Samsung HD Includes On-Board USB Interface

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 07/11/2009 04:18 PM | source: | 0 comment(s)

It may not be the first 1.8-inch hard disk we've seen pushing a 250GB capacity, but damn if Samsung doesn't know how to market its tech. See, these drives are small as Samsung skillfully demonstrates by photographing its new Spinpoint N3U disk in front of a credit card.

And by including a native PATA to USB controller on the circuit board, Samsung has helped manufacturers eliminate a bit bulk from future portable USB disk offerings. The 3,600rpm drive itself features 125GB per platter, 8MB of cache, and should be capable of withstanding drops from about 20-inches. At least it will when these begin shipping in mid-July for about $200.

Now, this particular drive (a 1.8″ drive designed for mobile hardware) doesn

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