160GB CE-ATA 1.8-Inch Hard Disk Drive - Toshiba MK1626GCB

Toshiba announced the MK1626GCB, 160GB CE-ATA 1.8-inch two-platter Hard Disk Drive. The new CE-ATA Hard Disk Drive is optimized for portable media players (PMP) and other consumer electronics (CE) products. Toshiba also introduced the 80GB MK8022GAA, a single-platter, 5-millimeter high 1.8-inch HardDisk Drive to provide a thinner and lighter alternative for PATA-based CE applications. This new 1.8-inch family employs improved read-write heads and media with an enhanced magnetic layer to achieve an area density of 353 megabits per square millimeter.

Scott Maccabe, Toshiba Storage Device Division, said:

Toshiba's new 1.8-inch HardDisk Drives build on our long-time leadership in this key product segment and gives CE manufacturers the tools to create smaller, lighter and more compelling handheld devices…

…Storage is an integral part of the digital experience, and these small form factor Hard Disk Drives deliver the capacity, power efficiency and throughput to support, if not accelerate, consumer demand for sophisticated portable computing, multimedia and entertainment devices.

Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD) will showcase the new product at DISKCON USA 2007 on Sept. 19-20 in Santa Clara, Calif.

HardDisk Drives are now used in a wide variety of applications spanning both the IT and CE arenas with integration into PMPs, digital audio players, digital video recorders, copiers, mobile PCs and more. The market has demonstrated a voracious appetite for larger storage capacities, as broadband Internet and more powerful, rich media applications bring audio-visual (AV) capabilities to new products, particularly PMPs, tablets and mobile PCs. With the introduction of this high-capacity Hard Disk Drive, Toshiba is enabling CE manufacturers to meet consumer needs for storing and enjoying large media files, such as home videos, high-definition movies, digital music collections and personal photo libraries.

In addition to increased capacity, Toshiba has significantly reduced the power consumption of the 160GB Hard Disk Drive to 0.002W/GB, which is 33 percent less than the previous 1.8-inch 100GB model, demonstrating Toshiba's continued commitment to energy efficiency measures and compliance with Japan's Energy Conservation Law. In addition, both drives offer more environmentally friendly designs and comply with the EU's RoHS directive4, which came into force in July 2006.

Toshiba’s new 1.8-inch Hard Disk Drives are being integrated by OEM partners for consumer products slated for the holiday season.

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 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch hard disk drives, as well as next-generation HD DVD storage products. Toshiba SDD markets high-quality peripherals to OEMs, VARs, value-added dealers, systems integrators and distributors in the United States.

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