The baby-disk drive manufacturer, Conner Peripherals Inc, San Jose, California, has brought out four new products for laptop, desktop and notebook computer markets. The first member of the Kato line of 2.5 drives for battery-operated notebooks is the CP-2024 which has an average seek time of 23mS, provides 21.4Mb of formatted storage, and has AT- and XT-compatible interface. It weighs 5.5 oz, has a single source power supply, and draws 1.5W. The Stubby Series, designed for laptop and notebook computers, are 3.5 drives 5.15 deep so that two can fit into the space normally occupied by a full-height 3.5 drive. The CP-4024 has 21.4Mb of formatted storage, and the CP-4044 has 42.6Mb. They have average access time of 29mS, draw 1.5W and have AT and XT interface. For desktop and high-end laptops, Conner has the Hopi Series of 3.5 drives. The CP-30100 has average access time of 19mS, draws 2.5W, and Conner claims it is the first 120Mb drive in a 1 high package. The new drives have integrated intelligent controller that plugs directly into the system bus on the motherboard, and the CP-2024 has a SCSI interface, while the Hopi series has SCSI, EISA, and MCA interfaces. Compaq has incorporated the Stubby series in its LTE laptops. Olivetti and Reply Corp are using the Hopi series into the P500 386SX-based personal computers, and the MCA-compatible Reply 386SX desktops; Texas is using the Kato and earlier CP-3000 models in its new Travel Mates. Single unit prices are $550 for the 2.5 21.4Mb Kato, $450 and $550 for the Stubbies, $750 for the 120Mb Hopi. All four arrive in volume in the first quarter 1990.
