Not rumor, just FYI: 20GB HD for iPod?

GadgetLover

GadgetLover

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Apprently, there is an article that represents that Toshiba will soon have 10GB and 20GB versions of their thin HD. Apple will not confirm that Toshiba's 5GB version of said drive is or is not the drive in the iPod, but they did admit--strangely enough--that it is the only OEM that has a drive small enough to fit in the iPod's enclosure. So, unless Apple built a custom drive in-house (not!) it is likely the Toshiba mechanism in the iPod. Thus, it is 'possible', THOUGH NOT ANY KIND OF NECESSARY FOLLOWING, that the iPod may eventually have a 10GB and/or 20GB version. This would, as it turns out, allow iPod to remain competitive with SONICblue's new offering which DOES have a 20GB HD and IS almost as small as the iPod but uses USB instead of the superior FireWire (in other words, it's slow as molasses compared to the iPod).

http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/15863.html

http://www.sonicblue.com/audio/rio/rio_riot.asp

I'm going to research the Toshiba-side some more and report back. But let's not get too excited about this. Pleeeze folks. It's *just* an unconfirmed possibility.
 
Well, I can now atleast confirm the existence of Toshiba's alleged new drives (announced, as it turns out, yesterday!!).

Here:

http://www.toshiba.com/taecdpd/news/press44.shtml

Excerpt:

"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 16, 2002 

TOSHIBA INTRODUCES WORLD’S HIGHEST CAPACITY 1.8-INCH HARD DISK DRIVES

10GB And 20GB Embedded Drives Power Consumer, Commercial And PC Applications

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IRVINE, Calif, Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD) continues its leadership in the hard drive industry by today announcing its newest family of 1.8-inch embedded hard disk drives (HDDs) available in 10GB and 20GB capacities. The new mini drives offer consumer electronics and PC manufacturers the right combination of high-capacity storage with a compact, lightweight footprint for design into a wide variety of mobile and handheld products that require reliable storage solutions.

The tiny storage giants measure 54 mm wide and 78.5 mm deep, and weigh 51 and 62 grams respectively. Toshiba’s new 10GB (MK1003GAL) and 20GB (MK2003GAH) HDDs are smaller than a credit card and lighter than a traditional pager. The low-profile, lightweight drives offer data transfer rates of 100MB/sec, providing high-speed performance for both consumer electronics devices and notebook PCs.

"Our latest 1.8-inch HDD technology is enabling some of today’s most exciting, new small form factor mobile devices," said Amy Dalphy, manager, HDD business unit, Toshiba SDD. "Toshiba’s 1.8-inch HDDs have the right mix of power consumption, shock tolerance and compact size for today’s capacity-hungry ‘biz-sumer’ mobile computing and digital gadgets – such as music players, handheld PCs, PDAs, wearable computers and laptops."

Built on Toshiba’s proven 2.5-inch HDD technology platform, the rugged design and reliability of Toshiba’s new 1.8-inch HDDs meets today’s increasingly diverse range of storage needs for a variety of new applications and environments. The drives can be easily designed and integrated into portable PCs, handheld mobile terminals, wearable computers, digital video cameras, automotive applications and audio/video players. In addition, Toshiba’s 1.8-inch HDD technology enables the use of complex data, business graphics and audio/visual applications for the growing mobile market, and enables PDA manufacturers to provide substantial photo archiving capabilities in their products. . . .

*** "
 
hey, wasn't it you who had a sister who knew a butcher who had an aunt betty that hangs out with a guy named joe who delivers apples to the place across the street from the garage where steve jobs' cousin once had a tire repaired?

or was that somebody else i'm thinking of:D
 
Yes! only it was "Lupo the Butcher" 's brother (who was a taxadermist -- but that's a whole other story).

Interesting tid-bit:

anyone know why the original Apple logo had an Apple with teeth marks on it?

Answer to follow if no one gets it....
 
to forever symbolize Bill Gate's first bite out of apple's profits!!


sorry, i've heard some of the versions of this and i couldn't help but put a twist on one of them.:p
 
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