Toshiba Sampling 1.6TB Enterprise 2.5-Inch SSDs

Toshiba Corporation will start sample shipments of its enterprise SSD (eSSD) PX02SM, including PX02SMB160, which has a 1.6TB capacity, the largest-class [As of June 3, 2013, for 2.5type enterprise SSD using SATA/SAS interface. Source: Toshiba] of storage capacity in the market, in July.

Targeted at applications requiring eSSD performance, the PX02SM series is Toshiba’s first eSSD to utilize eMLC (enterprise MLC) NAND technology, with capacities of 200, 400, 800GB and 1.6TB, and is its first offering with a dual-port 12Gb/sec SAS interface with a form-factor equivalent to industry-standard 2.5-inch HDDs. With 900MB/s of sequential read speed and a random read speed of 120kIO/s [4K random R/W I/O performance], the PX02SM SSD series can expand the data transfer capabilities of high-end servers and tiered high-end storage systems.

The PX02SM series features Toshiba’s QSBC [Quadruple Swing-By Code, trademark of Toshiba] error correction technology, which includes multiple error correction circuits that can select the most efficient error correction operation for different level errors.

The 1.6TB model will be showcased during Computex at the Marvell suite, located on the first floor of the Taipei International Convention Center, June 4-8.

Part Number / Capacity / Height
PX02SMB160 / 1.6TB / 15mm
PX02SMF080 / 800GB / 7mm
PX02SMF040 / 400GB / 7mm
PX02SMF020 / 200GB / 7mm

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