(TS)  – Samsung Electronics has today proudly announced that it began pumping out the new Spinpoint MT2 family of 2.5-inch hard drives which includes 750GB and 1TB models aimed for use in mobile PCs and portable storage solutions like the Samsung S2 Portable USB-connected HDD.

The MT2 drives are 12.5mm thick (9.5mm is the ‘standard’), make use of three 333GB platters, and feature a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, a working speed of 5400 RPM (rotations per minute), 8MB of buffer memory, as well as the SilentSeek and NoiseGuard technologies which lower sound output.

“The new Spinpoint MT2 drive offers the largest capacity in what has previously been offered as an option for portable digital devices,” said I.C. Park vice president, storage marketing, Samsung Electronics. “As the total storage solution provider, Samsung is committed to offering products that features exceptional performance and value across a wide range of computing and consumer electronics markets.”

Samsung’s new drives are also claimed to offer 20% increased read/write performance and 4% lower power consumption compared with competitive drives.

TCM

Tags: 1TB Spinpoint series, 2.5-inch hard drive, samsung


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