Announced: Samsung 2.5″ 500GB Spinpoint M6

Looks like Samsung is joining Fujitsu in the 500GB Club. One difference - more platters and the Fujitsu runs at 4200rpm versus the Samsung’s 5400rpm. The new Samsung offering is called the Samsung Spinpoint M6.

They also announced a new 7200rpm 250GB notebook drive, as well as mentioned that a 128GB Solid State Drive (SSD) would be available to laptop manufacturers later in the year.

According to CNET, Samsung views the Lenovo ThinkPad X300 very favorably:

Jim Elliott, vice president of memory marketing for Samsung, called the X300’s debut a “hallmark event” for computing where soon more and more solid-state drives will be configured into notebook platforms, not as an afterthought configurable option.

And though 64GB SSD is what’s available now, but he did say that 128GB SSD will be available to a few PC manufacturers by midyear.

Samsung Spinpoint M6 specifications:
- MSRP of around $299
- 3Gpbs Serial ATA (SATA) Connection
- 2.5-inch form factor
- 0.37-inch (9.5mm) vertical space
- 500GB
- Three 167GB platters
- 5400rpm
- MB Cach

Samsung ships 2.5-inch 500GB hard drive
South Korea’s Samsung has announced the release of a new hard drive, what it is calling the world’s first 2.5-inch hard drive to reach a 500GB capacity. Although it fits into the standard 0.37-inch vertical space reserved for notebook disks, it nevertheless uses three stacked 167GB platters, spinning at 5,400rpm. An 8MB buffer is present, and it interfaces with systems using a 3Gbps SATA connection. Pricing is $299

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