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TOSHIBA BOOTH #L862 LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER

Toshiba Displays 0.5-inch High Slimline Drive with 1.35GB Capacity at
COMDEX; Highest Capacity Slimline 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive on Market.

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 13-17, 1995 -- The world's highest capacity 2.5-inch
slimline hard disk drive will be shown at COMDEX/Fall by Toshiba
America Information Systems, Inc., Disk Products Division (TAIS DPD).
The drive, the MK- 1301MAV, offers a capacity of 1.35GB and a fast 13ms
average seek time in a small 0.5-inch high (12.7mm), 2.5-inch form
factor.  This new drive will be featured during COMDEX/Fall in the
Toshiba Booth #L862, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Nov. 13-17.

"While computer notebooks become smaller and thinner, user's demands
for high performance, high capacity storage increases, creating a need
for a very slim hard disk drive that offers higher capacity while
delivering maximum performance," said Anne Stubenrauch, senior product
manager, hard disk drives, TAIS DPD. "The MK-1301MAV drive, which was
designed with high density heads, meets these demands by offering the
highest capacity and the highest performance of any slimline 2.5-inch
drive."

Toshiba designed the MK-1301MAV drive with PRML (Partial Response
Maximum Likelihood) predictive read-channel technology and proven high
density head and media technology to ensure high capacity without
sacrificing reliability. Through these technologies, computer users can
achieve maximum storage capacities plus fast access.

The MK-1301MAV features design and engineering attributes that result
in high performance for portable computing environments. The MK-1301MAV
drive offers a fast 4200rpm rotational speed and a 128KB write cache
buffer, which contribute to a peak internal data rate of up to
55.6Mbits/sec.

The MK-1301MAV drive provides users with the highest performance
specifications in the industry and is available with a Fast ATA
interface to meet OEM, VAR/VAD and system integrator needs. The
MK-1301MAV drive provides fast data transfer rates of 16.6MB/sec. in
PIO mode 4 and DMA mode 2.

The new MK-1301MAV drive provides leading performance while still
meeting the demanding size, weight and power requirements of notebook
and portable computers. The new 2.5-inch drive weighs only 5.3 ounces
and consumes an average of only 0.9 watts (idle) from a single 5-volt
supply.

The MK-1301MAV drive's small form factor helps ensure computer notebook
integration. The drive measures a slim 0.5-inches high, 2.76-inches
wide and 3.94-inches deep. The MK-1301MAV drive is also extremely
reliable, demonstrating a 300,000 hour MTBF.

The MK-1301MAV drives are available now in sample quantities starting
at $600.

The MK-1301MAV drive rounds out Toshiba's product offering of 2.5-inch
disk drives to give the company the widest breadth of product line.
Toshiba's complete line of 2.5-inch drives range from 540MB up to
2.16GB, including the new MK- 2101MAN 2.16GB high capacity drive.

Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of seven divisions
that manufacture and market a wide range of business and
information-oriented products in the United States.  Products include
portable computers, disk drives, CD-ROM drives, plain paper copiers,
facsimile systems, digital key telephones and PBX systems, voice mail
systems and toner products.

TAIS is an independent operating company, owned by Toshiba America
Inc., a subsidiary of the $53.8 billion Toshiba Corp., the second
largest computer and office equipment manufacturer and the world's 20th
largest corporation in terms of sales. Toshiba Corp. is a world leader
in high-technology products with 134 major consolidated subsidiaries
worldwide.

The TAIS Disk Products Division markets a wide range of
industry-standard Winchester and CD-ROM disk drives in the United
States. For additional product information, contact Toshiba America
Information Systems, Inc., Disk Products Division, 9740 Irvine Blvd.,
Irvine, Calif.  92713; telephone: (714) 457-0777 or on the World Wide
Web at http://WWW.Toshiba.com.

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