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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. History of hard disk drives - Wikipedia

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   2011 - Samsung announces 1 TB of capacity per 3.5 inch hard drive platter. [60] 2012 – TDK demonstrates 2 TB on a single 3.5-inch platter [61] 2012 – WDC acquires HGST operating it as a wholly owned subsidiary. WDC then provides rights to Toshiba, [62] allowing it to re-enter the 3.5-inch desktop hard disk drive market. [63]

4. Disk enclosure - Wikipedia

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   An external hard drive enclosure that uses a 2.5-in drive and a USB connection for power and transfer. Key benefits to using external disk enclosures include: Adding additional storage space and media types to small form factor and laptop computers, as well as sealed embedded systems such as digital video recorders [1] and video game consoles. [2]

5. Drive bay - Wikipedia

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   There are adapters, sometimes called a "sled", which can be used to mount a 3.5″ device in a 5.25″ bay. More recently, it is becoming common to use 3.5″ bays for smart card and memory card readers, or for panels with additional USB ports. A 3.5″ drive containing both a card reader and a floppy drive, as well as a USB port, is also ...

6. Hard disk drive - Wikipedia

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   External hard disk drives are usually available as assembled integrated products, but may be also assembled by combining an external enclosure (with USB or other interface) with a separately purchased drive. 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 ...

7. List of defunct hard disk manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Manufactured the first 2.5-inch HDDs: Priam: United States: 1978: 1991: HDD assets sold to Prima International: Peripheral Technology: United States: 1985: 1990: Dissolution [131] [132] Quantum: United States: 1980: 2000: HDD assets sold to Maxtor: Ricoh: Japan: 1985? Exited the HDD business [133] Rodime: Scotland: 1979: 1991: Exited the HDD ...