Shrygue
June 11th, 2008, 21:32
via Gizmodo (http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/06/11/toshiba_hails_first_160gb_18in.html)
http://uk.gizmodo.com/toshiba%20160gb%201.8in%20hdd.jpg
With mobile internet devices (MIDs) like the Asus Eee PC 901 being all the rage these days, getting as much storage as possible into them without sacrificing portability or size is a key issue. Toshiba will be expecting some brisk business then having just announced the first 160GB, 1.8in S-ATA drive.
Not only is it small - as you can see from the shot above - but it's pretty nippy too, sporting a serial-ATA (S-ATA) interface and a spin speed of 5400rpm. That makes the new 160GB MK1617GSG faster and bigger than the existing 120GB MK1214GAH which has a slower parallel ATA interface.
The new drive is marginally lighter than its predecessor (3%) at 60g but, does manage to be 25% more power efficient which is good news for all those portable devices it will crop up in.
http://uk.gizmodo.com/toshiba%20160gb%201.8in%20hdd.jpg
With mobile internet devices (MIDs) like the Asus Eee PC 901 being all the rage these days, getting as much storage as possible into them without sacrificing portability or size is a key issue. Toshiba will be expecting some brisk business then having just announced the first 160GB, 1.8in S-ATA drive.
Not only is it small - as you can see from the shot above - but it's pretty nippy too, sporting a serial-ATA (S-ATA) interface and a spin speed of 5400rpm. That makes the new 160GB MK1617GSG faster and bigger than the existing 120GB MK1214GAH which has a slower parallel ATA interface.
The new drive is marginally lighter than its predecessor (3%) at 60g but, does manage to be 25% more power efficient which is good news for all those portable devices it will crop up in.