Toshiba to launch smallest hard disk drive

Certified by the Guinness World Records as the smallest hard disk drive (HDD), Toshiba Corp.'s 0.85-inch HDD is scheduled to be out in the market in September 2004. The 0.85-inch HDD is claimed to be the first HDD to deliver multi-gigabyte data storage in a sub-one-inch form factor.

The 0.85-inch measurement refers to the diameter of the magnetic disk to which data is recorded. With initial capacities of 2- to 4GB, the drive delivers enhanced storage to smaller, lighter, more efficient products, such as mobile phones, digital camcorders and portable storage devices.