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Toshiba 40GB Perpendicular Magnetic Record Drives

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the hot-new-methods dept.

freitasm writes "Toshiba is now shipping a 40GB 1.8" hard disk, the first in the industry based on the PMR (Perpendicular Magnetic Recording) technology. The disk stores 40GB in a single platter, and there are plans to release a 80GB version later this year. The first models are already being used on Toshiba's new Gigabeat MP3 players." It's all part of their plan to squeeze more bits onto the head of a pin.

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  1. Re:Is 40GB the smallest you can buy now? by JFitzsimmons · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Read the fucking summary. The target for this would be miniscule devices like PDAs and portable audio players, where 40GB would be more than passable. Of course comptuers come with huge >120 GB harddrives, you can fit quite a number of platters into those (relativly) huge standard PC sized harddrive boxes.

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