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2. List of disk drive form factors - Wikipedia

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   8-, 5.25-, 3.5-, 2.5-, 1.8- and 1-inch HDDs, together with a ruler to show the length of platters and read-write heads A newer 2.5-inch (63.5 mm) 6,495 MB HDD compared to an older 5.25-inch full-height 110 MB HDD. IBM's first hard drive, the IBM 350, used a stack of fifty 24-inch platters and was of a size comparable to two large refrigerators.

3. Hard disk drive - Wikipedia

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   They are available in 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch sizes; 2.5-inch variants are typically called portable external drives, while 3.5-inch variants are referred to as desktop external drives. "Portable" drives are packaged in smaller and lighter enclosures than the "desktop" drives; additionally, "portable" drives use power provided by the USB ...

4. History of hard disk drives - Wikipedia

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   2007 - Hitachi is the first to offer a 1 TB hard drive in a 3.5 inch form factor. [54] [55] [56] 2009 - Western Digital is the first to offer a 1 TB hard drive in a 2.5 inch form factor. [57] 2009 – Western Digital ships first HDD with dual stage piezoelectric actuator [58]

5. Travelstar - Wikipedia

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   A Hitachi Travelstar 80GN 60GB hard drive (front and back) Travelstar was a brand of 2.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) that was introduced by IBM in 1994 with the announcement of the Travelstar LP. At 12.5 mm high with two platters, they were available in 360, 540 and 720 MB capacities.

6. Western Digital Raptor - Wikipedia

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   On April 21, 2008, Western Digital announced the next generation of its 10,000 RPM SATA Raptor hard drive series. The new drives, called WD VelociRaptor, feature 300 GB capacity and 2.5-inch platters enclosed in the IcePack, a 3.5-inch mounting frame with a built-in heat sink. Western Digital claimed that the new drives were 35 percent faster ...

7. Drive bay - Wikipedia

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   A 2.5-inch solid-state drive (SSD) For 2.5-inch bays, actual dimensions are 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches (69.9 mm) wide, between 5 millimetres (0.20 in) and 3 ⁄ 4 inch (19.1 mm) high, and 3.955 inches (100.5 mm) deep. However, most laptops have drive bays smaller than the 15 mm specification. 2.5-inch hard drives may range from 7 mm to 15 mm in height.