(Product Announcement) Maxtor Corporation has 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. 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.
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus D740X (SRP: $249.95)
Offered in capacities up to 80 GB, the DiamondMax Plus D740X is a 7200-RPM hard drive targeting commercial business users and consumer enthusiasts. The D740X is the latest in Maxtor's award-winning DiamondMax Plus line of drives and achieves greater than 10 percent improvement in performance than previous models. The 40 GB per platter D740X design provides the ultimate design flexibility and world-class acoustics with the option of either a traditional ball bearing motor or the quiet fluid dynamic bearing (FDB) motor of Maxtor's Quiet Drive Technology (QDT) Plus. The DiamondMax Plus D740X is the third generation of FDB motors from Maxtor to bring best-in-class performance and world class acoustics to demanding applications such as desktop video editing, games, and other multimedia applications.
Maxtor DiamondMax D540X (SRP:$399.95)
At 160 GB, the DiamondMax D540X strengthens Maxtor's reputation in the storage industry as the world leader in capacity within the 1`` form factor, and breaks both the Big Drive and Fast Drive technology barriers. It is the latest offering in Maxtor's DiamondMax D540X line of 5400 RPM, 40 GB per platter hard drives now available in one to four platter designs. At its peak capacity, the D540X can hold 160 hours of compressed digital video ideal for post-production houses and render it seamlessly with the new UltraATA/133 interface.
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(AP) - As part of cost-cutting efforts announced last month, Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu is trying to sell its U.S. company that makes and sells telecommunications equipment. Fujitsu is looking at proposals to sell all or part of Fujitsu Business Communication Systems, based in Irvine, Calif., a subsidiary of Fujitsu America, spokeswoman Yuri Momomoto said Tuesday while refusing to give details. Set up in 1976, the company employs 762 people and generates about $122 million in annual revenue, although its business lagged in recent years. What will happen to the workers is still undecided, Momomoto said. Fujitsu lost 55.4 billion yen ($457 million) in the first quarter that ended in June and forecasts losses for this fiscal year which ends March 2002.
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(AP) - In another effort to cut the price of computers based on the Pentium 4 processor, Intel Corp. on Monday introduced a chipset that requires less expensive memory. The Intel 845 chipset uses memory known as PC133 SDRAM rather than Rambus Inc.'s more expensive RDRAM. The chipset coordinates communication between the processor and other computer components, such as memory. The Intel 850 chipset, based on Rambus memory, will continue to offer the best performance from a Pentium 4, said Louis Burns, Intel vice president and general manager, Desktop Products Group.But the lower price of the 845 is in line with Intel's plan to make the Pentium 4 the most popular processor in home and office PCs priced more than $800. The company also has been aggressively cutting prices on its flagship chip.
Meanwhile, a Taiwanese computer chip designer sued by Intel last week filed a countersuit Monday against the U.S. chip giant for infringing on its processor- and chipset-related patents. VIA Technologies Inc. is arguing that Intel did not obtain a license to produce the Pentium 4 or the 845 chipset - both of which were based on VIA patents, said Richard Brown, VIA's marketing director. Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy declined to comment on the countersuit, and said he hasn't seen the lawsuit. On Friday, Intel filed a suit against VIA in Delaware for allegedly violating five patents in its chipsets.
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