X-bit labs - Hardware news - Hitachi GST Unveils 8GB Miniature Hard Drive.

X-bit labs - Hardware news - Hitachi GST Unveils 8GB Miniature Hard Drive.: "Hitachi Global Storage Technologies unveiled recently two of its innovative hard disk drives designed for mobile applications. The first new product from the company is dubbed Mikey � or Microdrive 3K8 � and is designed for various handhelds, whereas the second hard drive � Travelstar C4K60 Slim � is targeted towards notebooks.
�We believe the hard drive � especially miniature hard drives � has become the must-have accessory for today�s portable electronic devices; in consumer electronics, the hard drive has truly become the new �bling� for both the valuable and priceless data they carry,� said Bill Healy, senior vice president, marketing, HDD business planning and strategy, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies.
Hitachi�s Microdrive 3K8, that comes in 1� form-factor, features 6GB and 8GB capacities as well as CE-ATA interface, which is designed for consumer electronics and provides 33MB/s bandwidth. The maker declares 8.33ms average latency and 12ms average seek time for its new product. Mikey features 3600rpm motor.
In addition, Hitachi is deploying drop-sensor technology on the new Microdrive, which protects against data loss in the event of a drop. Acting like a sixth sense, Hitachi�s ESP or Extra Sensory Protection technology works by immediately parking the read-write head safely away from the surface of the disk when it detects a fall, preventing head/disk contact which may cause data loss. ESP is activated during a drop of as little as four inches and effectively allows the operating-shock tolerance to mimic non-operating-shock tolerance, which in the 3K8 equates to 2000Gs, the industry�s highest shock rating for a one-inch hard drive, the company said."