Toshiba Introduces Industry's Slimmest 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive Designed for Incorporation in Portable Information Equipment
9 April, 1996
TOKYO -- Toshiba Corporation today announced the information equipment
industry's slimmest 2.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD). At only 8.45 mm
(1/3 inch) high, the new drive is ideal for incorporation in portable
information equipment,
including a new generation of advanced personal assistants and ultra-small
personal computers. Worldwide shipment of samples of the drive starts today.
 Outline of the New Product
Demand is growing for portable information equipment and notebook PCs
supporting comprehensive on-line communications and connectivity with the
Internet, allowing users to exchange e-mail and to download and store
Internet files. This type of portable equipment requires smaller, thinner,
lighter storage devices - needs completely filled by the new HDD, MK0200MAT.
Main Features of MK0200MAT
- A height of 8.45mm -- approximately 33% thinner than Toshiba's current
12.7mm slim-type HDD -- and a weight of only 110 grams, make MK0200MAT
ideal for portable information terminals.
- High-speed data transfer: with a 13-millisecond average seek time, a
rotational speed of 4,200 rpm and a 128KB buffer memory, MK0200MAT
achieves the performance levels of thicker HDDs, but in a much slimmer
package.
- ATA-2 interface is available. It supports PIO mode 4 and DMA mode 2,
enabling high speed data transmission.
- Low power consumption of 2.3W during read/write and 0.7W while idling
makes the new drive suitable for use in battery-driven portable equipment.
Specifications
| Model No. |
MK0200MAT |
| Formatted capacity: |
271MB |
| Average seek time |
13 milliseconds |
| Data transfer speed: |
ATA-2: 16.6 megabyte/second for both |
| (buffer - host) |
PIO mode 4 and DMA mode 2 |
| Buffer memory |
128 KB |
| Dimensions |
8.45(H) x 70(W) x 100(D) mm |
| Weight |
110 g |
| Power consumption: |
2.3W (Read/Write)
0.7W (Idling)
0.15W (Sleep) |
| Energy efficiency |
0.0026 watts/megabyte |
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