Toshiba is branching out with the five new compact hard drives. Unfortuantely we only have a few details on them (some important ones) – but no prices and no clue as to when we can expect to see them. Will keep you posted as the details come in.

Each hard drive will be only 5″ high and will weigh a total of 45g – separating them apart from the normal 1.8 HDD high. The 1.08″ hard drives will be available with 60GB, 80GB, and 120GB. They have been built to support a PATA interface equipped with a 2M buffer and 4200 RPM. It takes 15MS and only 512 bytes for each sector format when seeking – making it perfect for both tablet and mobile computers.

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