Toshiba's newest hard drive is designed for 24/7 rugged use

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It doesn't look like Toshiba's going to put an end to its awkward hard
drive naming convention anytime soon, but at least we can call the new
MK1060GSCX the "24/7 durable one." The 100GB, 2.5-inch SATA HDD is
designed for "rugged operating environments" and continuous 24-hour
operation. Obviously, Tosh has put this guy through the ringer -- it
claims that the drive can withstand -15 to +70 degrees Celsius as well
as operate at expanded altitudes. The sacrifice you make for that,
however, is in speed -- the 4,200rpm drive has a 12msec seek time and
1.5Gbit/s interface speed. Of course, if you're looking for something
faster -- one of Intel's latest X25-M SSDs would run circles around
that. Toshiba will also offer an even smaller 80GB MK8050GACY version
with a PATA interface. No word on pricing, but Toshiba expects the new
drives to hit sometime in December -- hit the break for the full spec
breakdown and press release.