NAS Hard Drives: Toshiba Increases to 24 TB, 1 GB Cache, and 309 MB/s 25 comments
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Until now, Toshiba has only offered the option of a 24 TB storage capacity for server hard drives. This capacity is now also available for the N300 and N300 Pro series NAS hard drives. As with their server counterparts, they offer a whopping 1 GB cache and over 300 MB/s at the top.
Toshiba is continuously expanding its hard drive portfolio and is starting where demand is still greatest: mass storage for servers and network attached storage (NAS). Toshiba introduced the 24 TB platform with ten magnetic stripes and conventional memory recording (CMR) last year with the MG11 series server hard drives.
24 TB is making its way into Toshiba’s NAS hard drives.
Now, the N300 and N300 Pro NAS Hard Drives are following suit. These 3.5″ SATA hard drives also operate at 7,200 rpm and achieve a maximum transfer rate of 309 MB/s, according to Toshiba. At least on paper, they’re faster than the competition from Seagate (Ironwolf) and Western Digital (WD Red). Another Trump card with cache, which is twice as large as the competition.
As Toshiba reports, the 24 TB models of the N300 (data sheet as a PDF) and N300 Pro (data sheet as a PDF) will ship this month and will be available soon. No information on pricing has been given. The 24 TB server counterpart currently costs at least 420 euros.
What distinguishes the N300 and N300 Pro?
The main difference between the two series is the durability rating. With a single workload of 180 TB per year and an MTBF of 1.2 million hours, the N300 is rated for 550 TB per year, while the N300 Pro is rated for 24 TB. Furthermore, the N300 Pro is designed for professional NAS systems with up to 24 builds; the N300 only supports 12 drives, according to Toshiba.
Toshiba relies on MAMR technology
Toshiba uses the second generation of its “Flow Microwave Assisted Magnetic Recording” or FC-MAMR for short drives, which use microwaves for 24 TB hard drives. Seagate (HAMR technology) and Western Digital (EPMR) already reach 30 TB and beyond, but these storage capacities are not yet a mass-market product. Topics: Hard Storage Spacers Toshiba Source: PR Newswire
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