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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 14, 2001 (revised) TOSHIBA'S NEW 1.8-INCH HARD DISK DRIVE FAMILY ABLE TO GO WHERE NO DRIVE HAS GONE BEFORE New HDD Packs Large Capacity into a Little Drive, Opening the Door for New Consumer, Commercial and Non-PC Applications
IRVINE, Calif, Toshiba America Electronics Components (TAEC), Storage Device Division today announced the newest member of its 1.8-inch hard disk drive (HDD) family, an embedded compact 1.8-inch HDD in 5GB capacity. This drive provides higher-capacity storage options for a range of notebook PC and non-PC applications. “Our new generation of slim, rugged 1.8-inch HDDs puts storage in places where it has always been needed but never able to go – it literally opens the door to a whole arena of options that no HDD has ever achieved,” said Amy Lian, director of Toshiba’s HDD business unit. “With the right mixture of power consumption, shock tolerance and a compact footprint, this 1.8-inch HDD technology can be integrated into a wide variety of mobile and handheld products that require high-capacity and reliable storage, including Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), inboard computing systems, tablet computers and MP3s, just to name a few.”
Storage Products for the New Economy In addition, Toshiba’s 1.8-inch HDD technology offers the ability to use complex data, business graphics and audio/visual applications to the growing mobile market, as well as enables PDA manufacturers to offer substantial photo archiving capabilities in their products. Built on the advanced technology platform of the company’s proven 2.5-inch HDD families, the rugged design and reliability of Toshiba’s new 1.8-inch HDD offers the right capacity to meet today’s increasingly diverse range of storage needs for a variety of new applications. With a sleek design measuring in at 54 mm wide and 78.5 mm deep and weighing in at a mere 50, Toshiba’s new 5GB (MK5002MAL) HDD has a smaller footprint than a credit card and is lighter than a traditional pager. The 5GB HDD interface is ATA-5 compliant to support high transfer rates of 66.7 megabytes per second and can withstand operational shock of up to 200g and non-operating shock of up to 1000g. Toshiba’s 5GB MK5002MAL HDD is already in production and will begin shipping in April. The HDD family can be ordered through industrial distributors, or for additional information please visit www.sdd.toshiba.com. Product outlines: 1.8 -inch HDD
Storage Device
Division Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC), recognized as one of the largest suppliers of semiconductor, electronic component and storage solutions, is the North American engineering, manufacturing, marketing and sales arm of Japan’s Toshiba Semiconductor Company and Toshiba Display Devices and Components Company. The Toshiba Semiconductor Company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of semiconductor products including LSIs, microprocessors and controllers, and advanced memory products, in addition to discrete and analog peripheral components. TAEC is also responsible for sales and marketing of other major electronic components including liquid crystal displays, color display and picture tubes, lithium-ion and other secondary batteries. For additional information, please visit TAEC’s Web site at www.toshiba.com/taec.
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