RSSFujitsu Unveils 200GB Notebook Drive
By the Betanews Staff | Published March 28, 2006, 12:30 PM
Fujitsu on Monday said it would deliver in May the world's largest notebook hard drive, capable of storing 200GB of data without utilizing perpendicular recording technology. However, the three-platter enclosure is larger and heavier than standard portable drives.
The Fujitsu MHV2200BT features a Serial ATA-150 interface, 8MB buffer and speed of 4200RPM -- slower than 7200RPM notebook drives currently on the market. The new drive is designed for high-performance portable and home media devices, where size is less of a concern. Fujitsu did not offer pricing details for the MHV2200BT.
Big deal!!! I want to see a 200GB Mirco Drive tearing it up at 7200RPM.
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Yeah, I don't see this being successful until it can be done at 7200RPM and in a 2.5" form factor.
LMAO @ designed for "high-performance" anything!
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True.
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Err... what's the point if the drive is larger than a standard 2.5" drive? Anyone hoping to use it in their current 2.5" caddies or laptops won't be able to. It's like a Bigfoot, but starting smaller. :P
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If you're referring to the Quantam 5.25-inch hard drives, then at least the bigfoot drives will work in every desktop computer case on the market regardless of whether the computer case is horizontal or vertical. Unlike Fujitsu hard drives in notebooks.
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"slower than 7200RPM notebook drives currently on the market."
But equal to the 4200RPM drives currently on the market.
It's like you're trying to claim that 4200RPM Drives are no longer sold...which is BS. They make up the majority of 2.5" external USB Drives.
Anf if that wasn't the intended implication, then that has to be one of the most deserving statements of the word "Duh!" I've seen in a very long time.
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I'd say the majority of high-end notebook drives available today are 5400 and 7200 RPM. Many computer makers (such as Apple) no longer even offer 4200 RPM drives (and for good reason, too). However, most new drives debut with lower speeds because of relability concerns, so I'm sure this one will go up eventually. I'd still pick a 7200 RPM 120GB drive over a slower 200GB drive.
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Heh...
Too bad we all can't afford High-end laptops. :P
Speed depends on the use. 7200 vs 4200 isn't going to make much difference to me. My external drives are all either data-storage, or temp-storage (downloads and such until they get moved to the data drives)
I'd eagerly go for the 4200RPM over the 7200 of the same size for the price difference alone.
4200 is also quite useable in MP3 jukeboxes, media playback, etc...
...just wouldn't use 'em for my system/utility drives.
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4200RPM drives are the only dependable notebook drives IMO, so sadley--I might actualy be more willing to get one of them since they are that speed.
But seriously, why even bother with SATA if it's 4200RPM???
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...the three-platter enclosure is larger and heavier than standard portable drives ...
....and speed of 4200RPM .......
well, they did promise to deliver the world's largest notebook hard drive, .....
also ....
never said anything about fastest .......
touche Fujitsu!!!!
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