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Toshiba Unveils Whisper-Quiet 500GB MK5055GSX Notebook Hard Drive

by , 2:45 PM EST, November 19th, 2008

Electronics manufacturer Toshiba announced Tuesday the MK5055GSX hard drive, a 500 gigabyte 2.5" SATA notebook drive boasting "whisper-quiet operation."

The drive offers an 8MB buffer, operates at 5,400 RPMs, and uses 1.4 watts of power consumption on read/write functions. It also has what Toshiba called an improved servo arm mechanism that helps reduce operational noise while increasing the durability of the hardware.

Other features include a free-fall sensor to help guard against damage from falls and a green-friendly industrial design process designed to help reduce CO2 emissions as well as complying with other environmental standards.

Toshiba has yet to announce a final price but has indicated that the drive will begin shipping in January and will be exhibited at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2009.

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Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:12 pm Subject: whisper quiet , but slow

Why not release a 7200rpm drive at 500Gb.
Not exactly ground breaking is it?


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Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:30 am Subject: Quiet, big, and fits

Looks like this is the first 500 GB drive that fits into a MacBook or MacBook Pro. 50 percent increase in storage capacity. And what does the first poster do? Moan, moan, and moan.


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Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:37 pm Subject: not exactly

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Looks like this is the first 500 GB drive that fits into a MacBook or MacBook Pro. 50 percent increase in storage capacity. And what does the first poster do? Moan, moan, and moan.


500gb samsung HM500LI Spinpoint M6 already fits them


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Close Name:WetcoastBob Posts: 83 Joined: 17 Aug 2006
Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:30 pm Subject: Power Consumption

The slower drive will probably use less power. I found this the case when i put a 4200 rpm 200 gig drive in my MBP. The response time is slightly longer but I get an additional 15 min from the battery.


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