Samsung N3U Series Spinpoint HDD With USB On-board [Shockproof 1.8-inch Spinpoint N3U External Hard Drives]

In a snazzy bit of marketing, Samsung have just introduced their 250GB SpinPoint N3U hard drives by comparing them with a credit card. Only 1.8-inch wide, the N3U external HDDs comes with a dual-platter design (2 x 125 GB platters that is), run at 3,600rpm, boast 8MB of cache, are “tough” enough to withstand drops from around 20-inches and to withstand a maximum shock of up to 1500G.

But other than being able to put so much storage space on such a small device, the new Samsung N3U HDD manages to impress by bypassing the bridge circuit board with a native PATA to USB controller. That means that the new drive can eliminate possible points of failure that happen due to loose cable connections. More to it, the green-minded will appreciate the fact that the 1.8-inch drives consume 40-percent less energy than a standard 2.5-inch.

Samsung said that their Spinpoint N3U drives will be available from mid-July and has a $200 price tag attached.