Mobile PCs are becoming more competitive with their desktop cousins, thanks to larger hard-drive capacities. New perpendicular recording technology has allowed Seagate to sink a 160-GB drive, dubbed “Momentus,” into the notebook form factor. Seagate’s 2.5-inch disc drive is closing the capacity and performance gap between desktops and notebook PCs, the company said. The boosted storage capacity is key to maintaining PC performance in models that are meant to roam.
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Seagate Ships 160-GB Drive for Notebooks
Posted by: Jay Lyman January 18, 2006 01:45 PMMobile PCs are becoming more competitive with their desktop cousins, thanks to larger hard-drive capacities. New perpendicular recording technology has allowed Seagate to sink a 160-GB drive, dubbed “Momentus,” into the notebook form factor. Seagate’s 2.5-inch disc drive is closing the capacity and performance gap between desktops and notebook PCs, the company said. The boosted storage capacity is key to maintaining PC performance in models that are meant to roam.