Maxtor ships a smaller, simpler hard drive

Maxtor takes an unusual step — some might say a backwards step — in the “bigger is always better” world of hard drive manufacturing by debuting is latest hot product: a 15GB disc. The key here isn’t capacity but increased reliability, as those fifteen gigs were designed to be unusually sturdy, utilizing a single platter, one read/write head, and a latching mechanism to hold everything in place. The new drive is available now for $90 MSRP. Full story at PC World.