320GB Automotive HDD From Toshiba

The Storage Products Business Unit of Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., announces the largest capacity automotive-grade HDD, the MQ01AAD032C 320GB SATA automotive HDD.

As part of the MQ01AADxxxC series, the MQ01AAD032C drive addresses the auto industry demand for capacity HDDs, which allows for improved in-vehicle user experience, as well as facilitates a growing range of on-board technological applications and functions.

As the highest capacity single platter automotive-grade HDD, the MQ01AAD032C addresses the needs of telematic infotainment applications where proven reliability, performance and capacity are required. Each drive is optimized to handle temperature variations of -22° to +185°F while in operation and handle -40° to +203°F during non-operating. With aerodynamic technology in the magnetic head slider, the drive series can withstand altitudes up to 18,536 feet (higher than any city in the world) while in operation, and withstands up to 3G (29.4m/s²) vibration tolerance during operation.

Toshiba works in partnership with automotive manufacturers to provide storage devices that can withstand road conditions, the growing quantities of data embedded in a vehicle’s system, and users’ demands for connectivity to stream high-definition movies and update their navigation systems simultaneously.

"Consumers demand excellence in their technology, and in-vehicle computing systems are not different," said Joel Hagberg, VP marketing, Toshiba storage products business unit. "We continue to partner with the automotive industry to develop the most innovative and effective storage solutions possible to meet the needs of the automotive customer."

With 320GB of storage, the drive’s 4,200rpm speed offers internal transfer rates of up to 976Mbit/s using an average seek time of 12ms. The drive also offers silent seek operation and uses the minimum amount of power without compromising performance.

Specs

• Model Number: MQ01AAD032C
• Maximum Capacity (formatted): 320GB
• Number of Platters: 1
• Number of Heads: 2
• Average Seek Time: 12ms
• Interface: ATA8/SATA 2.6
• Interface Transfer Rate: 3Gbit/s
• Rotational Speed: 4,200rpm
• External Dimensions (WxDxH): 69.85mm x  100.0mm x  9.5mm
• Weight: 105 g
• Temperature: Operating -30 – +85°C, Non-operating -40 – +95°C
• Shock Resistance: Operating 2,940m/s² {300G} (2.0ms, 1/2sine), Non-operating 7,840/s² {800G} (1.0ms, 1/2sine)
• Atmosphere Pressure: Operating -300 to 5,650m, Non-operating -300 to 12,000m
• Vibration: Operating 29.4m/s² {3G} (8-50Hz), Non-operating 49m/s² {5G} (10-500Hz)