Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC) has announced the latest additions to its line of portable hard drive solutions for personal storage, the Canvio Premium, Advance and Basics models, offering capacity ranging from 500GB, 1TB, 2TB and 3TB options. Although the models may differ in materials and features, the Canvio line brings a unified design of flat and rounded devices thanks to the new 1TB-per-platter technology, according to the vendor. The Canvio Premium series offers a design with an aluminum finish and diamond-cut edges in silver metallic. It is accompanied by a USB Type-A to USB Type-C adapter. The 2TB devices in the Premium line have a 13.5mm profile, 5.5mm slimmer than the previous model, TAEC said. The 1TB devices also have a 13.5mm profile and the 3TB devices have a 19mm profile. The Canvio Advance series is available in four color options - black, white, blue or red - with a glossy finish. The 1TB and 2TB devices in the line have a 14mm profile, 5.5mm slimmer than the previous Canvio Connect II model, and the 3TB devices provide a 19.5mm profile. Additionally, the Advance model offers Toshiba backup software and security software for download, enabling users to easily back up and protect important data through password protection and an improved user interface. The Canvio Basics series offers an entry-level 2.5-inch portable hard drive for storage needs, ranging from PC data to photography. The model is pre-formatted for Windows PCs. Available in 2TB, 1TB or 500GB, the new Basics series features a matte surface and a thin 14mm profile.

Toshiba America Electronic Components has unveiled the MD06ACA-V, the latest addition to its SV series line-up of 3.5-inch hard drives for surveillance applications. The new models are available in capacities up to 10TB with a higher transfer rate compared to previous MD04ABA-V models, helping to enable support for up to 64 camera streams. Higher capacity and transfer rates enable support for higher resolution camera streams to meet changing compliance mandates for surveillance data. The MD06ACA-V Series is designed for 24/7 streaming operation scenarios, and is typically used for surveillance digital video recorders (SDVR), surveillance network video recorders (SNVR) and Hybrid SDVR, according to the company. The MD06ACA-V series features 7,200 rpm access performance, and the new 10TB model delivers a 58% increase in maximum sustained transfer rate when compared to Toshiba's prior MD04ABA-V series, pushing it to 237MiB/s. Available in 6TB, 8TB and 10TB capacities, the new models provide a SATA 6Gbit/s interface, with a 256MiB dynamic buffer. Additionally, the MD06ACA-V models support Advanced Format (512e) technology for compatibility with legacy applications and operating environments.

Toshiba has announced its new AL14SX series HDD, a family of 15,000rpm enterprise performance hard disk drives. Boasting a new 900GB capacity model, this new series features a 50% capacity increase and superior performance and power savings compared to Toshiba's prior AL13SX generation. The AL14SX is available in 300GB, 600GB and 900GB capacities in a 2.5 inch, 15mm form-factor. Available models support 512 native, 4K native or emulated 512 sector length technologies for optimized compatibility with industry standard applications and operating environments. At 290 MiB/s2,3 with 4Kn/512e model and 5.6 watt power consumption rating, the AL14SX features a 19% increase in maximum sustained transfer rate and a 28.7% improvement in power efficiency (W/GB) over AL13SX, according to the vendor. The AL14SX series features optional Sanitize Instant Erase (SIE) models and leverages Toshiba's persistent write cache technology for data integrity in sudden power-loss environments. Each model is purpose-built for tier one 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, according to Toshiba.