Fujitsu boosts 2.5-inch HDDs to 160GB

Posted on Monday, August 22 2005 @ 22:22 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Fujitsu today announced the MHV2160BT, a 4200 RPM, 160GB 2.5" SATA hard disk drive, as part of a coordinated global launch. Fujitsu developed the MHV2160BT to address growing demands for mobile hard disk drives with the speed and capacity required for high-end audio/video computing. The new SATA hard disk drive is expected to ship by the end of this year.

"In the past five years the computing industry has seen a steady and dramatic transition from desktop PCs to notebook computers," said Joel Hagberg, vice president of marketing and business development, Fujitsu Computer Products of America. "The hard disk drive industry has keyed off this trend by developing new and innovative drives that rival the capacity, performance and reliability of their larger counterparts. The MHV2160BT offers a remarkable 160GB of storage while utilizing next generation SATA technology, squarely positioning it as the best in class high-capacity mobile hard disk drive on the market." Fujitsu has established itself as the leader in the 2.5" SATA hard disk drive space, delivering the industry's first 2.5" SATA hard disk drive in January 2004. Since that time Fujitsu has continued to deliver hard disk drives with increased capacity for improved performance while partnering with pioneering companies to bring next-generation SATA solutions to market.

Hard Disk Drive Specifications:
Continuing industry advancement of the 2.5" SATA market, Fujitsu designed the MHV2160BT hard disk drive to provide market-leading specifications that are vital for today's mobile computing applications:

Capacity: 160GB
Rotational Speed: 4200 RPM
Interface: SATA II Extensions to Serial ATA 1.0a and Electrical Spec. 1.0, ATA-7

Native Command Queuing
DIPM and HIPM Fully Supported
Staggered Spin Up & Active LED Supported
Hot Plug

Best in Class Read / Write Power Consumption: 1.6W typ.
Idle Power Consumption: 0.5W typ. (Slumber mode)
Track to Track Seek Time: 1.5ms typ.
Host Transfer rate: 150MB/s max.

In addition, the Fujitsu MHV2160BT hard disk drive is RoHS compliant. RoHS is the European Union's directive for eliminating certain hazardous materials in the manufacturing of electrical and electronic equipment.

The Fujitsu MHV2160BT offers the performance and capacity required for high-end audio/video computing in applications such as gaming, video editing, audio recording, DVR and storage, along with a wide array of related applications. It will be available through original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and distributors in 4CQ05.