Harddrive 9 in 1 capacity? What does that mean?

Question

I have to define some stuff for my operating systems class based on a computer ad, and it says the hard disk capacity is "9-in-1." What does that mean?

Answer 1

That has nothing to do with the capacity of the drive, but rather it has to do with other features that the enclosure supports.

Answer 2

Likely it's referring to a memory card/"media" reader that can accept many different kinds of memory card form factors, such as:

• SecureDigital (SD) cards, including Mini and Micro variants
• Olympus/Fujifilm xD cards
• SmartMedia cards
• Sony Memory Stick, including PRO and or M2 variants

These media readers often sport USB connectors as well so they can accept a USB external hard drive as well.