June 20, 2013

 

Toshiba's new 7mm high hybrid drive is suited to improve response time and performance in ultra-thin notebooks PCs

 

TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced the launch of the slim, 7mm high MQ01ABFH hybrid drive1) series. Equipped with Toshiba's NAND flash memory and available in 500GB2) and 320GB capacities, the MQ01ABFH series is the Toshiba's first 7mm hybrid drive family. In combination with the previously announced 1TB2) and 750GB MQ01ABDH series 9.5mm models, these new drives offer customers a wider selection of 2.5-inch hybrid drives. Their thin 7mm design is ideal for ultra-thin light notebook PCs. Samples will be available from June 28.

 

Drawing on its knowledge and experience in NAND flash, Toshiba has optimized the NAND flash performance into a tiered-storage approach that uses the speed of the DRAM and NAND components with high-capacity rotating media. The hybrid drive delivers SSD-like performance without any dependence on external drivers or assistance from the host system. Improving its self-learning, caching algorithms which manages data stored in the NAND flash storage for the fastest responsiveness – the PCMark™ Vantage Score3) for the MQ01ABF050H is approximately 20,000, against a typical score of 5,000 for standard HDDs4).

 

The MQ01ABFH series underwent multiple performance and compatibility tests with a variety of host PCs in addition to the PCMark™ Vantage test, including high-end notebook PCs, thin and light PCs, and ultra-thins. The drives proved to be fully compatible with 175 PC systems. For further information about the compatibility tests, please follow the following link.

 

http://www.semicon.toshiba.co.jp/eng/product/storage/innovation/hybrid_drive/index.html#Compatibility?mm=cp0620&no=06

 

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