Hitachi close to 60 GB HDD announcement for x40

[whickman]

This is a response from the Hitachi Customer Support Web site regarding my question on whether a 60 GB drive will be available soon for the x40:

Thank you for contacting Hitachi Global Storage Technologies.

To answer your question about the 1.8 inch drives, currently we
only have two capacities a 20 GB and a 40 GB. There is a very good
possibility that we will be making a larger capacity in the future, however
at this time, we do not have any information as to the release date of this
product. Once the drive has been announced and has started shipping, the website will be updated to reflect the distributors and resellers that are
carrying the product.

Regards,

Jeff R.

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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
888.426.5214
support_usa@hitachigst.com
www.hitachigst.com

[monty cantsin]

Whickman, you're funny.

"There is a very good possibility that we will be making a larger capacity in the future, however at this time, we do not have any information as to the release date of this product" is a totally empty phrase. Honestly, I don't have the faintest idea how anyone could interpret that as some breaking news in the style of "Hitachi close to 60 GB HDD announcement for x40"... Sure, there will be larger drives in the future, but that's no real news, that's simply the way things go.