By Toshiba, P300 3.5-Inch Up to 4/6TB Desktop PC 6Gb SATA HDD Series

Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH announces the addition of 4TB ^[1] and 6TB models to its 3.5-inch ^[2] P300 Desktop PC HDD Series.

These models double the buffer size, increasing it from 64 to 128MB, and are  quieter and require less power compared to other models in the series.

Thanks to the dual-stage actuator, the drives’ R/W heads are protected when transported alone or integrated into a PC. The drives also feature an internal shock sensor that protects data during operation, making them for graphic designers and creative professionals working on the move.

Further improvements in this series, such as techniques to minimize head movement, enhance R/W access sequencing. This optimization minimizes the mechanical workload, improving performance and fulfilling the needs of desktop workstations and gamers alike.

“These latest additions to the P300 series deliver more capacity at a lower power consumption, while delivering gamers, graphic designers and users of desktop workstations extended storage capacity,” says Larry Martinez-Palomo, GM, HDD business unit, Toshiba. “The 4TB and 6TB P300 show Toshiba’s commitment to fulfilling the growing HDD capacity needs of the market while maintaining performance, quality and reliability.“

The 4TB P300 model is available, and the 6TB P300 model is expected to be available in the 1Q20.

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^[1] Definition of capacity: Toshiba defines a 1MB  as 1,000,000 bytes, 1GB as 1,000,000,000 bytes and 1TB as 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. A computer OS, however, reports storage capacity using powers of two for the definition of 1GB=230=1,073,741,824 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, such as Microsoft OS and/or pre-installed software applications, or media content. Actual formatted capacity may vary.
^[2] 3.5-inch means the form factor of HDDs. They do not indicate drive’s physical size.