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IO-DATA HDJ-UT USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Hard Drive

 IO-DATA launches in Japan the HDJ-UT series USB 3.0 SuperSpeed external hard drive. Thanks to the new USB 3.0 interface, the HDJ-UT provides up to 5Gbps transfer rate. It is also backward compatible with USB 2.0.
The IO-DATA HDJ-UT is available in 1TB (HDJ-UT1.0) and 1.5TB (HDJ-UT1.5) capacities, which are priced at 21000 Yen and 25300 Yen respectively. They will be released in December.

Toshiba MK3233GSG 1.8-inch 320GB Hard Drive

 Toshiba introduces a new line of 1.8-inch hard drive with up to 320GB capacity which is the industry’s highest for 1.8-inch HDDs, replacing the company’s 250GB MK2529GSG. The new line is available in 160GB (MK1633GSG), 250GB (MK2533GSG) and 320GB (MK3233GSG) capacities. The 320GB model has industry’s highest areal density of 801 Mbit/mm2 (516 Gbpsi).
Toshiba’s new 1.8-inch hard drives run at 5400RPM spin speed and have 16MB  of buffer memory. They use SATA 3Gbps inteface. These drives deliver highly efficient power consumption, high-level durability and quiet seek operation, making them ideal for use in netbooks, CULV netbook, MIDs..etc.

Hitachi announced two lines of USB 2.0 external hard drives, the SimpleTOUGH and the SimpleDRIVE. The SimpleTOUGH is a rugged external hard drive that is water- and shock-resistant. It can sustain a three meter drop (9.8 feet) and able to withstand the pressure of a one-ton class commercial truck. Based on Hitachi’s TravelStar hard drives, the SimpleTOUGH is available in 250GB ($99.99), 320GB ($119.99) and 500GB ($149.99) capacities.