Laptop Computers offer 5,400 rpm hard drive option.
Press Release Summary:
ThinkPad® A, T, R50, X30/31, and G41 can be upgraded with 2.5 in. ThinkPad 60 GB Hard Drive option. Hard drive features magnetic coating technology, which enables HDDs to store up to 4 times more data per square inch of disk area as HDDS without it. Drive Noise Suppression System replaces ball-bearing design with fluid dynamic bearing spindle motor technology and voice coil motor dampening to minimize acoustical noise and optimize shock tolerance.
Original Press Release:
IBM ThinkPad 60 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive Offers Low-Cost, High-Speed Data Backup
Overview
Upgrade the primary hard drive of your ThinkPad® A, T, R50, X30/X31, and G41 Series laptops with the ThinkPad 60 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive option.
For additional storage and backup capability, use the optional ThinkPad Second HDD Adapter for Ultrabay(TM) 2000 (08K6068) to install the ThinkPad 60 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive in the:
o Ultrabay 2000 media bay of ThinkPad A and T20/T30 Series
laptops
o X3 UltraBase media slice for the X30/X31 Series laptops
o ThinkPad Dock and ThinkPad Dock II media bay
For additional storage and backup capability, use the optional ThinkPad Second HDD Adapter for Ultrabay Slim (62P4554) to install the ThinkPad 60 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive in the:
o X4 UltraBase Dock media slice for the X40 Series laptops
o Ultrabay Enhanced media bay in the R50 Series laptops
o Ultrabay Slim media bay in the ThinkPad T40 Series laptops
Incorporating the IBM Drive Noise Suppression System (DNSS), this hard drive offers reduced noise levels compared to previous
generation hard drives without DNSS. DNSS replaces the traditional ball-bearing design in previous models with the fluid dynamic bearing spindle motor technology and voice coil motor dampening enhancements. These efforts result in acoustical noise reduction, improved shock tolerance, and
improved reliability.
The ThinkPad 60 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive features IBM's magnetic
coating technology, nicknamed pixie dust. Pixie dust technology enables HDDs to store up to four times more data per square inch of disk area as previous HDDs without this
technology.
This new ThinkPad hard drive balances the requirements of
capacity, performance, size, and reliability to meet the exacting standards of ThinkPad customers.
Key prerequisites
Refer to the Hardware requirements section for a list of supported systems.
Part number: 73P3357
Planned availability date
March 15, 2005
At a glance
The ThinkPad 60 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive uses some of the latest
technology for enhanced mobile productivity.
o Pixie dust technology for excellent storage capacity
o Drive Noise Suppression System (DNSS) for reduced noise levels, improved shock tolerance, and improved reliability over previous generation hard drives without DNSS
Other features include:
o 2.5-inch form factor, 9.5-mm height
o Enhanced IDE interface with Ultra-DMA transfer mode
o Easy customer installation
For technical support:
o Call the IBM Support Center at 800-IBM-SERV (426-7378)
or
o Request technical information via the Personal Computing
Division Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support
