Toshiba enters personal storage market in North America

Toshiba will capitalize on its 2.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) technology expertise with a new line of USB 2.0 portable external hard drives in 100GB, 120GB and 160GB1 capacities. Available in North America, Toshiba's new personal storage line of 2.5-inch HDDs provides a solution for data back-up by enabling automatic power-on and save capabilities for content management.

The Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive is automatically powered through a USB cable when the computer is turned on for switch-free on/off functions. Bundled with NTI Shadow software, the back-up solution eliminates the need to push a button or click an icon to activate back-up once parameters are set. The NTI Shadow software runs in the background, capturing updates to files and automatically saving them to the external drive. The often tedious back-up process is further simplified by choosing continuous or specific days, times and frequencies for back-up operation in the set-up process.

Packaged in sleek black aluminum housing with a blue power-on indicator light, the Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive should be an attractive complement to any notebook or desktop PC. At 5.6-inches long by 3.5-inches wide and less than one inch tall (142.08mm by 88.0mm by 23.65mm), the drive is a space-saver on the desktop. The new external hard drive incorporates Toshiba's all-new, patent-pending shock mounting and ventilation system for a trouble-free mobile storage solution. For added security, Toshiba is including a one-year limited warranty program for its personal storage devices.

The Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive will be on retail store shelves in Spring 2007 at price points starting at $139.99.

Product Name	Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive
Capacities	100GB, 120GB, 160GB
Dimensions	0.94-inch (H) x 3.5-inch (W) x 5.6-inch (L)
-	23.65mm (H) x 88.0mm (W) x 142.08mm (L)
Interface	USB 2.0; (USB 1.1 Compatible)
Compatibility	Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista
-	Macintosh OS X 10.3.9 (Universal Application)
System Requirements	Available USB 2.0 Port
-	CD-ROM Drive (for software)
-	USB 1.1 requires 2 USB Ports