Toshiba introduced a new line of 1.8 inch SATA Hard Drives yesterday available in two capacities - an 80 GB drive (model MK8017GSG) and a 160GB drive (model MK1617GSG). The new drives target the mobile market and feature the following specifications:

• Interface speed of 1.5Gbps
• 5400 RPM
• More environmental efficient than current models
• Improves maximum internal data transfer rate by approximately 17 percent
• High vibration and shock resistance
• Average seek time of 15 ms
• Measures 54 x 78.5 x  8.0 mm
• Operating shock resistance of 500G, 2msec
• Non-operating shock resistance of 1500G, 1msec

The new drives will enter mass production in August.

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