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Toshiba, the effective monopoly supplier of 1.8-inch hard disk drives (HDD), has announced a 220GB tiny whopper. IDC says Tosh supplied more than 92 per cent of all the 1.8-inch drives shipped in the third quarter of last year. This sector of the HDD market may have been abandoned or avoided by the other three main drive …

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  1. Mike 125

    Mike 125

    Eh? Am I just imagining I bought a 250g 3 months ago?

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-PA4217E-1HB5-1-8-inch-External-Golden/dp/B002JM25IM/ref=sr_1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1295961223&sr=1-7

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  2. Dave Hooper

    MK2431GAH?

    isn't Toshiba's own 240GB MK2431GAH a larger-capacity 1.8" hdd ? I think the article refers to the largest single-platter 1.8" drive .

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  3. Ron1
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    Largest Single Platter 1.8" HDD

    Yes. Chris did not research this well enough. With Tosh, xxxxxxL are single platter 5 mm high drives while xxxxxxH are dual platter 8 mm high drives. Article failed to mention this is the largest single platter drive. This implies a 440 GB dual platter xxxxxxH device might be aroumd the corner. Now THAT would indeed be the largest 1.8" HDD.

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