Samsung today made available two new notebook hard drives. The Spinpoint M6 and MP2 are being touted as the world's largest and fastest, respectively.

The new Spinpoint M6 consists of three 167GB platers, for a total of 500GB, making it the highest capacity hard drive for laptops, according to Samsung. The M6 is a 5,400rpm drive with an 8MB cache, a 3.0 bps SATA, and an optional Free Fall Sensor.

The Spinpoint MP2, meanwhile, operates at 7,200rpm. The drive offers 80- or 250GB of storage, a SATA II 3.0Gbps interface and Samsung's SilentSeek and NoiseGuard technologies for quiet operation.

"The Spinpoint M6 is ideal for notebook power users who require vast amounts of storage space for their data, video and music files," said Hubbert Smith, Samsung Semiconductor's director of storage. "The MP2 has speed, features and capacity similar to a 3.5" hard drive and is perfect for users who require a smaller form factor with advanced data storage needs."

The M6 has a suggested price of $299. The MP2 is priced at $199. Both drives are available now.