Toshiba Storage Device Division offers a line of 5, 400 RPM 2.5-inch HDDs in a new slim design optimized for industry-leading storage applications. The latest HDD series, MQ01ABDxxx, provides a wide capacity range from 250 GB to 1TB in a 9.5-millimeter-high design with only maximum 2 platters. The advanced MQ01ABDxxx targets markets such as portable multimedia & gaming notebooks, mobile workstations & other capacity-hungry applications like external HDDs. In addition, the drives also feature very good power efficiency value of 0.00055 for the 1TB model. Due to the Silent-Seek" technology featured in these drives, the HDDs are extremely quiet: Ultra-silent single-platter drives boast acoustic specifications of 19d BA (seek) & 17d BA (idle) making them almost indistinguishable to the human hear. With its compact size & best-in class specifications, the SATA MQ01ABDxxx series is the perfect choice for use in devices where a combination of sleek form factor & high capacity capabilities are essential. As with all Toshiba HDDs, the complete series is halogen-free & Ro HS compatible, therefore, exceptionally environmentally friendly.