Hard drives get harder!

Hard drives are getting bigger and, well, harder. Seagate is releasing a hard drive this week which is as tough as it gets. It is specifically meant for use in ‘hostile’ environments. The Seagate® EE25 Series™ 5400.2 drive which has an 80 GB storage capacity, is designed to withstand more adverse temperature (–30°C to +85°C), more humidity, and more thuds, shocks and kicks. It is apt for use in rugged laptops. Meanwhile, Samsung is bringing out hard drives with bigger capacities. Its latest 3.5 inch drive has 1 terabyte capacity. It is also bringing out MH80, a 160 GB drive for laptop computers. This is the first Samsung drive with flash memory.