Toshiba X300
Toshiba X300 is a hard drive family created by Toshiba. It is Toshiba's workstation and high-performance drive line, prioritising performance and reliability (being based on enterprise drives), in exchange for poorer noise and heat management. 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, using models that are based on Hitachi HDAs. It competes against Western Digital Black and, formerly, Seagate BarraCuda Pro.
History
The X300 family was first released 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. It is one of the three original 3.5" retail families launched in an effort of Toshiba to target the retail market, along with the P300 and E300.
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 Toshiba families to receive helium drives to retail. One year later, the HDWR31G was also introduced, pushing capacity to 16 TB.[4]
In 2021, all models at or below 8 TB, such as the HDWR160 above, were silently discontinued replaced with new MD08-D based models, namely the HDWR440, HDWR460 and HDWR480, which are all based on 1.6 TB platters. The MG07-based HDWR21E was also replaced with the MG08-based HDWR31E. Later that year, the HDWR51J was publically released, introducing FC-MAMR to the retail sector along with the N300 relative HDWG51J.[5]
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
| Model | Capacity (TB) | Based on | Year released |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOSHIBA HDWR440 | 4 | MD08-D (1.6 TB/platter, 256 MB cache) | 2021 |
| TOSHIBA HDWR460 | 6 | ||
| TOSHIBA HDWR480 | 8 | ||
| TOSHIBA HDWR11A | 10 | MD06 (1.33 or 1.43 TB/platter, 256 MB cache) | 2018 |
| TOSHIBA HDWR21C | 12 | MD07ACA (1.5 TB/platter, helium, 256 MB cache) | |
| TOSHIBA HDWR31E | 14 | MG08 (1.75 - 1.78 TB/platter, helium, 512 MB cache) | 2021 |
| TOSHIBA HDWR31G | 16 | 2019 | |
| TOSHIBA HDWR51J | 18 | MG09 (2 TB/platter, MAMR, helium, 512 MB cache) | 2021 |
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 8 December 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 adds new 12TB and 14TB helium-sealed models to both the N300 NAS and X300 Performance Hard Drive product line". Toshiba. 6 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ↑ "Toshiba adds 16TB capacity to N300 and X300 Hard Drive Series". Toshiba. 3 September 2019. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ↑ "Toshiba pushes N300 and X300 Hard Drive storage capacity to 18TB". Toshiba. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.