Novità da Maxtor

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Maxtor ha annunciato, con la seguente press relead, la disponibilità in volumi della nuova serie di Hard Disk EIDE DiamondMax Plus D740X, la prima serie di Hard Disk EIDE con meccanica a 7.200 rpm basata su interfaccia di collegamento Fast Drive Ultra ATA/133.<br>
Oltre a questo, Maxtor ha presentato il nuovo hard disk DiamondMax D540X, basato su interfaccia EIDE e con meccanica a 5.400 rpm, dotato di capcità massima di ben 160 Gbytes, grazie all'adizione di piatti da 40 Gbytes di capacità ciascuno.

<blockquote><i>MILPITAS, Calif., September 11, 2001 - Maxtor® Corporation (NYSE: MXO), a worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions, today announced volume shipments of the 40 GB per platter DiamondMax Plus D740X, the first 7200-RPM desktop hard drive with the new Fast Drive Ultra ATA/133 technology. Also announced today is the world's highest capacity ATA hard drive, the new DiamondMax D540X, a 5400-RPM hard drive that breaks both the Big Drive and Fast Drive barriers by offering a whopping 160 GB capacity and the latest Ultra ATA/133 interface technology.
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Both new drives are optimized to provide the best total capacity and performance for a myriad of storage-intensive applications including personal computers (PCs), network attached storage, and consumer electronics (CE) market segments.
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"The improved capacity and performance of these two drives is a direct result of the recent Maxtor-led industry initiatives that advance state-of-the-art hard disk drive technologies," said Mike Cordano, executive vice president of worldwide marketing and sales at Maxtor. "We have surpassed the 137GB capacity barrier and have increased data transfer speeds with Ultra ATA/133 technology as promised. As storage needs continue to expand, Maxtor remains committed to leading advances in technology and to introducing first-to-market products that offer OEMs and consumers the highest capacity, the fastest interface technology, and the most reliable solutions in the desktop disk drive market today."</i></blockquote>

Trovate l'intera press release on line a <a href=http://www.storagereview.com/PressReleases/Maxtor_D540_D740.html>questo indirizzo</a>, sul sito web Storage Review.

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Vorrei avere delle informazioni più dettagliate sulle fonti di questa notizia. Sapevo che ATA100 sarebbe stato l'ultimo standart della serie ATA, per poi iniziare con il nuovo standard SATA.
Attendo informazioni da qualcuno. Garazie.