Capacity of Toshiba 3.5-Inch HDD N300 for NAS Increased to 8TB

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) Personal Storage Division, has added a 8 TB ^[1] model to its 3.5-inch internal HDD N300 for NAS for personal, home office and small business users.

Optimised for the performance, reliability and endurance requirements of 24-hourx7-day operation capacity storage, consumers can choose to match needs more closely with the 8TB version added to the previously launched 4TB and 6TB versions.

The N300 series is designed for NAS environments where large volumes of data need to be reliably stored around the clock. With support for up to eight drive bays in multi-RAID NAS designs, this means configuration can grow in line with evolving storage needs.

All drives in the N300 series feature a 128MB data buffer and company’s Dynamic Cache technology, a self-contained cache algorithm with on-board buffer management that optimises cache allocation during R/W to provide the high-level performance demanded by real-time domains.

In order to maximise reliability, the N300 series employs advanced technologies. These include control and sensing technology to mitigate the effect of vibration, shock and heat and prevent downtime. Multiple shock sensors, for example, detect and compensate for shock and rotational vibration, while error recovery control minimises recovery time from data errors. Reliability is further supported through company’s Ramp Load technology that reduces disk head wear and tear.

The 8TB model of the HDD N300 will be available from February 2017 and is backed by an extended three-year warranty. The typical purchase price will be £360.

HDD N300 specs

^[1] One gigabyte (1GB) means 109 = 1,000,000,000 bytes and one terabyte (1TB) means 1012 = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes using powers of 10. A computer OS, however, reports storage capacity using powers of two for the definition of 1GB= 230 = 1,073,741,824 bytes and 1TB = 240 = 1,099,511,627,776 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 OS and other factors.
^[2] As for ‘Drive Bays Supported’, contact your solutions provider because the compatibility with the host device will vary based on the system.
^[3] Read and write speed may vary depending on the host device, read and write conditions, and file size.
^[4] Location of bottom mounting hole may differ depending on the product. For information.