100 GB hard drives for notebooks

CIRCUIT EC / Mumbai

SEAGATE has announced an expanded line of notebook hard drives, unveiling two new versions of its popular Momentus family. The new Momentus 5400.2 drives increase Seagate’s notebook hard drive capacities by offering up to two discs and area densities of 50 GB per disc for total capacities up to 100 GB. The new Momentus 7200.1 drive introduces a new 7,200-rpm spin speed to the Momentus family.

The Momentus 5400.2 drive offers 100 GB capacity in a 2.5-inch form factor, and, with its 5,400-rpm spin speed, almost 50 percent more performance than 4,200-rpm drives, yet it lets users work longer with battery consumption like a traditional 4,200-rpm notebook drive. With resistance to 800 G of non-operating shock, its design and shock tolerance enable mobility in rugged notebook operating environments.

“Individuals and corporates are increasingly choosing mobile PCs over desktop PCs,” said Dave Reinsel, programme director of storage research, IDC. “As users transition from desktop to mobile PCs, they do not want to sacrifice performance, so higher spin-speed drives are a logical choice. Seagate’s Momentus 5400.2 and 7200.1 will provide

a significant performance boost over 4,200-rpm notebook drives, and offer incremental revenue opportunity for the company as 5,400-rpm and 7,200-rpm drives increase in popularity.”

The Momentus 7200.1 is ideal for high-performance, workstation-class notebook PCs. It is also a great fit in mobile gaming systems, small-form-factor PCs, and specific non-PC applications, including non-mission-critical blade servers, MP3 players, printers and copiers.