A division of Hitachi has announced that it will release the world's highest-capacity 2.5-inch mobile hard drive. The Travelstar 5K500 has 500GB of storage capacity, and is expected to be released February, 2008. No word on pricing as of yet.

• Macworld: Hitachi announces 500GB laptop drive (January 3, 2008)
  • "Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has announced what it says is the world's highest-capacity 2.5-inch mobile hard drive: Its Travelstar 5K500, with 500GB of storage capacity. The new drive is expected to be available beginning in February, 2008. Pricing was not announced."
• Gizmodo: Hitachi's 500GB Notebook Hard Drive Turns Your Laptop Into an eBook Reader (January 3, 2008)
• vnunet.com: Hitachi Unveils 500GB Notebook Drive (January 3, 2008)
• InfoWorld: Hitachi Unveils First Laptop 500GB Drive (January 3, 2008)
• PC Pro: Hitachi Debuts 500GB Laptop Drive (January 3, 2008)
• SlashGear: Hitachi Travelstar 5K500 (January 3, 2008)
• CNETNews.com: A Notebook with a Terabyte (January 2, 2008)

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