# Sexy Hard Drives Toshiba's New External Hard Drives By irenesco | Published 2008-01-21 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/its-an-ipod-or-not-toshiba-new-hard-drives References: [poc.it](http://www.poc.it/) & [toshibadirect](http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/home.to) Are you sure you still want an internal hard disk? [Toshiba](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/x40l-k) presented at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas a new portable 1.8-inch USB 2.0 hard drives collection. Yes, collection, since their design is quite minimal chic and extremely appealing, and they are based on the same hard drive line [Apple](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/case-x) has used in some [iPod](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ipod-classic-iphone-17-case) models. The devices are available in 60, 80 and 120 gigabytes size, and Toshiba announced also a new 2.5 inches 320 gigabytes piece that will be available later in January of 2008 from the company's storage Web site (http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/home.to). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 8% | Activity: 41% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Minimal Chic Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the potential for sleek and stylish designs in other consumer electronics products. - **Portable Storage Solutions:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop compact and high-capacity storage devices for on-the-go professionals. - **Integration with Popular Devices:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create external hard drives compatible with popular devices to enhance user experience. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Consumer Electronics:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Revolutionize the consumer electronics industry by infusing fashion-forward designs into tech products. - **Storage Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Improve and expand portable storage technologies to meet the increasing demands of digital content. - **E-commerce:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Harness the growth of online retail platforms to promote and distribute storage products in a convenient manner. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Expansive External Storage Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultra-touch-hdd.md) - [Skeletal Celebratory Hard Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buffalo-skeleton-hard-disk.md) - [Sci-Fi-Themed Hard Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firecuda-external-hard-drives.md) - [Portable SSD Storage Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ssd-storage-device.md) - [Ultra High-Capacity Hard Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mosaic-3.md) - [Large-Capacity Desktop Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandisk-desk-drive.md) - [Monolithic Desktop Hard Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unidentifed-hard-disk-drive.md) - [Ultra-Compact Portable SSDs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultra-compact-ssd.md) - [Ergonomic High-Capacity Storage Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-t5-evo.md)