Hitachi Ships the One Terabyte Hard Drive to United Kingdom Retail Customers
Thur 03 May, 2007

SAN JOSE, Calif. – May 2, 2007 – Hitachi Global Storage Technologies ( Hitachi ) today announced that it has begun shipping the world’s first one-terabyte capacity single internal hard drive to retail customers in the United Kingdom . The Deskstar 7K1000 hard drive began shipping in March 2007 with inventories reaching critical mass in April 2007. PC World is the first retailer in the UK to make the one-terabyte hard drive available to customers. The Deskstar 7K1000 hard drive is available for purchase at all PC World stores across the UK and online at www.pcworld.co.uk for £249.99.

Announced at CES 2007, the Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 hard drive delivers superior performance and reliability, as well as leadership capacity, to meet the needs of consumers who want to create, share and store their digital information in ever increasing volume.

“At PC World, we always strive to bring the latest innovations in technology to our customers and are excited to be the first in the UK to offer the world’s first one-terabyte internal hard drive,” said Bryan Magrath, Commercial Director of PC World. “ Hitachi ’s one-terabyte capacity achievement is an important milestone that will undoubtedly feed our customers’ demands for greater amounts of storage for their digital photos, music tracks and movies.”

The Deskstar 7K1000 hard drive delivers ultra-high capacity, which is well-suited for high-performance, gaming and media center PCs and external storage devices. It is built on the industry’s most reliable perpendicular magnetic recording technology, allowing Hitachi to extend capacity beyond that available in current products. The hard drive features a 3.0Gb/s Serial-ATA (SATA) interface and large 32 MB data buffer to provide the performance required for high-end PC applications.

“We’ve met the commitment we made in January to deliver the world’s highest-capacity hard drive within the first quarter of 2007. With the delivery to PC World, United Kingdom consumers can take advantage of this storage capacity milestone as they fulfill the desire to create and share their digital content,” said Nick Kyriacou, Director, EMEA for Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. “The Deskstar 7K1000 delivers high capacity and high performance and is ideally suited to meet the requirements of PC enthusiasts.”

How to Buy the 1TB Deskstar 7K1000 HDD

In Stores:
The Deskstar 7K1000 hard drive is available for purchase at all PC World stores across the UK . You can locate your nearest store by calling 08702 420444 or by visiting www.pcworld.co.uk.

Online:
Customers can order online at www.pcworld.co.uk for delivery direct to their home or for collection at a local PC World store using PC World’s Collect @ Store service.

By Phone:
Customers can order by phone by calling 08702 420444.

Technical Specifications:
Deskstar 7K1000

1000/750 GB (GB = 1 billion bytes, accessible capacity may be less)
148 billion bits per square inch maximum areal density
1070 Mb/s max. media data rate
8.5 ms average seek time (excludes command overhead)
7,200 RPM, 4.17 ms average latency
Serial-ATA 3.0Gb/s
32 MB data buffer
26.1 mm in height (max)
700g in weight (max)
5/4 platters, 10/8 recording heads
300 G/1 ms pulse non-operating shock
9.0 (5 disk)/8.1 (4 disk) watt idle power
2.9 Bels typical idle acoustics
5-60 degrees C operating temperature

About Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is a storage technology leader, founded in 2003 through the combination of Hitachi ’s and IBM’s hard disk drive businesses. Hitachi GST enables users to fully engage in the digital lifestyle by providing high-value hard disk storage in formats suitable for the office, on the road and in the home.

With its legacy in hard drive invention, Hitachi GST led the industry in celebrating the storage technology’s golden anniversary in 2006. The hard drive has had a profound effect on the computing and consumer electronics industries after five decades of innovation. That heritage lives on at Hitachi GST today through products that define the standard for hard drive miniaturization, capacity, performance and reliability.

With approximately 33,000 employees worldwide, Hitachi GST offers a comprehensive range of hard drive products for desktop computers, high-performance servers, notebooks and consumer devices. For more information, please visit the company’s Web site at www.hitachigst.com.

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 356,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2005 (ended March 31, 2006 ) consolidated sales totaled 9,464 billion yen ($80.9 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.