Samsung Launches its First 1 TB Spinpoint MT2 2.5'' Mobile Hard Drive

[FiXT]

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in digital consumer electronics and information technology, today announced that it has started shipping its new Spinpoint MT2 1 terabyte (TB) 2.5" internal mobile hard disk drive. It is ideally suited for use in portable storage solutions, such as the newly released Samsung S2 Portable 1TB USB Drives. ... [ Read full article ]

[_dangtx_]

nice, a bit late vs the blue line from wd :)

[bojangles]

You should also mention the fact that this will not be compatible with 99.99% of the laptops/notebooks available because it is 3 mm thicker than the standard 9.5 mm 2.5" hard drive.

[FiXT]

Originally Posted by bojangles

You should also mention the fact that this will not be compatible with 99.99% of the laptops/notebooks available because it is 3 mm thicker than the standard 9.5 mm 2.5" hard drive.

Hhmm, you would think they would mention something like that in a PR.

That's just plain silly (read stupid). I'll do a double check and put something in. Thanks for the heads up

[_dangtx_]

ouch, if true. shoot in the foot. but still, how did wd manage to squeeze 2 platters in there and sammy cant? them asians are good cramming stuff into small places.usually.

[Zero82z]

Originally Posted by _dangtx_

ouch, if true. shoot in the foot. but still, how did wd manage to squeeze 2 platters in there and sammy cant? them asians are good cramming stuff into small places.usually.

WD didn't put two platters in their drive. It's also 12.5mm thick like this one.

[YoungMan]

Well, isn't that just stupid...

[Pukka]

It would be nice if they could use less platters.

[supaflyx3]

This would be perfect if it was the standard form factor.

[Rison]

They actually don't mention it's application for laptops. But in reality, when someone hears '2.5" hard drive' they instantly think > laptop... and probably dont think "hey, that'd be great for my tiny media storage solution!".

(we need a 'thumbs down' smilie)