Hitachi One-Terabyte Hard Drive Scores Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice Award at CES 2007
Fri 19 Jan, 2007

SAN JOSE , Calif. – January 19, 2007 – Hitachi Global Storage Technologies ( Hitachi ) announced today that Popular Mechanics chose the Deskstar 7K1000 1TB hard drive to be among the best new products displayed at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Judged by the magazine's editorial staff and presented on the opening day of the show, the Editor's Choice award recognizes the best of CES in new product design and innovation.

"This recognition by one of the most popular and diverse science and technology magazines is evidence of the excitement generated in the minds of the consumers for Hitachi's storage capacity achievement," said Shinjiro Iwata, chief marketing officer, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. "With the ability to store hundreds of hours of video and thousands of photos, consumers now have a place for all of their personal information. We are proud to be recognized by Popular Mechanics."

Hitachi announced the Deskstar 7K1000, the world's first terabyte hard disk drive at the CES 2007. Delivering superior performance and reliability, as well as capacity, Hitachi's 1TB hard drive meets the needs of consumers who want to create, share and store all of their digital information. The Deskstar 7K1000 will begin shipping to retail customers in the first quarter of 2007 at a suggested retail price of $399 (USD).

"CES is the electronics industry's biggest forum. If there's a technological breakthrough to announce, that's where we expect to see it first. This year, Hitachi's 1TB hard drive uses the company's research into perpendicular storage to push hard drive technology to an impressive new threshold at a reasonable price," commented Glenn Derene, senior technology editor at Popular Mechanics.

Every year, Popular Mechanics selects 15 new products and technology for its Editor's Choice award for outstanding achievement in new product design and innovation. The awards were handed out on January 8, 2007 at the CES show in Las Vegas.

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 30,000 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.