Hitachi Travelstar Notebook Upgrade KitBy Steve Johnson
Contributing Editor RealTechNews

Continuing on their commitment to the hard drive, Hitachi announced their new Notebook PC Upgrade Kit, a complete upgrade solution that consumers can install themselves. It includes an internal hard drive for upgrade and tools to create an external storage device using the existing hard drive.

The Hitachi Travelstar 2.5-inch Hard Drive Upgrade Kit will be available later this month at major retail stores nationwide.

The upgrade kit consists of a 5400 RPM 40, 60, 80 or 100 GB capacity hard drive, complete installation instructions, Apricorn EZ Gig II™ Hard Drive Cloning and Upgrade software, a high-speed USB 2.0 hard drive enclosure, a one-meter USB cable and auxiliary power cables.

Hitachi’s Notebook PC Upgrade Kit comes on the heels of the company’s desire to corner the market for consumer data storage, believing that laptop users want a way to easily boost the performance of their machines. Alice adds: If you want a laugh, check out our piece on Hitachi’s new slogan and hip-hop themed promo: “Hard Drives Are the New Bling.” Source: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies