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You called that one. That is the first thing I thought of when reading the title.]]>Jun 11th 2008 2:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/]]>Jun 11th 2008 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/Jun 11th 2008 2:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/Jun 11th 2008 2:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/Jun 11th 2008 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/

Um, so, basically, it's useless? ;-)]]>Jun 11th 2008 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/Jun 11th 2008 3:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/
Duct Tape makes many impossible things possible.
(makes them sorta ugly too)
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Most require a ZIF connection or some other weird connection.]]>Jun 11th 2008 5:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/Jun 11th 2008 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/Jun 11th 2008 3:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/Jun 11th 2008 7:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/Jun 11th 2008 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/Jun 11th 2008 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/
You then could have an on-board backup device to use with Time Machine without having to carry around an external drive. ]]>Jun 11th 2008 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/Jun 11th 2008 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/
And also, did anyone even click on the link? (I'm looking at you, Thomas Ricker)
Model no.: MK1617GSG
Capacity: 160GB
Interface: SATA 1.5Gb/s
Rotational speed: 5,400 rpm
External dimensions: 54.0 mm (W) x 78.5 mm (L) x 8.0 mm (H)

Lo and behold, the it IS only 8mm thick. Which means it's perfectly suited for ultra portable laptops. The only reason it wouldn't work in certain products would be because of an incompatible connector interface (traditional SATA instead of LIF), but one can be easily replaced for the other, just not through OEM.]]>Jun 11th 2008 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/Jun 11th 2008 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/And whats the cost of it.. (USD)..?

I want to make an external HD by getting a case for it...]]>Jun 11th 2008 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/Jun 11th 2008 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/
The Macbook Air for example takes 1.8" drives but only 5mm drives, which is why its stuck at 80gb HDDs when the TZ has had 100 and 120gb HDDs which currently are only at 8mm.


I have the Vaio TZ myself and would LOVE this drive in there, finally a 1.8" 5400rpm drive, I'm so tired of the 4200rpm in mine, yay!!!!]]>Jun 11th 2008 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/Jun 11th 2008 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/Jun 11th 2008 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/Jun 11th 2008 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/11/toshibas-1-8-inch-160gb-disk-hits-5-400rpm-for-netbooks/Jun 11th 2008 9:08PM