May 8, 1998

Toshiba Introduces 6.4GB 2.5-inch Slim-line Drive; New Drive Boasts Industry Leading Capacity Through GMR Head Technology

• Toshiba's new drive employs giant magnetoresistive head (GMR) technology
• The new MV6000 Series high performance drive features 13ms seek time and 33.3Mbits/sec data transfer rate in Ultra DMA Mode-2
• New MV6000 Series drive provides 500G non-operational shock

IRVINE, Calif., May 8, 1998 - Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. Disk Products Division today introduced the MV6000 Series, a 6.4GB 2.5-inch slim-line drive that brings industry leading capacity and performance to the mobile computing market.

New MV6000 Series Drive Features GMR Heads, High Performance
The new MV6000 Series drive uses giant magnetoresistive head (GMR) technology to achieve the high 6.4GB capacity. In addition to the high capacity, the MV-6000 Series drive features leading performance including a fast 13ms seek time and a 33Mbits/sec data transfer rate in Ultra DMA Mode-2. A fast 4,200 rpm rotational speed and 512KB buffer contribute to the drive's high performance.

Drive Engineered to Meet Demands of Mobile Computers
"The MV6000 Series drive was designed specifically to meet the size, weight, and shock requirements of mobile computer manufacturers without sacrificing capacity or performance," said Amy Lian, marketing director, hard disk drives, TAEC DPD. The new drive measures 0.49 (h) x 2.75 (w) x 3.93 (d) inches and weighs only 150 grams. It supports an ATA-4 interface and boasts a 500G non-operational shock. To meet the power constraints of mobile computers, the MV6000 has an energy consumption efficiency of 0.3 watts on standby.

Toshiba's 6.4GB MV6000 Series drive, model number MK6409MAV is available now.

Complete Line of 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drives.
The MV6000 Series drive rounds out Toshiba's product offering of 2.5-inch hard disk drives to give the company a full range of high capacity drives targeted to the mobile computing marketplace. Toshiba's complete line of 2.5-inch drives range in capacities from 2.1GB up to 6.4GB.

About Toshiba
(113-1162, DPD/NR MK6409.doc) TAEC is the North American manufacturing, sales and marketing arm of Toshiba Corporation, one of the world's largest suppliers of semiconductors, integrated circuits and electronic components for industrial and consumer applications. The company is the recognized leader in CMOS technology and has one of the broadest IC product lines in the industry. In addition, Toshiba is a leading manufacturer of technologically advanced electron tubes and solid state devices, including color picture tubes, display monitor tubes, liquid crystal displays, medical tubes, rechargeable batteries, microwave components, laser diodes and optical transmission devices.

The TAEC Disk Products Division markets a wide range of industry-standard 2.5-inch hard disk drives, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM and DVD-RAM drives in the United States. For additional product information, contact Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., Disk Products Division, 35 Hammond, Irvine, CA 92618-1697; telephone (949) 457-0777, or on the World Wide Web at: http://www.toshiba.com.

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