Expanded storage option coming to Android Tablets

[expedition4x4]

ZDNet reports, 'Seagate on Monday took the wraps off a hard drive designed for tablets that brings 7x the storage capacity of a 64GB device with the same performance as a Flash drive. The drive, the Seagate Ultra Mobile HDD, uses software to boost performance. The idea is that Android tablet manufacturers will use the Seagate drive, along with the company's mobile enablement kit and caching software, to up the storage. The 2.5-inch drive is 5 mm thin and weighs 3.3 ounces. As for capacity, the drive has 500GB

 

[haven]

It will be interesting to learn how much power the drive uses, compared to flash memory.

 

[VanIsle_Greg]

Excellent. I wondered when this would come along.