Miniature Disk Drive: The Toshiba MK3006GAL Delivers 30 GB in a 1.8" Form Factor

Without The Right Adapter, Nothing Works

It's worth emphasizing that our test of this compact Toshiba hard disk surely doesn't address the most typical real-world installation scenario, as evidenced by our need to procure two adapters to connect it to our standard test system. Any OEM or system integrator would mount the device permanently somewhere, so the only effort would be mating the connector on the drive to the matching connector on the controller. We used an adapter from Wiebetech for this test, although there are others available.

Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.