Toshiba introduces 2.16GB 2.5-inch disk drive; new drive is industry's highest capacity 2.5-inch drive

Business Wire, Oct 16, 1995

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 1995--Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Disk Products Division (TAIS DPD), a market and technology leader in 2.5-inch hard disk drives, Monday introduced the MK-2101M Series of 2.16GB 2.5-inch disk drives.

The industry's highest capacity 2.5-inch disk drive, the MK-2101M Series drives offer unequaled capacity plus a fast 13ms seek time.

"The new MK-2101M Series drives were engineered to lead the industry in capacity, performance and reliability," said Anne Stubenrauch, senior product manager, hard disk drives, TAIS DPD. "The MK-2101M Series drives are one of the few drives capable of storing and instantaneously accessing the large graphics, audio, video and MIDI files resident on today's high-end notebook, desktop PCs and disk arrays."

To meet the market requirements of OEMs, VAD/VARs, system integrators and end-users, the new MK-2101M Series is available with a Fast ATA interface. The MK-2101MAN ATA-interface drive features a fast 4200rpm rotational speed and a 128KB buffer which contribute to a peak internal data rate of up to 55.6Mbits/sec. The MK-2101MAN supports a transfer rate of 16.6MB/sec in PIO Mode 4.

To achieve the high capacity without sacrificing reliability, Toshiba combined its proven PRML (Partial Response Maximum Likelihood) predictive read-channel technology with high density heads and media. "This combination ensures high performance and high reliability," said Stubenrauch.

The new MK-2101M Series drives offer several power-saving features that help system manufacturers deliver maximum battery life. Specifically, the new drives average only 1.4 watts of power and feature a fast five second spin-up time to optimize battery life.

The MK-2101M Series drives round out Toshiba's product offering of 2.5-inch disk drives to give the company the widest breadth of product line. Toshiba's complete line of 2.5-inch drives range from 540MB up to 2.16GB, including the new 1.35GB MK-1301MAV slimline drive.

The MK-2101MAN drive weighs only 7.7 ounces and measures 19mm high. The drives feature a 300,000 hour MTBF.

The MK-210MAN 2.16GB drive will be available in sample quantities beginning first quarter 1996 at $1,000.

The TAIS Disk Products Division markets a wide range of industry-standard Winchester and CD-ROM drives in the United States. For additional information, contact TAIS DPD, 9740 Irvine Blvd., Irvine, Calif. 92713; telephone, 714/457-0777.

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