Posted on 06/05/2006 5:55:25 PM PDT by xcamel
Toshiba Reaches 200GB Milestone
Stroage, storage, storage. That's what a media center laptop needs and Toshiba's new 2.5 inch hard drive gives you just that.
The 200GB dual-platter MK2035GSS is Toshiba's first Perpendicular Magnetic Recording drive to incorporate tunnel magneto-resistive recording (TMR) head technology (no, we don't know what that last bit means either, but it sounds impressive). PMR technology enables bits of data to be stored in a perpendicular format rather than longitudinally and, thus enables the magnetic disc to store significantly more data in the same space.The new drive sets a density record, says Toshiba, although the outright capacity record for a drive is held by Seagate's 750GB full size monster. The Toshiba MK2035GSS drive is also light weight at 98 grams which is an important consideration with laptop storage.
"As a leading partner for mobile PC manufacturers, we've listened to our customers' needs for high-capacity storage in a small form factor to enable the advanced multimedia applications and enriched usage experience that consumers are demanding today," said Scott Maccabe, vice president and general manager, Toshiba SDD. "Our technology innovation in PMR has laid the foundation for delivering the industry's highest capacity and areal density in the standard mobile drive form factor. It's a win-win combination for mobile PC manufacturers who want to differentiate their offerings with features that attract high-end consumers."
Toshiba will start mass production for the 2.5-inch 200GB MK2035GSS HDD in August 2006
O.K., but do they have a 250 GB thumb drive yet?? ....That's what I thought.
I might have played it. I took the class in '82. I loved all of those games. I had a disk full of them, or several disks, actually. The TRS-80 was awesome. I realize I am the first to type that sentence ever.
I remember Monroe Calculators, and the first computer I built was a Heathkit Analog-- three dials, two for input, one to null the bridge...
Loved to watch it divide a big number- all the grinding and churning was an honest effort.
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