Toshiba commercializes 160 GB 1.8-inch HDD for mobile devices

It is said that Toshiba has commercialized the industry's largest 160-GB 1.8-inch HDD "MK 1626 GCB".

It realizes large capacity by improving the recording density more than before, mainly for portable devices such as portable media players.

Details are as below.
About commercialization of 1.8 type HDD with industry's largest class (* 1) storage capacity of 160 GB

According to this release, the 160 GB 1.8-inch HDD "MK1626 GCB" developed this time has realized large capacity by improving the magnetic head and improving the magnetic layer of the disk by improving the recording density than before That's right.

And the primary use of this HDD is mobile devices that need large capacity content recording such as mobile type laptop computers, portable media players, digital movie cameras. There is also an 80GB model "MK8022GAA" in the lineup.

New iPod announced todayThere is also iPod classic with 160GB HDD installed, but this HDD was also installed on ToshibaGigabeatIs there planning to release it?