drives offer a best-in-class areal density of 53.2Gb/in2, enabling 30GB of storage to be provided on a single 2.5" disk. The new drives come with capacities of 60, 40 and 30GB at speeds of 4,200 RPM.

A 60GB capacity point is equivalent to about 1.2 million emails, 60,000 digital photographs, 900 CD-quality MP3 music files, or 15 DVD-quality full-length motion pictures. Together, the large capacity, low form-factor, and 2.5-inch configuration make Fujitsu's new drives well suited not only for intensive mobile computing applications, but also for emerging markets that include digital home appliances, MP3 players, and portable HDD systems.

"Fujitsu's 30 GB/disk mobile drive is a well-timed solution for a variety of applications," said Mark Geenen, president of TrendFOCUS, a leading data storage research firm. "This product has the speed, small size, and durability to make it ideal for not only mobile computing environments, but also for enterprise and non-PC applications."

The new MHS Series supports the Ultra ATA/100 interface and offers exceptional performance with 12ms average seek time and up to 38.1MB/s (max) transfer rate. The new drives are the third generation of Fujitsu HDD mobile products to utilize the company's FDB technology, which vastly improves the drive's acoustic performance, achieving virtually silent operation while offering better tolerance to shock and improved "drive" performance by eliminating errors due to Non- Repeatable Run-Out. Additionally, the drives incorporate Fujitsu's Synthetic Ferrimagnetic (SF) Media technology, which uses an advanced recording medium highly resistant to thermal instability and will enable hard disk drives to eventually achieve recording densities up to 300 gigabits per square inch.

Press Contacts:
Tomohiro Onagi, Scott Ikeda
Fujitsu Limited, Public & Investor Relations
Tel: +81-3-3215-5259
Fax: +81-3-3216-9365
E-mail: pr@fujitsu.com

Customer Contact:
Yuichi Nanno
Fujitsu Limited, Hard Disk Business Div.
Tel: +81-44-754-8345
E-mail: ynanno@jp.fujitsu.com

For More Information: http://www.fujitsu.com

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Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	60GB 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drives New Low-Profile, 4,200 RPM, 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drives Achieve Best-in-Class Areal Density, Offer Ideal Storage Solution for Notebooks, Digital Home Appliances Fujitsu Limited, a worldwide leader in hard disk drive technology, today introduced its MHS Series of next- generation 2.5-inch hard disk drives (HDD), a family of three 9.5mm- height products that feature the highest-ever areal density in the 2.5-inch HDD class. Moreover, the new products are standardized on Fujitsu's fluid dynamic bearing (FDB) motor technology, which renders the drives virtually silent. The new drives are available immediately worldwide, with volume shipments to follow. Fujitsu's new mobile MHS Series drives offer a best-in-class areal density of 53.2Gb/in2, enabling 30GB of storage to be provided on a single 2.5" disk. The new drives come with capacities of 60, 40 and 30GB at speeds of 4,200 RPM. A 60GB capacity point is equivalent to about 1.2 million emails, 60,000 digital photographs, 900 CD-quality MP3 music files, or 15 DVD-quality full-length motion pictures. Together, the large capacity, low form-factor, and 2.5-inch configuration make Fujitsu's new drives well suited not only for intensive mobile computing applications, but also for emerging markets that include digital home appliances, MP3 players, and portable HDD systems. "Fujitsu's 30 GB/disk mobile drive is a well-timed solution for a variety of applications," said Mark Geenen, president of TrendFOCUS, a leading data storage research firm. "This product has the speed, small size, and durability to make it ideal for not only mobile computing environments, but also for enterprise and non-PC applications." The new MHS Series supports the Ultra ATA/100 interface and offers exceptional performance with 12ms average seek time and up to 38.1MB/s (max) transfer rate. The new drives are the third generation of Fujitsu HDD mobile products to utilize the company's FDB technology, which vastly improves the drive's acoustic performance, achieving virtually silent operation while offering better tolerance to shock and improved "drive" performance by eliminating errors due to Non- Repeatable Run-Out. Additionally, the drives incorporate Fujitsu's Synthetic Ferrimagnetic (SF) Media technology, which uses an advanced recording medium highly resistant to thermal instability and will enable hard disk drives to eventually achieve recording densities up to 300 gigabits per square inch. Press Contacts: Tomohiro Onagi, Scott Ikeda Fujitsu Limited, Public & Investor Relations Tel: +81-3-3215-5259 Fax: +81-3-3216-9365 E-mail: pr@fujitsu.com Customer Contact: Yuichi Nanno Fujitsu Limited, Hard Disk Business Div. Tel: +81-44-754-8345 E-mail: ynanno@jp.fujitsu.com For More Information: http://www.fujitsu.com