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WD intros first 750GB, 1TB notebook drives

July 28th, 2009

WD intros first 750GB, 1TB notebook drives

Western Digital today at a symbolic milestone in the notebook memory today with the introduction of two new Scorpio Blue notebook hard drives on the 500 GB mark.

The new versions reach 750 GB and 1 TB each by installing something more than 333GB per Platter. While the drives are 12.5mm high and therefore unlikely that they are for most notebook computers outside of desktop-replacement models, the design also on the future and is considered particularly useful for external drives, where the extra space is worth more.

Both possibilities have anti-shock protection, and peaceful mechanisms. They connect to SATA and SATA II interfaces, and should be available today. Not a word was 9.5 mm drives for notebooks thinner.

Mobii launching mini laptop

July 28th, 2009

Mobii launching mini laptop

Point of View, with its own version of the mini-laptop, the ION Mobii, initially it looks like an interesting machine with the Intel Atom N230 processor, along with an HDMI port is essential for HD video playback, etc.

It is available in various colors, with more variations from in the coming months.

Features:

  • 10.2-inch LCD screen with a maximum resolution of 1024 x 600
  • Atom 230 processor with 1 GB of DDR2 memory
  • The ION is Shader Model 4.0 GPU enabled, as well as DirectX 10 ready
  • And include CUDA PurevideoHD
  • 160 GB hard drive, SD MMC card reader
  • Wireless Networking
  • Optional Bluetooth 2.0
  • 1.3 Megapixel Webcam
  • Ethernet connectivity
  • Two USB 2.0 ports
  • Standard Version 6 cells battery with up to four hours duration

No mention of prices yet.

via eeepc