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11 Jan 2008
Asus
has announced that it will use Hitachi’s Travelstar 5K500 500GB hard drive in
its new M50 and M70 notebook PCs. The notebooks will come with 500GB drives as
standard, but can take two of the drives in a special two-drive configuration,
making them the first to offer 1TB of storage in a notebook.
According to Hitachi, 1TB translates to 1,000 hours of video, more than 350
feature-length movies or 250,000 four-minute songs.
The new M50 and M70 notebooks are spearheading Asus’ high-definition (HD) drive,
sporting a special LCD lid engraved using the Asus Infusion technology,
ergonomic full-size keyboard with a separate numerical keypad and a dual-mode
touchpad that allows easy access to playback controls.
The new 500GB 2.5in drives use Hitachi’s Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS)
technology to protect data from shocks by sensing impending vibrations and
adjusting the drive head.
“Digital entertainment on the go is growing rapidly and notebooks are being used
to run more powerful, memory-intensive applications,” said Tony Chen, general
manager
of Asus notebooks business.
“Our notebooks with the Hitachi Travelstar 5K500 provide the answer to users who
demand systems that combine large storage capacities with desktop-class
performance and features.”
Larry Swezey, director of consumer and commercial HDD at
Hitachi
Global Storage Technologies, said: “1TB represents a major advancement in
notebook computing and we are pleased to be at the heart of this industry
milestone. We will continue to deliver the best that storage technology has to
offer, solidifying Hitachi’s position as the segment and technology leader in
2.5in hard drives.”
The new M50 and M70 notebooks are expected to ship in February and March
respectively.
Hitachi
closes hard drive plant in Mexico
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