Toshiba launches a 3.5-inch HDD family with multi-terabyte capacities for the consumer market-- with 4 series (12 variant drives in total) offering up to 3TB of storage.
Manufactured using equipment from Western Digital, the drives come in 1.5, 2 and 3TB sizes with 6Gb/s SATA/IF and should be ideal for desktop PCs, external HDDs, digital video drives and TVs with integrated recording functions.
A "silent seek mode" promises more quiet drives, reducing noise by 1-2dB compared to other products.
The line-up should meet diverse meets-- the DT01ACA300, DT01ACA200 and DT01ACA150 offer speeds of up to 7200rpm, while the DT01ACA300V, DT01ACA200V and DT01ACA150V have a streaming function.
Energy-conscious customers are also catered for with models reducing power consumption by 19-25% through lower drive speeds (5700 and 5940rpm).
Go Toshiba to Launch High Capacity 3TB 3.5-inch HDD for Consumer Products
