The new 1.8-inch hard drive can store 100GB
Toshiba is planning a new hard drive that manages a 25 percent jump in storage space over current models, reports the PCWorld.
The new 1.8-inch hard drive can store 100GB of data where as current models hold a maximum of 80GB. The drives are about the same size as a PC Card and are commonly used in music players, like Apple's iPod, and compact laptop computers.
In January next year, Toshiba plans to start a mass production of drivers. In the beginning, the company won’t sell them direct to 
end –users, but to other companies for integration into their products.
The driver will be on show at the Consumer Electronic Show, which takes place in Las Vegas from January 8 to 11.
Toshiba first developed a 1.8-inch drive in 2000. The device, which was at the time the highest capacity such drive available, could hold up to 2GB of data and cost around $740 at the time. Today the drives have not only risen in capacity but also fallen in price to the point where an Apple iPod, which includes an 80GB drive and color screen, costs $349.
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