Toshiba intros 100GB 1.8-inch hard drive
updated 08:20 am EST, Tue December 5, 2006
Toshiba 100GB Hard Drive
Toshiba's storage division today said that it has produced the world's highest-capacity, 1.8-inch hard drive with 100GB of storage. The new drive uses perpendicular magnetic recording, where bits are aligned vertically on the platter, to achieve the new record-setting density. Simultaneously, the disk is also said to spin at a relatively quick 4200 RPM and consume less power per gigabyte than earlier models, ensuring that it remains efficient enough to be used in iPods and other handheld devices without sacrificing speed. Toshiba plans to start manufacturing the 100GB model in January with devices using its extra storage soon afterwards.
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100GB iPod?
I'd get one!