Toshiba Now With 3TB 3.5-Inch SATA HDD, at 1TB/Disk

Toshiba Corporation announced the launch of a family of advanced 3.5-inch HDDs that bring multi-terabyte capacities to the consumer space.

Four series of high-performance models offer a total of 12 variants: four models offering 3TB capacities, complemented by models offering 2TB and 1.5TB levels of storage.

Volume shipments of the drives, produced with manufacturing equipment acquired in a recent transaction with Western Digital Corporation, will start at the end of this month.

In adding these drives to its current line of 250GB to 1TB consumer-use 3.5-inch HDDs Toshiba will expand its product coverage to 250GB to 3TB.

The new line-up is configured to meet diverse needs.

The DT01ACA300, DT01ACA200 and DT01ACA150 offer a rotational speed of 7,200 rpm, appropriate for high performance desktop PCs.

The DT01ACA300V, DT01ACA200V and DT01ACA150V are equipped with a streaming function to handle data transfer within a specified time, and are optimized for applications such as digital video recorders that must record and playback video data without any delay.

Toshiba has also responded to energy-conscious users with low power consumption models offering rotational speeds of 5,700 rpm and 5,940 rpm; compared to the 7,200rpm variants, these models reduce power consumption by 19 to 25%.

Since the start of this fiscal year, as the result of a series of strategic investments that culminated in securing capabilities in 3.5 inch HDD for consumer products, the company has realized the ability to develop and market HDDs in all key product areas.

By complementing this with SSD solutions for both enterprise and consumer applications, Toshiba is positioned to meet demand across a range of customer needs.

Key Features

• New drives with a 3TB capacity can meet growing demand for storage of multiple HD video sources.
• Data transfers are secured by adoption of state-of-the-art SATA I/F capable of a 6Gb/s transfer rate.
• Silent seek mode performs data seek more quietly. It reduces noise by 1dB and 2dB compared to normal mode for products with three and two disks, respectively. This feature is suited to viewing music with noise reduction in quiet environments.
• A rotation speed reduction mode can be added as an option. In this mode, rotation speeds in idle mode are automatically reduced. In the DT01ACA300, 5.2W power consumption in normal rotation is reduced to approximately 2.4W. (approximately 54% reduction)
• Reduced power consumption in idle mode (option)
• The new drives are compatible with the European Union’s RoHS directive on the elimination of six hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.

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