Toshiba Corp. on Tuesday introduced its new 2.5"/9.5mm hard disk drive (HDD) with 1TB capacity. The new drives utilize the latest-generation platters with industry-leading areal density and 500GB capacity.
Toshiba MQ01ABD hard drives are available in 250GB, 320GB, 500GB, 750GB and 1TB capacities and are based on 500GB platters with an industry-leading areal density of 744Gb/in2 (Gb per square inch), a 37% increase compared to prior 2.5" models. The new platters bring both additional capacities as well as boost in data transfer speeds.