Toshiba X300
Toshiba X300 is a hard drive family created by Toshiba. It is Toshiba's workstation and high-performance drive line. This family consists of rebranded MD04, MD05, MD06, MD07ACA, MG08, MD08-D and MG09 family models.[1] This family is accompanied by the Toshiba P300, which fulfils a similar product segment but at lower capacities and performance targets. It competes against Western Digital Black and Seagate BarraCuda Pro.
History
The X300 family first begun in 2015, with its initial three models, the HDWE140, HDWE150 and HDWE160, representing the highest capacity models Toshiba was producing for desktops at the time.
In 2017, the HDWF180 was released.[2] This was shortly replaced with the HDWR180. The HDWE160 was also largely supplanted by the HDWR160, the former only being retained for bulk sales before it too was discontinued in 2021.
In 2018, the first helium models were introduced, namely the TOSHIBA HDWR21C and TOSHIBA HDWR21E, the second desktop drives to use helium after the Seagate BarraCuda Pro.[3]
The X300, along with the closely related Toshiba N300, were the first families to receive helium drives to retail. They also were the first to sport 1.6 TB platter drives for the desktop and NAS 4 TB markets. Specifically, the X300 family received HDWR440, HDWR460 and HDWR480, which are all based on 1.6 TB platters, replacing all previous 4, 6 and 8 TB hard drive models such as the HDWR160 above. The MG07-based HDWR21E was also replaced with the MG08-based TOSHIBA HDWR31E.
Products
All X300 hard drive models have an equivalent desktop or enterprise OEM product line they are based on. In the latter case, the X300 models are binned lower grade units from that line.
Current models
Based on MD06 (1.33 or 1.43 TB/platter, 256 MB cache)
- TOSHIBA HDWR11A (10 TB)
Based on MD07ACA (1.5 TB/platter, helium, 256 MB cache)
- TOSHIBA HDWR21C (12 TB)
Based on MG08 (1.75 - 1.78 TB/platter, helium, 512 MB cache)
- TOSHIBA HDWR31E (14 TB)
- TOSHIBA HDWR31G (16 TB)
Based on MG08-D (1.6 TB/platter, 256 MB cache)
- TOSHIBA HDWR440 (4 TB)
- TOSHIBA HDWR460 (6 TB)
- TOSHIBA HDWR480 (8 TB)
Based on MG09 (2 TB/platter, MAMR, helium, 512 MB cache)
- TOSHIBA HDWR51J (18 TB)
Former models
Based on MD04 (1 TB/platter, 128 MB cache)
The HDWE150 was discontinued at an unknown year prior to 2021 with no replacement due to the 5 TB category becoming redundant. All other models were discontinued in 2021, having been replaced with the HDWR440 and HDWR460, which achieve a lower platter count for the same capacity.
- TOSHIBA HDWE140 (4 TB)
- TOSHIBA HDWE150 (5 TB)
- TOSHIBA HDWE160 (6 TB) (retail version discontinued in 2018, bulk only version discontinued in 2021)
Based on MD05 (1.33 TB/platter, 128 MB cache)
The HDWF180 was discontinued in 2018, having been replaced with the HDWR180, which is a minor upgrade of this model.
- TOSHIBA HDWF180 (8 TB)
Based on MD06 (1.33 or 1.43 TB/platter, 256 MB cache)
All models were discontinued in 2021, having been replaced by the HDWR460 and HDWR480, which achieve a lower platter count for the same capacity.
- TOSHIBA HDWR160 (6 TB)
- TOSHIBA HDWR180 (8 TB)
Based on MD07ACA (1.56 TB/platter, helium, 256 MB cache)
The HDWR21E was discontinued in 2021, having been replaced with the HDWR31E, which achieves a lower platter count for the same capacity.
- TOSHIBA HDWR21E (14 TB)
Trivia
- The X300 was the first retail rebranded family to be based on Toshiba's native 3.5" design.
References
- ↑ Toshiba. "Toshiba - Internal Hard Drives - X300". Archived from the original on March 19, 2021.
- ↑ Shilov, Anton (9 September 2017). "Toshiba's 8 TB X300 HDD Now Available: 7200 RPM Drive For Under $260". Anandtech. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ↑ Toshiba (6 December 2018). "Toshiba adds new 12TB and 14TB helium-sealed models to both the N300 NAS and X300 Performance Hard Drive product line". Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.