The standard desktop PC of 2007 will have a hard disk drive with capacity between 500GB and 600GB, according to the managing director of research company TrendFocus Inc.
Speaking at a briefing organized by the International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association (IDEMA) Monday, Mark Geenen said there were no serious competitors to current hard disk technology for cost-effective data storage.
Notebook computers will be fitted with 300GB drives and small drives which can be used in mobile phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants) will be able to store around 20GB, Geenen said.
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