Samsung (http://www.samsung.com) has started shipping its new Spinpoint MT2 1TB 2.5-inch internal mobile hard disk drive. It’s designed for use in portable storage solutions, such as the newly released Samsung S2 Portable 1TB USB Drives.
Other applications include digital TVs, home media systems and set-top boxes, where quiet and cool operations are important, says I. C. Park, vice president, storage marketing, Samsung. mploying industry-leading 333GB per-platter technology, the new Spinpoint MT2 drive offers up to an enormous 1TB for personal digital collections such as photos, music, video and work files, he adds.
Running at 5400rpm speed, the MT2 has a 12.5mm form factor and utilizes Samsung’s proprietary SilentSeek and NoiseGuard technologies to minimize noise levels during drive operation.It also features SATA 3.0 Gbps interface and Native Command Queuing functions. The Spinpoint MT2 drive has an 8MB buffer memory and is available in 750GB and 1TB capacity. Initial shipments are available now.
