Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has announced availability of the Travelstar 7K100, the top-of-the line 100GB capacity in its 7200RPM series of 2.5-inch notebook drives will be shipped by the end of the month.

Of course the price of a laptop with this huge capacity in won’t be cheap, Hitachi says that Dell plans to use it in its top-of-the-line Inspiron XPS Gen 2 gaming system, which starts at USD$2350.

One thing good about this drive is the low power consumption, as Hitachi says that it made enhancements such that the 7200RPM notebook drive has roughly the same power requirements as a comparable 5400RPM notebook drive.

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