Historical Computer Engineering - Hard Drives
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Hard Drives

Exhibit Nr. 111: MHT2040AT

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MHT2040AT
Made by Fujitsu Co.LTD (Thailand)
Year 2003
Size 2,5 inch
Capacity 40 GB
Speed 100 MB/s
Revolutions per Minute 4200
Interface ATA (ESDI)
Platter 2
Heads 3
Cost (2011) 40€

This exhibit is a hard drive, which was predominantly intended for the mobile use, for example in laptops. That’s why Fujitsu bank on GDT media (Glass Direct Texture). This results in a much lower volume development and an up to 30 percent higher data density. In addition, other techniques like "Fluid Dynamic Bearing" were used to increase the resistance to shocks drastically. Furthermore, an enhanced error correction code has been used to provide additional data security in mobile devices.