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Toshiba turbocharges tiny drive

...one capable of storing 20GB of data and the other 40GB. The 1.8-inch drive, which has been used in products such as portable... Read more

5 November, 2003 by John G.Spooner

Seagate touts new line of hard drives

...player, movie player or video recorder. The unit, which contains a 60GB 1.8-inch drive, can connect to a phone via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth... Read more

6 September, 2007 by Michael Kanellos

Samsung and Seagate release hard drives

...storage systems. On the small end of the spectrum is the 120GB, 1.8-inch drive, which is known as the N2 Series. It spins... Read more

20 June, 2007 by Stephen Shankland

SanDisk's new flash drive reveals price drop

...drive typically would cost. Still, it's less than SanDisk's previous 1.8-inch drive, which cost $600 (£311) more than a conventional 32GB... Read more

14 March, 2007 by Michael Kanellos

A half-century of hard drives

The hard disk drive, invented by IBM 50 years ago, underpins modern computing and will continue to do so for a while yet. But how did today's data storage technology evolve, and what does the future hold? Read more

13 September, 2006 by Rupert Goodwins

Toshiba touts data density record with new drive

...started selling perpendicular drives last year when it came out with a 1.8-inch drive with perpendicular recording. The company also makes microdrives with... Read more

5 June, 2006 by Michael Kanellos

Hitachi stresses chemistry on perpendicular drives

...sale in the US this summer and sell for $269 (£140). A 1.8-inch drive for consumer electronics and small notebooks utilising the same... Read more

15 May, 2006 by Michael Kanellos

Samsung puts hard drive in a mobile

...the same form factor -- last month, Toshiba announced it had created a 1.8-inch drive with a capacity of 60GB. There is also a... Read more

7 September, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

'Biggest ever' 1.8-in drive launched by Toshiba

...of 60GB. The company claims that the MK6006GAH drive is the biggest 1.8-inch drive ever. It consists of two 30GB platters, each with... Read more

4 August, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Bigger Toshiba minidrive may boost iPod capacity

...such as digital music players and digital video recorders. Toshiba's planned 1.8-inch drive will have two platters, each holding 30GB of data... Read more

3 June, 2004 by Ed Frauenheim and Ina Fried

Toshiba pins high expectations on minidrive

...pay for size. Toshiba was the first manufacturer to put out a 1.8-inch drive, developing a lead that took place in part because... Read more

8 January, 2004 by Michael Kanellos

Toshiba unveils mini microdrive

...said. Toshiba was the first major manufacturer to come out with a 1.8-inch drive, which can now hold up to 40GB of data... Read more

11 December, 2003 by Michael Kanellos

Dell DJ set to debut

...Dell DJ, marking a major customer win for Hitachi. Hitachi announced the 1.8-inch drive earlier this year and began shipping it to customers... Read more

27 October, 2003 by Ed Frauenheim

Hitachi slides faster drive into notebooks

Hitachi's storage division has made a tiny hard drive faster and more efficient, meaning notebooks will be quicker and use less power Read more

14 May, 2003 by Michael Kanellos

Creative player serenades iPod audience

...are standard for notebook PCs, while only one company, Toshiba, manufactures the 1.8-inch drive used in the iPod. Because 2.5-inch drives... Read more

15 October, 2002 by John G.Spooner

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