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Toshiba 250GB 1.8-inch SATA hard-drive is world’s largest

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 25th 2008 1 Comment

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Toshiba have taken the (tiny) wraps off of their latest 1.8-inch SATA hard-drive, the MK2529GSG, which at 250GB is the largest drive of its size yet.  The MK2529GSG measures 54 x 78.5 x 8mm and weighs 62g; it uses the highest on-platter memory density yet: 587.1Mbit / sq mm (378.8Gbit / square inch).

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Toshiba have also added drop-detection, to park the HDD heads in case a device using the new drive is dropped.  It spins at 5,400rpm and has an average seek time of 15ms.

Two other, lower-capacity drives are being announced also: a 160GB version and a 120GB version.  The will enter mass production in November; no pricing has been revealed.
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One Response to “Toshiba 250GB 1.8-inch SATA hard-drive is world’s largest”

  1. James Allan Brady September 25, 2008

    wow, talk about confusing, so its the largest and smallest drive yet?

    can’t wait for my 250GB iPod Classic

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