Toshiba Announces 240GB 1.8 inch HDD

Toshiba Announces 240GB 1.8 inch HDD

Toshiba Announces 240GB 1.8 inch HDD

Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD), the pioneer in small form factor hard disk drives (HDDs), today announced the world's first dual-platter 240GB(1) (MK2431GAH) and single-platter 120GB (MKxx31GAL series) 1.8-inch HDDs for integration into portable media players, camcorders and compact ultra-mobilePCs for the holiday shopping season.

The new MKxx31GAL series also includes an 80GB capacity offering, rounding out the most complete line of high-capacity 4,200 RPM 1.8-inch HDDs for consumer electronics (CE) and mobile PC system manufacturers.

Toshiba's two new Parallel ATA HDD families feature the industry's highest areal density at 344 gigabits-per-square-inch, using

fourth-generation perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR)technology, which was first introduced and commercialized by Toshiba in 2005. Toshiba's technology leadership in PMR has enabled the company to consistently deliver leading-edge capacities in the 1.8-inch form factor to support growing demand for the miniaturization of mobile devices to run digital video, photo, audio and computing applications.

The 1.8-inch MKxx31GAL HDD series uses a new mechanical and firmware design for enhanced durability, making the drives well suited for slim-line mobile gadgets and PC applications. Design elements incorporated in the MK2431GAH optimize power efficiency to new levels with a 33-percent overall improvement in energy consumption efficiency over Toshiba's previous generation two-platter, 160GB, 3600RPM 1.8-inch model.

"Toshiba's dedication and focus on 1.8-inch HDDproductdevelopment over the past decade has enabled us to continually drive innovation in this form factor -- from robust capacity introductions to improved performance and power efficiency," said Maciek Brzeski, vicepresidentofmarketingat Toshiba Storage Device Division. "Thanks to these continual advancements, 1.8-inch HDDs have become an ideal form factor for the digital world, where the ability to handle rich digital content in a mobile environment is king."

Toshiba has been themarketshare leader in the 1.8-inch HDD category since its first product was introduced in 2000 and has cumulatively shipped more than 60 million 1.8-inch HDDs worldwide. The company's new 1.8-inch HDDs also reflect a commitment to enhancing the environmental soundness of itsproductsby discontinuing use of certain environmentally harmful chemical substances across all components incorporated in the drive and reducing carbon dioxide emissions during HDD operation. In particular, the MKxx31GAL series has been designed tolowercarbon dioxide emissions by 54 grams per year.

Toshiba's new 1.8-inch HDDs will be incorporated into CE and mobile PC products shipping this holiday season. Interested developers and design engineers can visit www.toshibastorage.com for more information regarding Toshiba's line of industry-leading small form factor HDDs.

I look at it as a Portable Media Player/Portal Hard-drive. Every gigabyte counts when storin' data. Just think of all the yorno's, movies, music, and data one can have in their pocket.

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