Toshiba Expands 1.8-inch HDD Line with New 160GB 5400 rpm SATA HDDs

malware · Jun 11, 2008, 06:45 PM

Toshiba's Storage Device Division (SDD) launched today the industry's highest-capacity 160GB Serial ATA (1.5Gb/s) 1.8-inch HDDs. The new 5400 rpm hard drives come in single-platter 80GB (MK8017GAS) and dual-platter 160GB (MK1617GSG) models, delivering market-leading capacity, high-performance and compact size for space-efficient mobile PC systems. Toshiba's new 80GB and 160GB HDDs will ship to PC manufacturers and distribution partners in August 2008.

Source: PR Newswire

WarEagleAU · Jun 11, 2008, 09:48 PM

Id like to see them make 250 size drives. Isn't their a company out there now making 250 and 320 drives?

FreedomEclipse · Jun 12, 2008, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by WarEagleAU

Id like to see them make 250 size drives. Isn't their a company out there now making 250 and 320 drives?

they even have 500GB available for laptops.....

kwchang007 · Jun 12, 2008, 04:46 PM

I think these are smaller than laptop hard drives. Or at least from the picture it looks smaller.

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