Ohut kovalevy tabletteihin

Although the current storage technology of choice for tablets is NAND flash memory, the Singapore-based A*Star Data Storage Institute (DSI) believes that in the future the need for high-capacity local data storage will drive thin hybrid drives into tablets. To enable such devices, DSI has developed an axial field motor that is very thin and efficient.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/storage/display/20111117223321_Research_Institute_Proposes_5mm_Thick_Hard_Drives_for_Tablets.html

Vaikka kovalevy teollisuus onkin nyt kriisiytynyt Thaimaan tulvien takia niin tulevaisuudessa myös tabletteihin voi ilmestyä hyvin ohuita alle 5 mm paksuja kovalevyjä.

Currently, the thinnest hard disk drive in the market for a 2.5" form-factor is about 7mm thick. In order to break into the media tablet market, the ideal thickness of a hard disk drive should be 5mm or less. Researchers at DSI aim to produce a 2.5" hard disk drive thin enough to fit into a tablet, taking the thickness of the current iPad2 (which is at 0.34" or 8.8 mm) as the benchmark target.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/storage/display/20111117223321_Research_Institute_Proposes_5mm_Thick_Hard_Drives_for_Tablets.html

Kovalevy on vieläkin halvin tallennusmedia per gigatavu. Vaihtoehdot ovat huomattavasti kallimpia.
http://tietsikka.blogspot.com/2011/11/halvempi-ssd-tekniikka.html

http://muropaketti.com/dsi-kehittaa-5-mm-paksuja-kiintolevyja