Hitachi Shrinks Hard Drive for Consumer Devices
 

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies announced a new, redesigned 1.8”hard disk drive that is tailored to consumer electronics device manufacturers’ needs – easy integration and less space consumption. Makers of CE are likely to praise Hitachi’s move, as currently the choice of tiny HDDs is not that large for them.

The Travelstar C4K60 series for consumer electronics operates at 4200rpm and is available in 20GB and 30GB capacities – the most popular capacity points for the MP3 segment, where 1.8” drives are most prevalent. Specifications of the drive are as follows:

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