160GB 1.8-Inch HDD Samsung Spinpoint N2 Shipping

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that its Spinpoint N2
160 gigabyte is shipping.

Featuring a fast speed of 4,200rpm in a 1.8”
form factor, which is the size of a business card, Samsung’s
N2 160GB drive ushers in a new era of high performance storage for PDAs,
MP3 players, camcorders, digital cameras and game consoles.

According to market research firm IDC, 1.8”
hard disk drives are expected to grow from 3.8 million units in 2007 to
22.1 million units in 2011 at a compound annual growth rate of 55
percent.

“High-capacity small form factor hard disks
are popular storage devices for portable consumer electronics devices
today,” said Andy Higginbotham, director of
hard drive sales and marketing, Samsung Semiconductor. “Samsung’s
Spinpoint N2 160GB can store 40,000 MP3 music files, or 100 DVD movies,
all at an affordable price.”

Samsung’s Spinpoint N2 160GB drive features
low power consumption. In portable PCs, the low power feature can extend
the battery lifetime approximately 20 hours compared to a 2.5”
drive. Samsung’s proprietary SilentSeek
technology minimizes the acoustic noise level to 1.6 Bel, which is the
industry’s lowest level.

Electronic products such as cellular phones and portable media players
are usually shock resistant to up to 250G. The Spinpoint N2 160GB can
resist an operating shock level of up to 600G. In addition, an optional
free-fall sensor technology, which locks the head when it detects a
drop, raises the shock coverage level to up to 1500G. This feature adds
a higher degree of content protection for portable consumer electronics
such as laptops, digital camcorders and MP3 players.

The Spinpoint N2 160GB also includes a 4200rpm spindle speed, a CE ATA
interface, an 8MB cache memory. With the addition of 160GB capacity, the
Spinpoint N series is now available in a range of densities from 40GB to
160GB.

The Spinpoint N2 is currently available for a $199.00 MSRP.

Samsung Electronics America, Inc.