Toshiba Launches 34TB HDDs with Advanced Recording Technologies
Toshiba's new M12 HDDs offer storage capacities of 30TB and 34TB, addressing growing data center demands. Utilizing SMR and FC-MAMR technologies, these drives aim to enhance data density while maintaining performance efficiency.
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Toshiba has introduced its M12 series hard drives with capacities of 30TB and 34TB, leveraging SMR and FC-MAMR technologies to meet increasing data center storage demands. The M12 drives utilize a 3.5-inch format, employing SMR for higher data density through overlapping data tracks.
Performance enhancement is achieved through host-managed writing to mitigate SMR's performance degradation. The drives feature a sealed helium design, reducing friction, though helium supply issues due to geopolitical factors are affecting HDD pricing.
The M12 series promises a maximum throughput of 295MB/s and a 2.5 million hour MTBF. Future developments include integrating 12 platters and adopting HAMR technology, with new CMR models planned for Q3 2026, offering up to 28TB.
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