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Toshiba launches nine 2.5-inch HDDs, including a 320GB version

Coming to a high-end laptop near you soon

21 August 2007 12:15 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

The Toshiba Corporation has announced the launch of nine new 2.5-inch hard disk drives that use the company’s latest advances in HDD technology.

The new drives include the MK3252GSX, which boasts an industry-leading capacity of 320GB, and the MK2049GSY, which improves performance with a 7200rpm rotational speed.

The new drives will provide laptop manufacturers with a options perfect for high density storage of multiple data sources, such as movies and digital photos, on high-end notebook PCs, and improved overall system performance from high-speed data transfers.

Both models support an optional Free Fall Sensor function, which detects falling HDD and parks the head before it crashes.

Toshiba will mass produce the drives from November.

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