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Hitachi's new hard drive for cooler laptops

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BANGALORE: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is bringing to market a power-efficient hard drive for the mainstream notebook and consumer electronic segments, stated a press release.

The Hitachi Travelstar 4K120 is the first 2.5-inch hard drive to provide customers with an option for the AV Streaming Command Set — or Smooth Stream as introduced by Hitachi — which enhances audio/video streaming capability in digital entertainment devices, such as digital video recorders (DVR).



According to the release, the 4K120's low power-consumption also results in cooler operation and longer battery life in notebook systems, which could result in extended service life for both the hard drive and host product.

In CE environments, the cooler-running hard drive can be used in a new category of smaller, entry-level DVRs intended for spaces such as bedrooms, where quieter operation is possible as fans are not required for cooling the host device, added the release.

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