History: All 3.0-Inch HDDs

Below are all the 3.0-inch HDDs revealed, all of them in 1996 and 1997, by three US manufacturers, Intégral Peripherals and JTS – who disappear – and Western Digital.

They were stopped rapidly, unable to compete with 2.5-inch devices.

Manufacturer	Date of announcement	Model	Capacity (MB)	Comments
Intégral Péripherals	nov-96	Silhouette 1600	1,650	$300, 10.5mm high, 2 disks/4 platters,thin-film, 4,500rpm
	nov-96	Silhouette 2160	2,160	10.5mm, 2/4, MR, 4,500rpm
	oct-97	Silhouette 33250	3,253	10.5mm, 2/3, 4,500rpm
	oct-97	Silhouette 34090	4,099	10.5mm, 2/4, 4,500rpm
	nov-97	Silhouette XT	6,506	12.4mm, 3/6, 4,500rpm
JTS	jan-96	Nordic	640	$180, 10.5mm, 1/2, 4,103rpm
	oct-96	N1080-2AR	1,080	10.5mm, 1/2, 4,103rpm, PCMIDE
	oct-96	N1440-3AR	1,440	12.5mm, 4,103rpm
	oct-96	N1620-2AR	1,620	12.5mm, 4,103rpm
	nov-96	N-2160-3AR	2,160	12.5mm, 4,103rpm
	jun-97	N1620-2AS	1,620	10.5mm, 4,103rpm, 2/4
	jun-97	N2160-2AS	2,160	10.5mm, 4,103rpm, 2/4
	jun-97	N2690-3AR	2,690	12.5mm, 4,103rpm, 3/6
	jun-97	N3240-3AR	3,240	12.5mm, 4,103rpm, 3/6
	nov-97	Champion C4300-2AS	4,300	MIG, $199
	nov-97	Champion C6400-3AS	6,400	MIG, $249
Western Digital	dec-96	Portfolio PhD 1000	1,084	10.5mm, 4,536rpm, 2/4, 100G