With the needs of the consumer electronics (CE) industry top of mind, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies today announced a new, redesigned 1.8-inch hard disk drive that is tailored to device manufacturers' needs - easy integration and less space consumption. In doing so, Hitachi has created a sleeker 1.8-inch hard drive that is specialized for consumer electronics.
Hitachi has replaced the standard notebook-based connector on its new Travelstar C4K60 series with a ZIF connector, widely implemented in CE devices today. With the ZIF connector, Hitachi has reduced the footprint of its new drive by 10 percent and enabled easier integration through a common connector, which the CE industry has been using successfully for many years.