Seagate Ultra Mobile, 5mm HDD

owly · 09-13-2013, 07:08 AM

http://tablet-news.com/2013/09/09/se...or-your-slate/

Extremly thin and it has 500 GB, imagine this in an ebookreader..

kennyc · 09-14-2013, 07:16 AM

My e-book readers already hold more books than I can read at once.

Cool drive though!

greenasterisk · 09-14-2013, 08:49 AM

I am curious as to how they would connect this to a tablet. Through the Mini USB?

Crusader · 09-14-2013, 08:54 AM

This looks interesting, but they should really figure out a way to have them installed in the tablets themselves. It's fine to carry data around, but I don't see myself ever being tether to a drive like that when I want to use my tablet.

kennyc · 09-14-2013, 09:04 AM

It's not a stand-alone drive to be attached to a tablet, it is as best I can tell intended to be installed inside by OEMs/manufacturers just like in a laptop. A couple more links:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3132_7-...d-for-tablets/

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/storage...t_Devices.html

Jessica Lares · 09-14-2013, 09:06 AM

Just tape it to the back with electrical tape.

It would be good for stuff with heavy images and comic books.

Crusader · 09-14-2013, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

It's not a stand-alone drive to be attached to a tablet, it is as best I can tell intended to be installed inside by OEMs/manufacturers just like in a laptop. A couple more links:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3132_7-...d-for-tablets/

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/storage...t_Devices.html

That makes far more sense. The original link made it appear as if it would be an external drive.

doctorow · 09-14-2013, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by owly

http://tablet-news.com/2013/09/09/se...or-your-slate/

Extremly thin and it has 500 GB, imagine this in an ebookreader..

500 GB of eBooks? You could probably carry the whole of the Library of Congress with you and still have plenty of free space available.

I wouldn't want any moveable parts on my eReader. It may be thin as a piece of paper, and it may have shock sensors, but it is still mechanical and prone to failure if you accidently drop the device while accessing the disk.

kennyc · 09-14-2013, 09:29 AM

You drop your ebook reader????

doctorow · 09-14-2013, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

You drop your ebook reader????

Only if I don't agree with the ending of a book.

calvin-c · 09-14-2013, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doctorow

Only if I don't agree with the ending of a book.

I think that's called 'throw' but the effect is the same.

ilovejedd · 09-15-2013, 12:18 PM

Still way bigger than NAND, mSATA or NGFF and the additional weight on a tablet is not insignificant. Should work quite nicely for Ultrabooks, though.

tubemonkey · 09-15-2013, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doctorow

Only if I don't agree with the ending of a book.

pl001 · 09-16-2013, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

Still way bigger than NAND, mSATA or NGFF and the additional weight on a tablet is not insignificant. Should work quite nicely for Ultrabooks, though.

Yeah, it may even be OK on bigger 10" tablets. It would be great in a Surface I think. The weight is probably too much for a reader though. And I'm not convinced on the durability and longevity.

But its biggest obstacle to overcome will certainly be the intent of manufacturers to sell you online storage and/or charge you 10-20x their cost for an upgrade. That's why so many devices are so woefully under spec'd when it comes to memory. 64GB should be standard on tablets.

pl001 · 09-16-2013, 11:27 AM

You know the more I think about it the more I would love this in a Surface. No need for a memory card slot anymore so long as they keep the USB port.

Noise could be annoying though.

09-13-2013, 07:08 AM	#1
owly Guru Posts: 729 Karma: 3822612 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Paperwhite 2, Kobo Aura H2O	Seagate Ultra Mobile, 5mm HDD http://tablet-news.com/2013/09/09/se...or-your-slate/ Extremly thin and it has 500 GB, imagine this in an ebookreader..

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09-14-2013, 07:16 AM	#2
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	My e-book readers already hold more books than I can read at once. Cool drive though!

09-14-2013, 08:49 AM	#3
greenasterisk Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 300010 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kobo Aura	I am curious as to how they would connect this to a tablet. Through the Mini USB?

09-14-2013, 08:54 AM	#4
Crusader Space Cadet Posts: 1,180 Karma: 4030536 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Africa Device: Sony PRS-T1, Cybook Opus, Kobo Glo	This looks interesting, but they should really figure out a way to have them installed in the tablets themselves. It's fine to carry data around, but I don't see myself ever being tether to a drive like that when I want to use my tablet.

09-14-2013, 09:04 AM	#5
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	It's not a stand-alone drive to be attached to a tablet, it is as best I can tell intended to be installed inside by OEMs/manufacturers just like in a laptop. A couple more links: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3132_7-...d-for-tablets/ http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/storage...t_Devices.html

09-14-2013, 09:06 AM	#6
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	Just tape it to the back with electrical tape. It would be good for stuff with heavy images and comic books.

09-14-2013, 09:29 AM	#9
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	You drop your ebook reader????

09-15-2013, 12:18 PM	#12
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,126 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	Still way bigger than NAND, mSATA or NGFF and the additional weight on a tablet is not insignificant. Should work quite nicely for Ultrabooks, though.

09-16-2013, 11:27 AM	#15
pl001 Evangelist Posts: 459 Karma: 4818038 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook, Nook Color, EVO3D, Surface RT, Galaxy S5, Surface 3	You know the more I think about it the more I would love this in a Surface. No need for a memory card slot anymore so long as they keep the USB port. Noise could be annoying though.