What comes to mind when you think of a ‘hard disk’? You probably think of the 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch hard disks that are mainly used in PCs and laptops. At one time, there was a craze for 'ultra-small hard disks' in the IT industry, with hard disks slightly larger than a 10 won coin being produced. This is because the industry's demand for ultra-small hard disks exploded with the birth of the iPod, which took the world by storm in the early 2000s. However, there is something strange here. In the early 2000s, when ultra-small hard disks were introduced, 'flash memory' was actually introduced to the world and was widely commercialized. When 'flash memory', which is far superior to hard disks, has already appeared, why did the industry focus on reducing the size of 'hard disks'? The Omokgyo Electronics Market team looked back on the history of the 0.85-inch hard disk, which was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the ‘world’s smallest hard disk.’
0:00 Intro
0:11 Ultra-small hard disk (HDD)
1:42 Why an ultra-small hard disk was needed
2:57 The evolution of mp3 players
6:20 Reasons for the disappearance of ultra-small hard disks
7:54 Samsung flash memory counterattacks
9:47 Wrap up
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