Quantum heeft vandaag de Fireball CX drive aangekondigd. Het ding draait op 5400 rondjes per minuut en ondersteund de nieuwe UltraATA/66 interface. Hier een hap uit de press release:
Quantum Corporation (NMS:QNTM) today announced the addition of the Quantum Fireball(TM) CX, a 6.8 GB per disk 5,400 RPM disk drive with the Ultra ATA/66 interface to its award-winning Fireball family.[...]he Quantum Fireball CX hard disk drives feature giant magnetoresistive (GMR) heads, 5400 RPM rotational speed, 9.5 millisecond (ms) average seek time for fast throughput, and the Quantum-developed (patent pending) industry standard Ultra ATA/66 interface, all designed to increase system performance for customers. In addition, the Quantum Fireball CX drives incorporate industry-leading reliability and data integrity utilizing the S.M.A.R.T. System and 224-bit double-burst error correction on-the-fly.
[...]Quantum's Fireball CX features capacity points up to 20.4GB and is backed by a three-year limited warranty. Fireball CX drives will be in mass production in April. Estimated retail pricing for the 20.4GB drive is $229.
