Fujitsu Ltd has announced the development of the new MHW2 BJ series of 7,200 rpm 2.5-inch hard disk drives (HDDs) with a serial ATA 3Gbps interface. Featuring what is claimed to be the world's highest storage capacity of 160GB for a 7,200 rpm 2.5-inch HDD, the new series is targeted primarily at high-performance notebook PCs.
The MHW2160BJ is also capable of data transmission speeds at up to 300MBps, claimed to be the fastest rate in the industry. The series also features best-in-class acoustic noise level of 2.5 bels at idle, and low-power consumption, operating at 2.3W or less when reading or writing data.
As the use of notebook PCs becomes even more popular, there is demand for high reliability notebook PC HDDs that offer high-speed and high-capacity performance on par with those used in desktops. The MHW2 BJ series meets this demand with a speed of 7,200rpm, said to be the highest of any serial ATA 2.5-inch HDD. These HDDs can also be easily incorporated into high-performance notebook PCs and flat panel desktop PCs, both of which are expected to gain popularity. They are also RoHS compliant.
The new series will be available on global basis at the end of May, 2007. Sales Targets: 1.6 million units total in fiscal 2007
