Toshiba just announced that they will soon mass produce a 1.8-inch hard disk drive with a serial ATA (SATA) interface with a capacity of 160GB (MK1617GSG) and 80GB (MK8017GSG) in August.

toshiba HDD

The new drives boost interface speed to 1.5Gbps and offer a rotation speed of 5,400 rpm, faster than the current generation of Toshiba 1.8-inch HDD. This development assures that mobile PCs will be able to meet the most demanding user needs.