Samsung 1TB Spinpoint MT2 Outed

Samsung's first 1TB 2.5-inch mobile hard-drive has begun shipping, offering another capacious option for mobile users who refuse to sacrifice on space.  The Samsung Spinpoint MT2 packs 333GB per platter – there are obviously three of them inside – and runs at 5,400rpm.

There's also SilentSeek and NoiseGuard, which are both trademarked ways of saying the Spinpoint MT2 should run pretty quietly.  It's also meant to be relatively efficient compared to rivals: Samsung say it uses 4-percent less power but boosts performance by around 20-percent, while it's also mildly shock resilient too.

Samsung envisage not only laptops but TVs, mediaplayers, STBs and portable external drives using the new HDD.  No word on pricing, but the 1TB Samsung Spinpoint MT2 drive is shipping now.

Press Release:

Samsung Launches Its First Terabyte Spinpoint MT2 2.5" Mobile Hard Drive

SEOUL, South Korea–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in digital consumer electronics and information technology, today announced that it has started shipping its new Spinpoint MT2 1 terabyte (TB) 2.5" internal mobile hard disk drive. It is ideally suited for use in portable storage solutions, such as the newly released Samsung S2 Portable 1TB USB Drives. Other applications include digital TVs, home media systems and set-top boxes, where quiet and cool operations are important.

"The new Spinpoint MT2 drive offers the largest capacity in what has previously been offered as an option for portable digital devices"

Employing industry-leading 333GB per-platter technology, the new Spinpoint MT2 drive offers up to an enormous 1TB for personal digital collections such as photos, music, video and work files. Running at 5400rpm speed, the MT2 has a 12.5mm form factor and utilizes Samsung's proprietary SilentSeek™ and NoiseGuard™ technologies to minimize noise levels during drive operation.

"The new Spinpoint MT2 drive offers the largest capacity in what has previously been offered as an option for portable digital devices," said I.C. Park vice president, storage marketing, Samsung Electronics. "As the total storage solution provider, Samsung is committed to offering products that features exceptional performance and value across a wide range of computing and consumer electronics markets."

The performance and reliability features of the Spinpoint MT2 have been enhanced with an optimized design and improved suspension for multidisc. The new MT2 drive delivers about 20% increased read/write performance and 4% lower power consumption compared with competitive drives, and it features shock resistance levels of 400G (2ms) in operation mode and 800G (1ms) when the power is off. Equipped with Samsung's exclusive dynamic balancing technology, the drive's overall stability and reliability is optimized as a high-performing solution.

The halogen-free drive complies with the European Union's Directive on the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS).

The Spinpoint MT2 features 5400rpm speed rotation, SATA 3.0 Gbps interface and Native Command Queuing functions for advanced performance.

The Spinpoint MT2 drive has an 8MB buffer memory and is available in 750GB and 1TB capacity. Initial shipments are available now.