Fujitsu has announced the world's first 160GB 7200RPM SATA hard disk drive (HDD) for notebook computers. The new MHW2160BJ notebook HDD will be available for high-performance notebooks beginning in May of this year. The 2.5" HDD features a SATA 3.0Gb/s interface and has best-in-class acoustic levels of 2.5 bels at idle. Fujitsu said that the drives are targeted primarily at high-performance notebooks, which makes their relatively high power consumption of 5.5 watts during spin-up and 2.3 watts during read/write processes somewhat acceptable - typical 5400 rpm SATA 1.5 drives consume about 15-20% less power. The MHW2 BJ series will be available on global basis at the end of May 2007, according to Fujitsu. The manufacturer expects to sell about 1.6 million units until the end of the year. Pricing, which is sure to be extravagant, has not yet been announced.