Toshiba Extends PMR to 2.5-Inch HDD Family with 200GB Market-Leading Capacity; World's Highest Areal Density Enables First 100GB-Per-Platter Mobile HDD
The 200GB dual-platter MK2035GSS is Toshiba's first PMR drive to incorporate tunnel magneto-resistive recording (TMR) head technology. Toshiba's new 2.5-inch HDD is light weight at 98 grams and incorporates the Serial ATA (SATA) II interface with native command queuing, enabling faster data transfer rates and improved technical performance.
“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”
"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."
Using Toshiba's 200GB 2.5-inch HDD, mobile PC manufacturers can create value with end consumers by providing enough capacity for gaming, video, music and other multimedia applications, positioning these mobile PCs as viable desktop replacement options.
Toshiba is the industry leader in mobile HDD shipments (2.5 inch or smaller form factors) with a 29 percent market share, according to research firm IDC. The company has held that position since Q3 of 2005.
Toshiba will start mass production for the 2.5-inch 200GB MK2035GSS HDD in August 2006. The company will showcase the new HDD at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, June 6-10, 2006, in booth #B624. For more information about Toshiba's line of 2.5-inch HDDs, visit www.sdd.toshiba.com.
Product Specifications ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Model no. MK2035GSS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Capacity (Formatted)(1) 200GB ---------------------------------------------------------------------- No. of platters 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- No. of heads 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Areal Density 277.1Mbit/mm2 (178.8 Gbit/in2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Average seek time 12 msec ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Data transfer rate Serial ATA II 1.2/150MB/s ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rotational speed 4,200 rpm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Buffer memory 8MB ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Interface ATA-7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- External dimensions (WxDxH; mm) 69.85x100.0x9.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Weight 98g ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Energy consumption efficiency 0.00335 W/GB ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Shock resistance: Operating 3,185 m/s2 (325G, 2msec) Non-operating 8,330 m/s2 (850G, 1msec) ----------------------------------------------------------------------
About Toshiba Storage Device Division
Toshiba SDD, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., leads the market in the development, design and manufacturing of small form factor 0.85-inch, 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch hard disk drives. Toshiba SDD markets high-quality peripherals to original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers, value-added dealers, systems integrators and distributors in the United States. Inherent in the Toshiba storage family are the high-quality engineering and manufacturing capabilities that have established Toshiba products as worldwide leaders. For more information, visit www.sdd.toshiba.com.
About Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS)
Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of four business units: Digital Products Division, Imaging Systems Division, Storage Device Division and Telecommunication Systems Division. Together, these divisions provide mobile products and solutions, including industry-leading portable computers; projectors; imaging products for the security, medical and manufacturing markets; storage products for automotive, computer and consumer electronics applications; and telephony equipment and associated applications.
TAIS provides sales, marketing and services for its wide range of information products in the United States and Latin America. TAIS is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, which is a global leader in high technology and integrated manufacturing of electrical and electronic components, products and systems, as well as major infrastructure systems. Toshiba has worldwide sales of over $54 billion and approximately 300 subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. For more information visit the company's Website at www.toshiba.com.
(C) 2006 Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. All product, service and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. Information, including without limitation product prices, specifications, availability, content of services and contact information is subject to change without notice.
(1) Capacity of HDD is calculated with a basis of one gigabyte (GB) equals one billion bytes.
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