The 200MB system uses Fuji's ATOMM (advanced super-thin layer and
high output metal media) technology. Sony will manufacture the drive, which
boasts data transfer rates of 3.6MB per second, 58 times faster than a 3.5-in
floppy, 2.5 times faster than the fastest Iomega Zip drives and 5.7 times faster
than the fastest Imation LS-120 superdisk drives, said Jeff Ash, director of
marketing for Fuji.
ATOMM employs a new super-thin coating and a dual discrete gap head for
reading conventional or higher-capacity disks. Both Fuji and Sony intend to
manufacture media for the Sony drives.
"We have recognized the need for high capacity, backward-compatible,
very-fast-transfer-rate storage drives," said Ash. "The primary target for us
right now is PC manufacturers. The technology suits itself to all
next-generation PCs in terms of power consumption and size. We see it as
the next internal standard."
The companies will offer the drives as both OEM and aftermarket products,
said Dirk Peters, national marketing manager of Sony's value-added products
division. However, the main advantage of the HiFD over Zip and LS-120 is
it does not require the use of another device bay.
You said, "HiFD has a slower transfer rate the Zip, Savitz lied."
techweb.com
Savitz only knows what he reads in the papers.
Tim |
