Toshiba Adds 250GB HDD and Upgrade Kit for Mobile PCs

By DE Editors

Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD;  Irvine, CA) added a 250GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive to its lineup of personal storage devices and introduced a new line of internal notebook HDDs for mobile PCs to meet the growing demand for personal storage solutions.

Toshiba’s USB 2.0 portable external HDDs are available in 120GB, 160GB, 200GB and 250GB capacities and have been designed with convenience and portability in mind. Along with NTI Shadow software, Toshiba has incorporated a patent-pending shock mounting system into its personal storage solution to deliver extra protection against normal wear and tear.

Toshiba has added a retail line of internal notebook HDDs to augment the growing demand for storage capacity in mobile PCs. Available in 80GB, 120GB, 160GB, 200GB and 250GB capacities, Toshiba’s new notebook HDDs offer a range of options to enhance existing hardware.

Toshiba’s notebook HDDs are compatible with every major brand of Serial ATA-enabled mobile computer and feature Toshiba’s perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR)  technology, native command queuing (NCQ), and tunnel magneto-resistive (TMR)  head recording for increased capacity, reliability, and performance.

For product specs, system requirements, and MSRPs on Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive and the Toshiba Notebook Hard Drive, go to the Toshiba Storage Device Division (Toshiba SDD), which is a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS).

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.