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Re: Smaller == better....

$399 for 5G

kinda steap,  read the Ipod thread on /.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "--friar" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 1:47 PM
Subject: Smaller == better....

> Looking at the iPod mp3 player's specs, I wondered what it used for
> storage and came across the Toshiba MK5002MAL.  Does anybody have any
> experience with these new Toshiba 1.8" 5gig drives?
> These look like an incredible drive for wearables:
> 
> Avg Seek: 15ms
> RPMs: 4200
> 5x54x78.5mm
> 1.94 ounces
> 200G operating shock rating (1000G non)
> 300,000 hours MTTF
> 
> start: 1.2w
> seek: 1.3w
> read/write: 1.3w
> Idle: 0.7w !!!!
> Standby: 0.23w
> Sleep: 0.05w
> 
> Those power specs are roughly equivalent to the IBM microdrive
> in 5v mode, so I am very curious to know more.
> 
> --friar
> 
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