Fujitsu Limited today announced the development of the new MHW2 BJ series of 7,200 rpm 2.5″ hard disk drives with a serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s interface. Featuring the world’s highest storage capacity of 160 GB for a 7,200 rpm 2.5″ HDD, the new series is targeted primarily at high-performance notebook PCs. The new series will be available on global basis at the end of May, 2007.
Fujitsu achieved 160GB via Perpendicular Magnetic Recording technology.
In addition to achieving the world’s leading storage capacity, MHW2160BJ is capable of data transmission speeds at up to 300 MB/s, the fastest rate in the industry. The series also features best-in-class acoustic noise level of 2.5 bels at idle, and low-power consumption, operating at 2.3 watts or less when reading or writing data.
More info here.
NOW I’ll buy that MacBook pro!
Regular Reader you are so right. I have the original MBP 1.83, and I so wish it had a much larger hd.(currently 80gb)
I have to run an external drive for all my movies and iTunes content. It’s a pain. Even I would have a pretty hard time filling this new one up. I wish there was a way to upgrade the existing hd w/o voiding the warranty.
This is great news though.
makeminea: I recently upgraded my MBP 1.83 to a 120GB drive, installed creative suite and upon installing Final Cut Studio, decided to opt for installing all the “extras” onto an external drive for the same reason.
Want a 120GB 2.5″ drive?
The price is conspicuous by it’s absence.
Can’t wait to see the benchmarks for this baby in a MBP.
MHW2160BJ just rolls off the tongue.
How about just Big, Fast Perp? Or Quick Maggie?
When I’m idle I’m only an acoustic noise level of 1.5 bels and only one watt and two who’s. These boys are sooo meh.
160GB… pft. Give me my 500GB or 1TB 2.5″ then i’ll be impressed, i’d fill that in less than a year… i mean i got 80GB in my iTunes.
Want more,
I would think anyone would be impressed if they simple out and say they’ve developed a 1TB 2.5″. They’d be equally impressed if Intel suddenly, out of the blue, released a Quad 25GHz processor upgrade for your macs.
I don’t see that being to likely right now though.
80GB in iTunes and 250GB of porn
LOL j/k
Actually, it’s 300GB
@ Re: Want more.
Why waste 300GB when you can have the real thing? Oh, sorry, you can’t.
GIMME one …. NOW!!!!
My 100GB x 7200 rpm is feelin’ the squeeze… 160’ll gimme some breathin’ room.
MDN Magic Word: STRONG… YEAH!
Reality: “anyone would be impressed if … Intel suddenly, out of the blue, released a Quad 25GHz processor upgrade for your macs.”
Is it a direct plug and play upgrade for my new Mac Pro?
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I can’t have the real thing? “anaknipedo” …. all you lot think about porn way to much. Anyways i only got about 20GB…
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