Published: July 26, 2010
Toshiba Announces Family of Small Form Factor Drives Targeted at High-End Computing, High-Availability and Security-Sensitive Applications
IRVINE, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD), the pioneer in small form factor
hard disk drives (HDDs), today announced a new family of 7,200 RPM
2.5-inch SATA drives. This represents the industry's first broad line of
7,200 RPM 2.5-inch models optimized for demanding performance, power
consumption, and durability requirements across a wide range of
high-performance and business-critical applications.
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MKxx61GSY: Available in 160 to 640GB1
capacities, the MKxx61GSY is targeted at high-end notebook PCs, gaming
laptops, and mobile workstations as well as all-in-one and slimline
desktop PCs. Using Toshiba's extensive experience in the mobile
computing market, the MKxx61GSY offers greater power efficiency and
durability over 3.5-inch drives.
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High-Durability MKxx61GSYB: Leveraging the MKxx61GSY platform, the
MKxx61GSYB series is a high-durability model targeted at demanding
24x7 applications such as network routers, network switches, blade
servers, and point-of-sale terminals in a full range of capacities
from 80 to 500GB. The MKxx61GSYB offers nearline storage levels of
reliability and performance in a small form factor design.
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Self-Encrypting Drive (SED): The third member of the family, designed
to the TCG Opal Specification, provides industry-standard,
government-grade security features for organizations wanting to secure
data at rest for compliance with data privacy policies. The SED drives
will be available after launch of the GSY and GSYB series models.
Continuing the Toshiba tradition of leadership and innovation in small
form factor storage, this product family offers systems designers a
choice of capacities across standard, high-durability, and
self-encrypting models. This new HDD family provides extremely quiet
operation-the seek acoustics are the same as idle mode. Halogen-free2
and power-efficient, the new models also deliver lowered heat generation
and power consumption during operation.
Additionally, an optional free-fall sensor in the MKxx61GSY responds to
drop events to securely lock the heads in place off the media before
system impact. This is an added benefit for mobile applications and
gives an extra level of ruggedness and durability to the Toshiba
solution.
"With this family, Toshiba is addressing the high-performance 2.5-inch
market and enabling system differentiation in the fiercely competitive
notebook PC market. The MKxx61GSY is designed for speed, with a balanced
approach to storage capacity, durability, power consumption, and
acoustics, compared to 5,400 RPM mobile and 3.5-inch desktop drives,"
said Maciek Brzeski, vice president of marketing at Toshiba Storage
Device Division. "We have been able to transfer our extensive experience
to the enterprise market so that the MKxx61GSYB meets demanding
applications that require greater durability, availability, and
performance."
"Extracting additional value from HDDs with performance, security, and
other features is challenging, requiring market savvy in addition to
technological prowess from the HDD supplier," says John Rydning,
research director at IDC. "Executing on this strategy, Toshiba is
addressing the market's needs with a differentiated product line-up
based on one family which helps customers get to market efficiently with
key product differentiation."
Toshiba has started shipping the MKxx61GSY, with volume production
scheduled in the third quarter of 2010. The MKxx61GSYB will be available
in the fourth quarter of 2010 and availability of the SED models will be
announced at a later date.
For more information on Toshiba's line of industry-leading mobile and
enterprise-class, small form factor hard drives, visit www.toshibastorage.com.
