Samsung Introduces New 200GB And 250GB Parallel And Serial ATA Hard Disk Drives

Samsung Electronics introduced four new hard disk drives with increased storage capacity. The new SpinPoint P120 Series hard drives include both 3Gbps Serial ATA and Parallel ATA versions and are available with either a 200GB or a 250GB capacity. All four new drives are currently shipping.

The Serial ATA novelties, the 200GB SP2004C ($150 Estimated Street Price) and the 250GB SP2504C ($170), feature 3Gbps I/O transaction capabilities, Native Command Queuing, Device Initiated SATA Power Management, Staggered Spin-up Support and an optional ATA Streaming Feature Set.

The 200GB SP2014N ($130) and the 250GB SP2514N ($150) feature an Ultra ATA-133 Interface, Fluid Dynamic Bearing Spindle Motor Technology, ATA Security Mode, ATA host Protected Area, and an ATA Streaming Feature.

Each of the four new Samsung SpinPoint 120 Series Serial ATA and Parallel ATA hard drives feature 100GB/125GB formatted capacity per disk, high-speed dual DSP, ATA S.M.A.R.T. compliance, ATA Automatic Acoustic Management and ATA Streaming. All novelties also offer 7200-rpm spindle speed, 8.9-millisecond average seek time and 8MB cache buffers. The list of proprietary noise reduction technologies includes NoiseGuard and SilentSeek.

Source: Samsung Electronics

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