The stylish design is shorter than previous models and also more robust. The drives will be showcased at the Gitex Technology Week in Dubai.
Toshiba, which developed flash memory in 1984, has continually driven the development and improvement of memory for consumer and business use.
Having invented NAND flash technology, Toshiba has utilised its latest, high integration 43nm NAND flash process to extend the range of its USB drives up to 16GByte - twice the previous maximum.
Also available in 2, 4 and 8GByte variants, the drives can support read speeds of up to 18MByte/s and write speeds of up to 4.5MByte/s.
They are compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems, as well as Mac OS 10.0.2 and above.
When used with PCs running Windows Vista, the flash drives support Vista's Ready Boost, a function that can speed up system performance.
The new Toshiba flash drive range will be available in the retail channel in November 2008.
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Toshiba launches USB flash drives with new design and higher capacities
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, October 25 - 2008 at 11:46
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Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced the introduction of a new range of USB flash memory drives that feature a redesigned case and a maximum memory capacity of 16GByte, double that of existing products.
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About ToshibaToshiba Corporation is a leader in information and communications systems, electronic components, consumer products and power systems. The company's integration of these wide-ranging capabilities assures its position as an innovator in advanced components, products and systems. Toshiba operates a global network of more than 740 companies, with 198,000 employee worldwide and annual sales surpassing US$76 billion.
Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) is the European Headquarters for the electronic components business of Toshiba Corporation, which is the world's fourth largest semiconductor vendor according to estimates by Dataquest.
Providing design, manufacturing, marketing and sales, TEE was formed in 1973 in Neuss, Germany. The company now has headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany and subsidiaries in France, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Company president is Mr. Hitoshi Otsuka and the total number of personnel in Europe is around 400.
Toshiba Electronics Europe offers one of the industry's broadest IC and discrete product lines including high-end memory, microcontrollers, ASICs, ASSPs and display products for automotive, multimedia, consumer, telecoms and networking applications. The company also has a wide range of power semiconductor solutions.
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