IRVINE, Calif., October 16, 1995 -- Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Disk Products Division (TAIS DPD), a market and technology leader in 2.5-inch hard disk drives, today introduced the MK-2101M Series of 2.16GB 2.5-inch disk drives. The industry's highest capacity 2.5-inch disk drive, the MK-2101M Series drives offer unequaled capacity plus a fast 13ms seek time.
"The new MK-2101M Series drives were engineered to lead the industry in capacity, performance and reliability," said Anne Stubenrauch, senior product manager, hard disk drives, TAIS DPD. "The MK-2101M Series drives are one of the few drives capable of storing and instantaneously accessing the large graphics, audio, video and MIDI files resident on today's high-end notebook, desktop PCs and disk arrays."
To meet the market requirements of OEMs, VAD/VARs, systems integrators and end-users, the new MK-2101M Series is available with a Fast ATA interface. The MK-2101MAN ATA-interface drive features a fast 4200rpm rotational speed and a 128KB buffer which contribute to a peak internal data rate of up to 55.6Mbits/sec. The MK-2101MAN supports a transfer rate of 16.6MB/sec in PIO Mode 4.
To achieve the high capacity without sacrificing reliability, Toshiba combined its proven PRML (Partial Response Maximum Likelihood) predictive read-channel technology with high density heads and media. "This combination ensures high performance and high reliability," said Stubenrauch.
The new MK-2101M Series drives offer several power-saving features that help system manufacturers deliver maximum battery life. Specifically, the new drives average only 1.4 watts of power and feature a fast five second spin-up time to optimize battery life.
The MK-2101M Series drives round out Toshiba's product offering of 2.5-inch disk drives to give the company the widest breadth of product line. Toshiba's complete line of 2.5-inch drives range from 540MB up to 2.16GB, including the new 1.35GB MK-1301MAV slimline drive.
The MK-2101MAN drive weighs only 7.7 ounces and measures 19mm high. The drives feature a 300,000 hour MTBF.
The MK-2101MAN 2.16GB drive will be available in sample quantities beginning first quarter 1996 at $1,000.
Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of seven divisions which manufacture and
market a wide range of business and information-oriented products in the United States.
Products include portable computers, disk drives, CD-ROM drives, plain paper copiers,
facsimile systems, digital key telephones and PBX systems, voice mail systems and toner
products.
TAIS is an independent operating company, owned by Toshiba America Inc., a subsidiary of
the $53.8 billion Toshiba Corporation, the second largest computer and office equipment
manufacturer and the world's 20th largest corporation in terms of sales. Toshiba
Corporation is a world leader in high-technology products with 134 major consolidated
subsidiaries worldwide.
The TAIS Disk Products Division markets a wide range of industry-standard Winchester and
CD-ROM drives in the United States. For additional product information, contact Toshiba
America Information Systems, Inc., Disk Products Division, 9740 Irvine Blvd., Irvine,
Calif. 92713; telephone (714) 457-0777.
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