Toshiba HDD2181 30GB UDMA/100 4200RPM 2MB 2.5″ Hard Drive

Toshiba Storage Device Division introduces the MK3021GAS 2.5-inch 30GB Hard Disk Drive. The MK3021GAS offers the industries highest areal density per platter, at 48.8gigabits per square inch. This new drive offers enough capacity for portable video recording and editing, with lower power consumption compared to the traditional 3.5-inch HDDs. This functionality provides ideal storage for a range of commercial and consumer notebooks, as well as non-PC applications such as PDAs, printers, copiers, GPS systems and MP3 players. The MK3021GAS is ATA-5 compliant, supporting high transfer rates of up to 100 megabytes per second.

MK3021GAS Product Overview

Technical Information


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  Storage Capacity:
  
  30.01 GB

Drive Performance


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  Maximum External Data Transfer Rate:
  
  100 MBps (800 Mbps)
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  Maximum Internal Data Transfer Rate:
  
  37.3 MBps (298 Mbps)
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  Rotational Speed:
  
  4200 rpm
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  Buffer:
  
  2 MB
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  Average Latency:
  
  7.14 ms

Interfaces/Ports


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  Drive Interface:
  
  IDE
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  Drive Interface Standard:
  
  IDE Ultra ATA/100 (ATA-6)

Physical Characteristics


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  Drive Type:
  
  Internal
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  Drive Width:
  
  2.5″
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  Height:
  
  0.4″
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  Width:
  
  0.3″
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  Depth:
  
  3.9″
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  Weight (Approximate):
  
  3.32 oz

Miscellaneous


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  Additional Information:
  
  • Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor drive
  • Logical Blocks (LBA): 58605120
  • Track Density (TPI): 78.9k
  • User Data Cylinders: 47080
  • Product Life: 5 years or 20000 power ON hours
  • Spin-up Time: 4sec (Typical)
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  Compatibility:
  
  • PC