Toshiba’s Storage Products Business Unit announced the AL13SE series of 2.5-inch 6Gb/s SAS interface hard disk drives (HDDs), which offer enterprise-class performance in capacities ranging from 900GB1 to 300GB.
Toshiba claims that the AL13SE is the first 10,000 RPM class model enterprise drive from Toshiba to achieve 900GB capacity.
This is the first of Toshiba’s 10,000 RPM drives to employ a dual-stage head positioning actuator that provides additional performance gains, including a 32 percent increase in sustained transfer rate.
The AL13SE series features operating reliability rating of 2,000,000 power-on hours2, a 25 percent increase over prior-generation drives. System compatibility is assured through usage of the industry-standard 512 byte sector size.
The AL13SE Series uses Supported Enhanced Power Condition State technology to lower RPM idle speed.
“The AL13SE Series provides enterprise customers with capacities up to 900GB that support a broad range of enterprise applications. The increased performance and reliability of the AL13SE reflect our collaboration with our key partners to deliver small form-factor hard disk drives that address market requirements for mission-critical storage,” said Joel Hagberg, vice president of marketing at Toshiba’s Storage Products Business Unit.
The AL13SE series is also available mounted in a 3.5-inch bracket3 for use in legacy based 3.5-inch servers and storage enclosures, providing the same 10,000 RPM class spin speed, 6 Gb/sec SAS interface, and reduced power consumption benefits available with small form factor drive technology.
