Thanks to Greg’s comment on the Western Digital 2.5-inch 250 GB drive news, I found this fantastic article on 1.8-inch drives over at Tom’s Hardware. The article is 11 pages and filled with tidbits of info on these small drives, covering everything from power requirements, transfer rates and more. The focus is to provide a roundup of Toshiba’s offerings in three different capacities now that they have a 100 GB drive in this size as well, which was announced back in April (PDF).
From my quick read, the new MK1011GAH 100-GB drive acheives high power effieciency but still provides excellent transfer rates. I’m not sure how much the new component will cost, but after reading this article, I’m lusting after the drive for my UMPC. Highly recommended reading, even if it’s just to better understand the contraints and compromises these smaller drives face.
Update: I found a few on-line resellers that carry or will carry the above referenced 100-GB drive. Mini-Drives indicates they will have them in stock on May 30th at a price of $214.99.
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