Toshiba Also at 1TB for 2.5-Inch HDD 9.5mm High …

Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. announced its first 2.5-inch HDDs featuring capacity up to 1TB using 500GB/platter technology in the industry-standard 9.5mm high form factor.  

With an areal density of 744Gb/in², Toshiba has increased the quantity of data stored per square inch by over 37 percent compared to prior 2.5-inch models, enabling a boost in data transfer speed.  

Available in capacities ranging from 1TB to 250GB, the MQ01ABD series provides the capacity, performance, and power efficiency necessary for data-intensive and energy-sensitive mainstream storage applications.

The MQ01ABD drives are for high-end notebook and desktop PCs, mobile workstations, gaming consoles, DVR set-top boxes, external storage solutions, and other applications requiring capacity and cost-effective storage.  

Toshiba’s MQ01ABD series HDDs have been engineered for energy efficiency  – the series HDDs consume 0.55watts during idle mode. The MQ01ABD drives also offer improved acoustic performance, emitting a maximum of 19dB at idle and 24dB during seek operations. This combination of areal density, power utilization, and acoustic performance enables PC and consumer electronics makers to build differentiated systems based on capacity, performance, heat dissipation, and power efficiency.

"Hard disk drives offer the best value for digital data storage by providing the highest combination of capacity, performance, cost and data reliability," said Joel Hagberg, vice president of product marketing, Storage Device Division of TAIS. "The creation of rich content by consumers and businesses continues to push the demand for storage capacity.  The Toshiba MQ01ABD series provides not only the capacity and performance required by notebook and PC manufacturers, multimedia professionals, multi-room set-top-box  and other power users, but also the benefits of a low-power, environmentally friendly drive."

Mass production of the MQ01ABD series will start in the middle of August.  
 
Product Specifications

• Model Number: MQ01ABD100, 075, // 050, 032, 025
• Maximum Capacity (Formatted): 1000/750//500/320/250
• Number of platters: 2//1
• Areal density (max): 744.1Gb/in²
• Media transfer rate (max): 1,288.6Mbps
• Average seek time: 12 ms
• Rotational speed: 5400 RPM
• Buffer memory: 8 MB
• Interface: Serial ATA Revision 2.6 (ATA-8)
• Interface transfer rate: 3Gb/s
• External dimensions (WxDxH; mm): 69.85 mm x  100.0 mm x  9.5 mm
• Weight (g): 112//102 g (typ)
• Energy consumption efficiency (watts): 0.55/0.74/1.1/1.8/2.2
• Shock resistance: Operating 3.920m/s² (400G) 2ms, Non-operating 8.820m/s² (900G) 1ms
• Acoustics: Idle/23//17 dB, Seek 24//19dB