Mini-iPod Mystery Drive Unveiled?

squiggleslash writes "One of the aspects of the '2G mini-iPod' rumour that's so far made it unlikely is the lack of a tiny, cheap, 2G, drive. Well, today Cornice has announced a 2G hard drive (PDF, 100k) that fits the bill. It's available for about $70 in lots of 100,000. The Mac Rumour sites are going faily nuts over this for obvious reasons. The reason the drive is so cheap is that it contains virtually no driver electronics, there's not even a memory buffer - this is the equivalent of a 1980's RLL or MFM drive. At $70 it seems unlikely that the mini-iPod, assuming it's announced tomorrow, will be under $100, but on the other hand the original iPod sold for the same price as the harddrive inside it. Here's hoping..."

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How is that off topic?

[strider69666]

How the heck is it off topic to post a question about a hard drive that is PART OF THE MAIN POST? C'mon, that's a load of carp.

Too bad you'll have to replace it every 18 months

[cjmnews]

At least according to the Neistat Brothers 18 months is the approximate lifespan of the unreplaceable battery. The only option is to buy a new one or spend nearly double to have them refurbish it.

This does not seem reasonable to me.