New High Capacity 60 GB 5400 RPM Drive for Apple Powerbooks

Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Trans Intl. today announced the online availability of a new high capacity 2.5 inch 60 GB [Giga-byte], 5400 rpm hard disk drive for expanding the internal storage of Apple Powerbooks and PC Notebooks. With the availability of this new drive, Apple Powerbook users can maximize the internal storage capacity of their systems... up to 60 GB at the fastest possible data transfer rate an internal 2.5 inch drive can deliver (a 25% capacity increase over the previous generation notebook drives, but without additional power consumption). The low power consumption is enabled on the drive by Adaptive Battery Life Extender (ABLE) technology, offering notebook customers the longest battery life of all leading notebook hard drives on the market.

This new 60 GB drive has unique performance features superior to other drives currently available. Performance characteristics, like

• The lowest drive latency of 5.5 in 2.5 inch drives (Which makes it the fastest drive currently available)
• Delivering media transfer rates up to 262 Mbit/sec And the highest shock rating of 700 G/1 ms., non-operating shock, 150 G/2 ms, operating shock & Ultra DMA mode-5 maximum interface transfer rate ATA-5; 100 MB/sec

This drive replaces the traditional ball bearing design with a fluid dynamic bearing spindle motor technology making it the quietest drive during read/write operation than its predecessors.

The high speed and capacity of this drive helps provide higher quality digital audio and video, superior digital content creation capabilities, and significantly faster processing for data-intensive multimedia and Internet applications.

This new 60 GB 5400 RPM drive is also available as an external FireWire portable unit featuring the fastest sustained data transfer rate of [20-35 MB/s] enabled by an OXFORD 911 FireWire to IDE bridge chip.

For more information on Portable FireWire Hard Drive visit http://www.transintl.com/store/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=61

Please visit these pages for complete instructions on installing and upgrading RAM and the Hard Disk Drive in the Powerbook G4 [Titanium] and the Powerbook G3 [Pismo; Lombard and Wallstreet models] and iMac [233-333] Models.

Installing RAM:

Apple Powerbook G4 400-667 MHz [Titanium]
http://www.transintl.com/technotes/titanium.htm

Apple Powerbook G3 400-500 MHz [Pismo w/ FireWire Ports]
http://www.transintl.com/technotes/installram_pismo.htm

Apple Powerbook G3 350-400 MHz [Lombard or 1999]
http://www.transintl.com/technotes/installrampbg3.htm

Apple Powerbooks G3 233-333 MHz [Wallstreet]
http://www.transintl.com/technotes/installrampbg3.htm

Apple iMac 233-33 MHz
http://www.transintl.com/technotes/installram_imac.htm

Installing Hard Disk Drives in Powerbook G3s:
http://www.transintl.com/technotes/installhdpb.htm

Specification and Features of Hard Disk Drive
Capacity: 60 GB [Giga-byte]
Seek time : 12 ms
Spindle Speed: 5400 RPM
Cache buffer: 2 Mb [Megabyte]
Interface: ATA-5 [100 Mb/s]
Warranty : Three Years

Trans Intl offers 60 GB 2.5 inch 5400 RPM drive [internal configuration] for $479, Portable External FireWire drive for $579.

About TransIntl.com
Trans Intl. is a member of the Apple Developer Group and was founded in 1988. Trans Intl. designs and manufactures innovative and high quality computer memory and mass storage products. Trans Intl. has a strong reputation among leading manufacturers, resellers and retailers for developing, producing and supporting products that anticipate the coming needs of the ever-changing computer industry. For a complete product directory and more information about Trans Intl., visit the company's web site at http://www.transintl.com .

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