FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1999-0053

Fujitsu Introduces New Line of Mobile Hard Drives for Reliable, High-Performance Storage in Notebook PCs

- Meets diverse mobile computing demands with unparalleled ruggedness and capacities of up to 10 GB -

Tokyo, March 8, 1999 - Fujitsu Limited today announced the introduction of a new line of 2.5-inch mobile hard drives. The new series offers up to 10 GB storage capacity for notebook PC users who require high-capacity storage with unparalleled reliability and performance.

MHG2102AT/MHH20XXAT Series Highlights

Because Fujitsu develops and manufactures its own GMR heads and supporting component technology, the new mobile hard drives, MHG2102AT/MHH20XXAT, feature a number of key technical innovations that are offered exclusively in Fujitsu disk drives. Highlights include:

• Design modifications for greater reliability
  To enhance the ruggedness and reliability of the new mobile series drives, Fujitsu has increased the thickness and rigidity of its base casting, a design transition that improves resistance to shock and vibration. The new drives also include Fujitsu's "stiction free slider" enabling the use of super smooth media surfaces, which decreases the potential for stiction and thermal asperity. In addition, Fujitsu has also implemented a design enhancement to minimize the head slap damage.
• Performance Enhancements
  The new Mobile MHG2102AT/MHH20XXAT Series hard drives utilize Fujitsu's proprietary CPU-chip with a 16-bit system bus to increase drive processing performance. Additionally, Fujitsu's enhanced areal density has increased the new drives' internal data transfer rate to 15.8 MB/second.
• Second Generation GMR for proven reliability
  Fujitsu's spin-valve heads are smaller, lighter, and more sensitive than previous generations, allowing them to fly at a lower height and access data more quickly. To help correct "disk shift," Fujitsu has implemented a feature called "repeatable run-out compensation", which performs diagnostics each time the drive starts up and electronically compensates for errant mechanical movement.

Availability

The MHG2102AT/MHH20XXAT Series consists of four 2.5-inch mobile disk drives, all of which are available at 4200 RPM with the ATA-4 interface. The MHG2102AT provides 10 GB in a 12.5mm drive and brings the advantages of high-capacity storage and outstanding performance to "power-oriented" notebook users. The MHH20XXAT delivers optimal performance at an excellent value with three 9.5mm drives at capacities of 3.2 GB, 4.8 GB and 6.4 GB. The new drives will be available worldwide by end of the first calendar quarter of 1999. Lifetime target sales for this series are expected to reach 6 million units. Please contact local representatives for pricing and delivery.

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Fujitsu Limited

Fujitsu Limited is a leading provider of information technology products and solutions for the global marketplace. Founded in Japan in 1935 as a telephone equipment maker, the Fujitsu Group had consolidated revenues of $37.7 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31,1998. With over 500 group companies, Fujitsu is one of the world's largest suppliers of computers and information systems solutions, telecommunications and semiconductor products, software and services. The Fujitsu Group has over 180,000 employees worldwide and operations in more than 100 countries.
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Press Contacts:
Kazu Saito, Scott Ikeda, Bob Pomeroy  Fujitsu Limited, Public Relations  Tel: +81-3-3215-5236 (Tokyo)  Fax: +81-3-3216-9365 Customer contact  Fujitsu Limited, International HDD Department,  Sales & Marketing Division, Computer Products Group   Tel: +81-44-540-4055 (Japan)   Fax: +81-44-540-4121  email: dkutami@hon.fujitsu.co.jp