Toshiba Unveils New 2.5 inch 500GB, 7,200 RPM HDD

From DailyTech: Toshiba has unveiled a new high-performance 2.5-inch hard drive in the MKxx56GSY series. The new drive has 500GB of storage with only two platters. The drive spins at 7,200 rpm and is aimed at notebooks and netbooks needing a lot of storage and high-performance.
Toshiba reports that the line of drives (PDF) has a 13% improvement in disk operation compared to Toshiba's previous 7,200 rpm drive family. The new line also removes some of the toxic and hazardous chemical used in previous generations of drive making the new line even greener.

The drive uses the SATA 3GB/sec interface and consumes low amounts of power in idle and sleep modes to extend battery life. The two platters used in the 500GB drive have an areal density of 395 Gb/in2. With 500GB of storage, the drive is capable of storing up to 142,000 digital photos, 131,000 music files, and 58 hours of HD video.

"This new family delivers faster overall system performance, which boosts user productivity – a key differentiator that PC manufacturers can provide to commercial and consumer notebook users,” said Maciek Brzeski, vice president of marketing at Toshiba Storage Device Division. “As a result, we expect that 7,200 RPM HDDs will grow to more than 25 percent of 2.5-inch HDD shipments within two years. In addition to the half-terabyte capacity, decreased environmental impact and low power consumption are also benefits, demonstrating Toshiba’s continued leadership in delivering the right solutions to meet emerging market needs.”

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