Seagate's 160GB 2.5-Inch Hard Drive for Laptops

neutron_p writes "Seagate Technology today announced the world's first 2.5-inch disc drive built on perpendicular recording technology. New Seagate hard drive measures 160GB which is 25% more than the largest capacity notebook drive currently available. What's more, the drive features hardware-based full disc encryption security."

Comments

Perpendicular

[Shook18]

A non-technical, school house rockish explanation of perpendicular storage. Pretty entertaining. http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/research/recording_h ead/pr/PerpendicularAnimation.html

hardware encryption of hard drives scares me

[artifex2004]

Especially if it can't be locked out.

Re:hardware encryption of hard drives scares me

[darkwhite]

You are an idiot.

First, hard drives are not encrypted. They are password-protected. The controller accepts the password once at startup and does not deny access again until powered down.

Second, the user controls the password protection. Why would you be scared about an option you can turn on and off?

Third, hard drive encryption is the most durable option a user has for protecting their data short of encrypting their files with strong software encryption. It therefore greatly enhances users' ability to preserve their privacy and data security, as well as to defy thieves. Why would you be scared of a great capability like that?

Re:And we only ask your first born!!!!

[tomstdenis]

Laptop drives cost more because they're smaller. They have to invest more R&D to get the storage/speed in the ballpark as desktop HDs. Also they probably have more waste in the manufacturing process given the BPI is much higher.

Just my 0.02$...

Though to be fair most drives aren't that bad. My seagate 40GB for my laptop cost all of 90$ which isn't really out of the question given it's laptop, not a file store. The drive is reasonably fast and unlike the 600$ hitachi drive that Compaq sells as a "replacement" it doesn't make CLICKING NOISES!

Tom