CeBIT: Toshiba MG07ACA Series 14TB 3.5-Inch 6Gb SATA Server HDD

Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (TEE) announced the world’s first ^[1] 14TB ^[2] server HDD drive MG07ACA series will join its portfolio of enterprise and consumer HDD products at CeBIT 2018.

The company co-exhibiting with api Computerhandels GmbH, where visitors will be able to see live demonstrations of storage server solutions with the enterprise HDDs throughout the four-day trade fair with the company also giving the results of its recent performance optimization benchmarking of HDD-based enterprise storage solutions.

The displayed MG07ACA 3.5-inch enterprise capacity HDD series is the world’s first 9-disk helium-sealed design with CMR (conventional magnetic recording), suitable for all server and storage applications. It delivers 14TB capacity, spinning at 7,200rpm and comes with a 6Gb SATA interface. The drive is intended for applications including cloud-scale storage and software-defined data centre infrastructure.

The company’s 2018 line-up of internal HDDs will also be on display, this includes its N300 NAS HDD, the X300 Performance HDD and the L200 Laptop PC HDD, which have recently been extended with models of higher capacities and certain specifications. In addition, the firm will demonstrate its families of internal HDD: the S300 Surveillance HDD and V300 Video Streaming HDD.

The S300 series combines up to 10TB of storage with a 256MB ^[3] data buffer and mean time to failure of one million hours. It is designed to manage the vast amount of data that comes from an array of up to 64 ^[4] security cameras running 24/7.

The V300 series delivers up to 3TB of storage, is optimised for 24/7 ^[5] operation and implements a 6Gb SATA interface plus a low-spin design to improve energy efficiency. It has been created for use in digital (DVR) and network video recorders (NVR).

CANVIO Advance 2.5-inch portable HDD

Furthermore, the company will display its external CANVIO Advance and CANVIO Premium HDDs. These models allow private users to backup and store up to 3TB of data. Depending on the model and customer needs, they come with a choice of glossy piano or aluminium finish, a two or three-year warranty and features including the firm’s Storage Security Software for password security and the Storage Backup Software for automated backing up of data. For extra connectivity the CANVIO Premium will be delivered with a Type-A to Type-C USB adaptor.

Rainer Kaese, senior manager, HDD business unit, Toshiba, said: “Across the range, our whole line-up of HDDs has been strengthened. We’d be delighted to talk you through the products and give demonstrations on the stand. We look forward to seeing you there.“

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^[1] Source: Toshiba Electronic Devices and Storage Corporation, as of December 8, 2017.
^[2] Definition of capacity: 1TB is 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. A computer OS, however, reports storage capacity using powers of two for the definition of 1TB = 240 = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes and therefore shows less storage capacity. Available storage capacity (including examples of various media files) will vary based on file size, formatting, settings, software and OS and/or pre-installed software applications, or media content. Actual formatted capacity may vary.
^[3] Number of surveillance cameras support capability depends on model and is defined by performance simulation with High Definition cameras at 10Mb/s rate. Actual results may vary based on various factors, including the types of cameras installed, the system’s hardware and software capabilities, and the video compression technology used, as well as system variables such as resolution, frames per second, and other settings.
^[4] This specification is valid for the S300 10, 8 and 6TB model.
^[5] V300 drives are designed for always-on, low transaction workloads of 72TB/year.

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