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Wednesday, June 20, 2001
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5092881,00.html 100GB hard drive hits storage high By Richard Shim, ZDNN June 18, 2001 4:41 PM PT Maxtor has spun out a 100GB hard drive aimed at a small but growing audience of audio and video fanatics. The $300 DiamondMax D536X, released Monday, is the latest high water mark for an industry in which technology is butting heads with the laws of physics. "This business is a constant challenge to increase capacity to meet emerging demand," Maxtor spokesman Martin Parry said. "It's a relentless cycle." For several years, hard drive manufacturers have been dramatically increasing capacity in an attempt to outdo one other. The current industry sweet spot is 20GB to 40GB drives, but Parry said the sales prospects for 100GB drives look very good....
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