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Hitachi plans hybrids, encryption for notebook drives | |
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| Time: 05:25 EST/10:25 GMT | News Source: News.com | Posted By: Jonathan Tigner | ||
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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, the hard-drive division of the Japanese electronics giant, will sell hybrid hard drives that cut battery consumption for notebooks in 2007, as well as include a function that encrypts data automatically, said Larry Swezey, director of mobile hard-drive product strategy and marketing at Hitachi. Capacity on notebook drives will increase as well. In the first half, the company will release a 2.5-inch-diameter 200GB drive that spins at 7,200 revolutions per minute, and follow it up in the second half with a 2.5-inch-diameter notebook drive that will spin at 5,400 rpm and hold about 250GB. Hitachi's largest 7,200-rpm notebook disk now holds 100GB, while the 5,400-rpm model tops out at 160GB. In desktops, Hitachi will come out with a drive that holds a terabyte in 2007. | ||
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| #1 By 1642 (66.208.6.173) at 11/1/2006 9:22:36 AM |
| Will they also be making hybrid drives for the desktop? |
| #2 By 23275 (68.17.42.38) at 11/1/2006 10:08:56 AM |
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Yes, they will - and so will most manufacturers. There will be about a 30% premium for them at retail and slightly less at wholesale for builders. Initial supplies for smaller builders and individuals will be limited at first, but I suspect that this will very quickly change.
Seagate has also announced its own encryption technology - we're assuming for systems that do not have the native/required chips on the main boards to work with Vista's Bit Locker [which can still be used with other non-volitile memory and certifiates]. *With the hybrids it will be possible to make systems that one can more easily configure for instant on/off use - which may explain why Viiv technologies have not been more readily embraced. While the thinking is that convergence PC's are the target here, it is as much about power saving issues for business where systems can be made to sleep, yet still respond to policy functions and admin and of course, turn on almost instantly for users - not any longer than it takes for a TV or DVD player to start and be ready for use. Our own internal tests have shown this to be largely true - it works very well. |
| #3 By 2459 (69.22.124.202) at 11/1/2006 10:14:43 AM |
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Probably. If not others will, Samsung for example.
The drives are covered in relation to usage in notebooks primarily because of the reduction in power consumption/increased usage time they bring. Desktops get that benefit as well, but it's less compelling other than for overall energy conservation. Faster boot/wake times and better performance during drive contention or when cached data would have been paged from disk with a normal drive are also potential gains. |
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