Just in September this year, Toshiba proudly announced a 1.8-inch HDD with 160GB capacity, which was pretty impressive already (their new SSDs aren’t too shabby either). But today, not even two months later, Toshiba unveiled another 1.8-inch HDD with 320GB capacity [press release in English].
The MK3233GSG features a 3Gbps SATA interface and 16MB buffer memory, produces just 19dB of seek noise and spins at 5,400 rpm. Needless to say it’s the only 1.8-inch HDD with 320GB capacity out there.
Toshiba says mass production will start in December this year. In the past few months, the company has announced one high-capacity HDD after the other.
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I’ll never use 320gb in my actual computer. Everything’s on multiple externals now. Would make one heck of a carry around back up drive for when I have to fix people’s computers. Looking forward to the new tech.
That “16MB puffer” must be really amazing :D
Oops, thanks, amended.
Do I assume that the 160Gb was the early to market version of the 320Gb drive? As in, exactly the same internal spec, and the capacity is based on quality tests passed?