With a new 900GB capacity model, this series of drives offers a 50 percent increase in capacity and superior performance and energy savings compared to Toshiba's previous AL13SX generation.
The AL14SX Series is available in 300GB, 600GB, and 900GB capacities in a compact 2.5-inch, 15mm form factor, saving rack space and reducing the footprint of mission-critical storage, as well as the operational workload. Available models support native 512, native 4K, or emulated 512-sector length technologies for optimized compatibility with industry-standard applications and operating environments.
At 290 MiB/s with the 4Kn/512e model and a power consumption capacity of 5.6 watts, the AL14SX features a 19 percent increase in maximum sustained transfer rate and a 28.7 percent improvement in energy efficiency (W/GB) over the previous generation AL13SX.
The AL14SX series incorporates SIE (Sanitize Instant Erase) models and leverages Toshiba's persistent write cache technology for robust data integrity in sudden power loss environments. Each model is specifically designed for Tier 1 mission-critical servers; RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) storage; servers hosting databases and transaction-based applications; high-performance computing; and rack-optimized data centers. This is just the latest in Toshiba's innovative HDD offerings that led the company to be named the fastest-growing hard drive vendor in 2016 over 2015 in a recent IDC market report [6].
The AL14SX units are now available.
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