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On 21/07/2013 17:31, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Jul 2013 14:13:39 +0930
> Shane Ambler <FreeBSD@ShaneWare.Biz> wrote:
>
>> On 21/07/2013 04:42, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote:
>>> It's a pity there are now only two manufacturers of spinning rust.
>>>
>> I thought there was three left - Seagate WD and Toshiba
>
> 	I assumed Toshiba were out of the game, I've never seen anything
> bigger than 500GB with a Toshiba label.
>

I have a 2.5" 1TB Toshiba USB drive here.

I see Toshiba 2 and 3TB 3.5" listed online.

As I recall the Hitachi selloff - WD got the 2.5" Toshiba got the 3.5"
I think the split was the only way to get the takeover approved.