Product specifications:
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Model number
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MKxx61GSY
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Maximum capacity (formatted) 1
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640/500 // 320/250/160
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Number of platters
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2 // 1
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Areal density (max)
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506.3 Gb/in2
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Media transfer rate (max)
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1,412 Mbps
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Average seek time
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12 ms
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Rotational speed
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7,200 RPM
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Buffer memory
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16 MB
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Interface
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Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/sec, Revision 2.6 (ATA-8)
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Interface transfer rate
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3 Gb/s
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External dimensions (WxDxH; mm)
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69.85 mm x 100.0 mm x 9.5 mm
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Weight (g)
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115//98 g (max)
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Energy consumption efficiency
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0.0013/0.0016/0.0025/0.0032/0.0050 W/GB
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Shock resistance:
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Operating
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3,185 m/s2 (325 G) 2ms
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Non-operating
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8,820 m/s2 (900 G) 1ms
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Acoustics:
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Idle
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26 // 23 dB
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Seek
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26 // 23 dB
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Model number
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MKxx61GSYB
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Maximum capacity (formatted) 1
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500 // 250/160/80
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Number of platters
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2 // 1
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Areal density (max)
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396 Gb/in2
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Media transfer rate (max)
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1,223 Mbps
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Average seek time
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10.5 ms
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Rotational speed
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7,200 RPM
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Buffer memory
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16 MB
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Interface
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Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/sec, Revision 2.6 (ATA-8)
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Interface transfer rate
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3 Gb/s
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External dimensions (WxDxH; mm)
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69.85 mm x 100.0 mm x 9.5 mm
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Weight (g)
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115 g (max)
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Energy consumption efficiency
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0.0016/0.0032/0.0050/0.010 W/GB
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Shock resistance:
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Operating
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3,185 m/s2 (325 G) 2ms
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Non-operating
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8,820 m/s2 (900 G) 1ms
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Acoustics:
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Idle
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26 // 23 dB
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Seek
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26 // 23 dB
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About Toshiba Storage Device Division
Toshiba is a one-of-a-kind global storage company, offering hard disk
drives (HDDs), optical disk drives (ODDs), solid state drives (SSDs) and
NAND flash memories - technologies that drive a wide range of consumer
electronics, computer and automotive applications, as well as enterprise
solutions for the global marketplace. Through its Storage Device
Division, Toshiba leads in the development, design and manufacture of
mobile, retail and enterprise hard disk drives. Toshiba SDD markets
high-quality peripherals to original equipment manufacturers, original
design manufacturers, value-added resellers, value-added dealers,
systems integrators, distributors and retailers worldwide. Inherent in
the Toshiba storage family are the high-quality engineering and
manufacturing capabilities that have established Toshiba products as
innovation leaders worldwide. For more information, visit www.toshibastorage.com.
About Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. (TAIS)
Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of four business
units: Digital Products Division, Imaging Systems Division, Storage
Device Division and Telecommunication Systems Division. Together, these
divisions provide mobile products and solutions, including
industry-leading portable computers; televisions, TV/DVD Combination
products, Blu-ray Disc and DVD products and portable devices; imaging
products for the security, medical and manufacturing markets; storage
products for automotive, computer and consumer electronics applications;
and telephony equipment and associated applications.
TAIS provides sales, marketing and services for its wide range of
products in the United States and Latin America. TAIS is an independent
operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of
Toshiba Corporation. Toshiba is a world leader and innovator in
pioneering high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of
advanced electronic and electrical products spanning information &
communications systems; digital consumer products; electronic devices
and components; power systems, including nuclear energy; industrial and
social infrastructure systems; and home appliances. Toshiba was founded
in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 740 companies,
with 204,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 6.3
trillion yen (US$68 billion). For more information on Toshiba's leading
innovations, visit the company's web site at www.toshiba.com.
(c) 2010 Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
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1. One Gigabyte (1 GB) means 109 = 1,000,000,000 bytes using
powers of 10. A computer operating system, however, reports storage
capacity using powers of 2 for the definition of 1 GB = 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
operating system. Examples of the number of photos, songs, movies, and
any other files that can be stored on a hard drive are provided for
illustrative purposes only. Your results will vary based on file size
and format, settings, features, operating system, software and other
factors.
2. Products are considered "halogen-free" when each homogeneous material
in the product consists of a maximum bromine or chlorine concentration
of 900 parts per million for weight percentage. Group VIIA halogens --
fluorine, iodine and astatine -- are not restricted in the
industry-standard, ENV0199 description. Toshiba also restricts
concentrations of red phosphorus and antimony trioxide in its
halogen-free HDD products.
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