Media players and other small portable devices rely mostly on flash-based storage, but where you want to get more capacity for the money is still HDD technology first election and specifically the very sleek 1.8-inch format. Now Toshiba has announced a new 1.8-inch hard drive that raises the bar yet another notch in terms of storage capacity. Whole 320GB contained in the manufacturer's new 5400 RPM model comes with 16MB memory buffer and SATA interface.

The hard disk has a storage density of 516Gb per square inch across and a seek time of 15ms. Toshiba is also supplying its new model with 160GB respectively. 240GB storage capacity. As an example, uses Apple's iPod Touch to 1.8-inch hard drives and has a maximum storage capacity of 160GB, half of what Toshiba's new hard drives offer.