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Toshiba Boosts Hard Drive Density By 50%

Posted by kdawson on from the now-how-we-gonna-back-that-sucker-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Toshiba has unveiled a ground-breaking technology that boosts recording density by 50% on an 80-GB, 1.8", single-platter drive. Using what it calls Discrete Track Recording technology, Toshiba was able to pack 120 GB storage on a single 1.8" platter. The new development will hugely benefit media player, UMPC, and ultra-portable laptop segments where 1.8" drives with maximum possible capacity are in great demand."

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  1. whenever they talk about hard drive densitiy by weirdcrashingnoises · · Score: 4, Funny

    i think of this...

    George McFly: Lorraine, my density has bought me to you.
    Lorraine Baines: What?
    George McFly: Oh, what I meant to say was...
    Lorraine Baines: Wait a minute, don't I know you from somewhere?
    George McFly: Yes. Yes. I'm George, George McFly. I'm your density.

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  2. Prolonging a dying technology by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'd rather R&D be put into solid state hard drives (e.g. flash). I can't count how many hard disks I've gone through.

  3. Technological anachronism by Circlotron · · Score: 3, Funny

    Imagine if the humble telephone dial had received this much effort and technology. What would THEY be like now?

    1. Re:Technological anachronism by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · · Score: 2, Funny

      Good question. Its been my longstanding dream of building a cell phone with a phone dial and no screen. It would be an old school handset with a dial, and a hook built into the belt holster. Maybe the dial should be on the holster as well. And I would tell everyone my "phone was off the hook", sometimes as a joke, sometimes as an excuse for not picking up the phone. Although, I really don't know how many people would get the joke.

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  4. I found the patent info on this... by dada21 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...Toshiba's patent just says to take out the MFM hard disc controller, and replace it with their new RLL controller. I tested this myself and got my 10MB drive to a full 15MB without a single problem!

    1. Re:I found the patent info on this... by Headcase88 · · Score: 4, Funny

      dada21 casts JOKE at Anonymous Coward
      Woosh! The attack misses.
      Headcase88 taunts from afar
      Headcase88 equips flame shield

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      "When the atomic bomb goes off there's devastation...but when the atomic bong goes off there's celebraaaaation!"
  5. Re:Its still a toshiba by v1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    And yes, I am a seagate/maxtor fanboy. I still have a 1.6gb maxtor from 95 that works fine.

    I was a seagate fanboy until 3 months ago. Lets just say that evening I could hear the (2 month old) 500gb seagate in my basement before I put the key in the door. (sounded like a circular saw)

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    I work for the Department of Redundancy Department.
  6. Re:Better information on this by Anpheus · · Score: 2, Funny

    God, I'd really like it if they'd come out with discreet track recording technology so I can hide all my porn!

    (But at 120GB, that's not nearly enough space!)

  7. Re:Its still a toshiba by edwardpickman · · Score: 2, Funny
    I was a seagate fanboy until 3 months ago. Lets just say that evening I could hear the (2 month old) 500gb seagate in my basement before I put the key in the door. (sounded like a circular saw)

    It was just happy to see you and welcoming you home.