We ’re get a recoil out of Hitachi marketers , where last calendar month they announced an high-definition television line they calledWooo — no kidding — and now they ’re touting a vertical punishing drive they ’ve named the “ Drive of Steel . ” What ’s so ace about it ? Hitachi enunciate the 160 GB Travelstar 5K160 2.5 - inch drive is so perpendicular that it ’s “ topnotch pendicular , ” whatever that is , and that ’s no misspelling on our part .
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Breathless marketing by , the technology inside this drive , aimed at the notebook computer marketplace , is call vertical magnetic recording ( PMR ) , and it ’s able to pack bits more nearly together without distortion . Hitachi tell its purpose uses a read head made out of indium , manganese , and atomic number 24 alloy which lend a 2x improvement in athletic field reliability . Expect to see Hitachi using the same engineering in next - multiplication 1.8 - inch drive in the second half of this yr . For now , to be unveiled in a phone booth near you , the Hitachi 5K160 will be on sale this summer for $ 269 .
Hitachi strong drive makes business firm go nuts in May[the Inquirer ]
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