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Toshiba unveils 500GB portable hard drive
Joining the likes of Western Digital, Seagate and others, Toshiba has introduced a new portable hard disk drive solution that packs half a terabyte of storage capacity. Weighing in at 6 ounces, this palm-sized device uses the USB 2.0 interface for both data and power, and comes preloaded with NTI Shadow backup software for real-time file backup.
While the company is not sharing many details regarding the drive’s performance other than saying it has an 8MB buffer, if previous launches and the “ultra-quiet operation” claims are anything to go by, we are probably looking at 5,400rpm spindle speeds. The new product will retail for around $180 and joins a family of portable drives that include an “electric blue” 400GB model, a “carbon gray” 320GB version and a “hot rod red” 250GB model. It works with Windows XP, Vista and Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, and is available now through Toshiba’s website and major retailers.
While the company is not sharing many details regarding the drive’s performance other than saying it has an 8MB buffer, if previous launches and the “ultra-quiet operation” claims are anything to go by, we are probably looking at 5,400rpm spindle speeds. The new product will retail for around $180 and joins a family of portable drives that include an “electric blue” 400GB model, a “carbon gray” 320GB version and a “hot rod red” 250GB model. It works with Windows XP, Vista and Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, and is available now through Toshiba’s website and major retailers.
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