Toshiba says it will begin marketing two revolutionary high-capacity hard drives that use perpendicular recording technology. The hard disk drives (HDDs), in the 1.8-inch format used by many digital music players, will come in a 40 GB version, the MK4007G, as well as an 80 GB model, the MK8007GAH. Toshiba says it will start production of the two next year: April for the 40 GB HDD and July for the 80 GB model.
Perpendicular recording places bits of data end-to-end, instead of using the traditional method of storing them flat on the disk surface. Since the bits essentially stand upright, they take up less space, allowing greater storage capabilities. Toshiba says the technology results in recording density that is 37 percent greater than that offered by current drives.
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