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Hitachi Announce 4Gb Microdrive
Hitachi has announced that it is currently delivering a tiny 4GB hard drive to electronic device manufacturers for testing. Blaupunkt, Eastman Kodak, Minolta, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Sigma and Sony are all evaluating the new storage device, which will also be available in a 2Gb version.
The most interesting thing about Hitachi’s announcment is the aggressive pricing. The 4Gb Microdrive is relatively cheap compared to other similar storage options. “The company expects the 4GB Microdrive to sell for $499. Lexar Media sells 2GB and 4GB flash memory cards that cost as much as $799 and $1,599, respectively, according to its online store.”
Website: Hitachi 4Gb Microdrive
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#1 Willaim C. Bert
This is very good news. I stopped using Mircodrives when one of my 1GB MD failed. I was very lucky to copy the photos off of it. But this now put pressure on CF makers to bring down the cost of the CF cards faster that they expected! Could also mean a reduction in the price of 1 GB CF cards. This is a win - win for us!
Bill
5:48 pm - Tuesday, August 26, 2003