New roomy 1.8 "hard disk Samsung 250 GB

South Korean company Samsung Electronics today introduced its new model of the hard drive form factor 1.8-inch 250 GB Spinpoint N3U, with a "native" support for UBS Interface, whose controller is located on the printed circuit board HD. This approach reduces the number of parts for assembly, and its area, and consequently - the total energy devices, as well as to increase productivity, all of which makes the new ideal for use in portable devices. Spinpoint N3U has a density 125 GB on a plate, with a total capacity of the hard disk of 250 GB.

As the manufacturer, most of today's external hard drives are in their design, the additional elements in the matrix board, which includes a bridge between interfaces, PATA and USB, while the novelty of its elements are excluded, due to the existence of "native" support for USB interface.

A series of hard drives Spinpoint N3U be produced with an internal volume of 120 GB, 160 GB, 200 GB and 250 GB. Spindle speed is 3600 rpm, supports interface USB2.0. The amount of cache memory is 8 MB. The first deliveries of disks for OEM manufacturers are scheduled by mid-July for a recommended price of about $ 200.