Toshiba HDD Platter Database for Toshiba - 1.8"

 Toshiba HDD Platter Database for Toshiba - 1.8"

Here are all the models currently in the database for this manufacturer and drive width. Entries are sorted into sections based on platter density, and then manufacturer drive family.

Some tips:

    Drives using odd sizes are sorted into whatever size category that's closest. For example, drives using 150GB platters are sorted into the 160GB/platter section, and drives using 200GB platters are sorted into the 250GB/platter section.

    The total capacity of the drive is shown beside each drive model.

    A platter-head ratio is shown next to the total capacity tag in brackets. For example, a drive with a (1/2) ratio has one disk and two read/write heads.

    Any special features (increased rotational speed, interface types, unusual platter designs and stuff like that) are noted where necessary.




60GB/platter Section (all drives under here use platters that can hold 60GB of data.)
28GAL (4200RPM, 2MB cache, ZIF ATA/100 interface)

    MK6028GAL 60GB (1/2)



14GAL (4200RPM, 2MB cache, ZIF ATA/100 interface)

    MK6014GAL 60GB (1/2)

    Note: this drive looks to be the older version of the MK6028GAL listed above.



14GAH (4200RPM, 8MB cache, ZIF ATA/100 interface)

    MK1214GAH 120GB (2/4)



15GAA (3600RPM, 160KB cache, ZIF ATA/66 interface)

    MK6015GAA 60GB (1/2)




80GB/platter Section (all drives under here use platters that can hold 80GB of data.)

25GAL (4200RPM, 8MB cache, ZIF ATA/100 interface)

    MK8025GAL 80GB (1/2)



22GAA (3600RPM, 160KB cache, ZIF ATA/100 interface)

    MK8022GAA 80GB (1/2)

    *Note: I find the amazingly tiny cache (160KB) on this drive and the MK6015GAA a bit humorous, though Toshiba aimed these drives at CE applications only. PC vendors were advised to use the MK8025GAL instead. 80GB iPod Classics made use of MK8022GAA drives.



26GCB (3600RPM, 160KB cache, ZIF ATA/100 interface)

    MK1626GCB 160GB (2/4)

    Note: This is the dual-platter version of the MK8022GAA, and retains the tiny cache among most other features.



17GSG (5400RPM, 8MB cache, SATA-150 interface)

    MK8017GSG 80GB (1/2)

    MK1617GSG 160GB (2/4).




120GB/platter Section (all drives under here use platters that can hold 120GB of data.)
31GAL/31GAH Series (4200RPM, 8MB cache, ZIF ATA/100 interface)

    MK8031GAL 80GB (1/2)

    MK1231GAL 120GB (1/2)*

    MK2431GAH 240GB (2/4)**

    *Note: This drive was used in the Microsoft Zune 120.

    **Note: Yes it is a strange capacity. Toshiba added 10 more gigabytes for the 29GSG model.



29GSG Series (5400RPM, 8MB cache, SATA-300 interface)

    MK1229GSG 120GB (1/2)

    MK1629GSG 160GB (2/4)

    MK2529GSG 250GB (2/4)




160GB/platter Section (all drives under here use platters that can hold 160GB of data.)

34GAL Series (4200RPM, 8MB cache, ZIF ATA/100 interface)

    MK6034GAL 60GB (1/1)

    MK8034GAL 80GB (1/1)

    MK1234GAL 120GB (1/2)

    MK1634GAL 160GB (1/2)*

    *Note: As far as I know, this drive is used in the new circa 2009 160GB iPod Classics.



33GSG Series (5400RPM, 16MB cache, SATA-300 interface)

    MK1633GSG 160GB (1/2)

    MK2533GSG 250GB (2/4)

    MK3233GSG 320GB (2/4)

    Note: with 16MB of cache, a 5400RPM spindle speed, a native SATA interface and 320GB of capacity on the flagship model, you can pretty much consider these the Velociraptors of the 1.8" drive world. Their performance is so far unknown, but you can bet it'll be way better than the 4200RPM ZIF models used in most 1.8" drive-toting computers.



35GSL Series (4200RPM, 8MB cache, SATA-300 interface)

    MK1235GSL 120GB (1/2)

    Note: I'm not completely sure if these use 160 or 120GB platters, but I'm guessing 160GB as they came out with the 33GSG series above. You can consider this a "low end" version of the aforementioned 33GSGs, as it spins slower at 4200RPM and has 50% of the cache, but keeps the same interface.




220GB/platter Section (all drives under here use platters that can hold 220GB of data.)

39GSL Series (4200RPM, 16MB cache, LIF SATA-300 interface)


    MK1639GSL 160GB (1/2)

    MK2039GSL 200GB (1/2)

    MK2239GSL 220GB (1/2)
source:http://rml527.blogspot.com/2010/10/hdd-platter-database-toshiba-18.html