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4GB HD in Under an Inch
werwerf writes "In need of hard disk space but not much physical space? Toshiba is developing a sub inch HD capable of holding from 2 to 4Gb.
Seems that future digicams won't need a compact flash anymore!" They expect to be in mass production by the fall. Also, News.com is reporting that Hitachi's 1-inch 4GB drive is in Apple's new iPod mini.
That's good...for me personally (about average), that works out to about 26GB.
It's not how big your hard drive is, it's how much RAM you have. ;)
I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
Its what you do with it that counts.
Mind you, I bet you wont be hearing "When im ready for porn, I unveil my 1 incher."
Toshiba is developing a sub inch HD capable of holding from 2 to 4Gb....Also, News.com is reporting that Hitachi's 1-inch 4GB drive is in Apple's new iPod mini.
/., no matter how unrelated.
It's nice to see comments about iPods sneak into damned near every story on
"SCO may not have bought all the IP to Unix, and this has nothing to do with the OS used on the iPod."
"Verisign Certificate Expiration Causes Multiple Problems, unrelated to the battery problems in iPod."
"Linksys DVD player w/ WiFi and ethernet, an iPod for video."
"Ask Slashdot: How Much Broadband Usage is Too Much? Sounds like a song I'd like to download to my iPod!!"
While these swimming trunks might look very tight and small and unimpressive, I can gaurentee you there are 4 gigs hidden down there.
Rosco: "If brains were gunpowder, Enos couldn't blow his nose."
But its obvious, from the make of the quarter, that this thing has been out since AT LEAST 1999, because they're using an ancient quarter with an eagle tails side. They should at least use a quarter that's in circulation
Yeah, all quarters from 1999 or earlier have been removed from circulation. Good luck finding one.
How the hell am I supposed to plug an IDE cable into that thing?!
::looks down::
... Hey, 640k is more than I'll ever need, right?
.. Right?
I got a +5, Troll
When was battery life here? Did it visit and I missed it? Did it stay with you? It didn't even call me when it was in town! Dirty SOB! I'll never trust battery life again. We're THROUGH!
Fortunately the Microdrive heats up a lot when in use.
And that kick when it spins up is the cutest thing ever.
There are no trails. There are no trees out here.
huh? tea came out of my nose
Don't forget that you can use the HD's heat to spin the platter in the first place. You start the whole thing up by shaking the iPod or PDA a couple of times. The only known disadvantage to this technology is that it causes your body's entropy to increase, thus making you age faster--and decreasing your IQ.
Great men are almost always bad men--Lord Acton's Corollary
As in Toshiba, Japan?
No. Actually, it's Toshiba, India now. Haven't you heard? Everything's moving there these days.
Yes, your job too.
I'd rather be a conservative nutjob than a liberal with no nuts and no job.
You're right that Joe Hobbiest might not...
Yes, many men are hobby, but Joe is certainly the hobbiest.
BTW, correct spelling is hobbyist
Toshiba is developing a sub inch HD
Hard Drive: "I was in the pool! I was in the pool!"
Yeah Mr Hard dive, but you were sub-inch when you were Hard
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That's a terribly stupid idea. It would never work. In fact all your ideas are stupid. Now go away.
/me runs off to the patent office with my lawyer in tow.
P.S. please post any other stupid ideas you may have.