Samsung’s got big size, 1.8 inch hard drive for UMPCs and perhaps, iPods

Posted by ketyung on Wed, Apr 25th, 07 at 3:40 am

Again, Samsung is making itself to win the “biggest” title in the world for its hard disk drive. This “biggest” title definitely refers to its storage size not the physical dimension. After knowing the Samsung SpinPoint 2.5-inch SATA hard drive, the M5, which has a great storage capacity of 250GB, again, Samsung’s got another one in its SpinPoint series, which is targetted for the UMPCs and they’re also having high storage capacity. The newly announced Samsung SpinPoint hard drive is the 1.8 inch SpinPoint N2. Such a small physical size is definitely meant for those ultra portable devices such as UMPCs or perhaps, it can also go into future generations of iPods without any issue. And the SpinPoint N2, once again got another “first in the market” title for its storage size, 120GB, for Samsung. The little N2 spins at 3,600rpm or 4,200rpm with a 15-ms average seek time. Its power consumption is definitely low enough, which takes only sub-1 watt, to help keep your portable device fully portable (Low consumption meaning your postable’s battery could last longer and there is no need to find power source to recharge between uses). Production of the 1.8-incher is expected to start in July.