Toshiba 1.8" hard disk density to reach 80 GB by year-end

Toshiba plans to increase the density of its 1.8" microdrives to 80 GB by year-end, up from the current 60 GB. Notebooks with 1.8" microdrives are expected to hit the Taiwan market next quarter.

Toshiba estimated it shipped 1.8 million 1.8" microdrives per month in 2005.

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