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.

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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