Adam_a 24 Report post Posted September 2, 2015 Toshiba’s new X300 caters more towards high-end or pro users, including graphic designers and gamers. The P300 is a high performance HDD that is ideal for home and office users with demanding applications. The E300 is the most affordable of the bunch, while boasting low-power consumption. The L200 is a 2.5-inch mobile drive that offers consumers with a high capacity upgrade option as well as data protection features. Toshiba Announces New High-Performance HDDs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
continuum 18 Report post Posted September 3, 2015 "features special data protection technology." on the P300, I wonder what the heck that means... enough capacitors to keep the motor spinning to finish the last few picooseconds of writes in progress? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian 157 Report post Posted September 3, 2015 Not sure...all we got were the releases. Will try to dive into it more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reader50 5 Report post Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) Some of the choices look odd. With SSDs taking most of the market below 1 TB, they released new 500 GB drives. And the L200 topping out at 1 TB doesn't compete with the 2.5" Samsung/Seagate 2 TB. I'd expect new HDs to have a strong focus on capacity. That's their main competitive advantage. SSD prices are falling more aggressively, so even smallish HDs won't be price competitive for long after they become available. Edited September 3, 2015 by reader50 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian 157 Report post Posted September 3, 2015 The 500GB is for PC vendors who need to hit a price point, not a performance objective. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thisperson100 0 Report post Posted September 11, 2015 I see this as bad news tbh. X300 $219.99 - 4TB $234.99 - 5TB $349.99 - 6TB Toshiba's current 7200rpm 128MB drive prices: $124.99 - 4TB $144.99 - 5TB $249.99 - 6TB This is the same thing wd and seagate did, "Market segmentation" to increase profits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickey 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2015 "features special data protection technology." on the P300, I wonder what the heck that means... enough capacitors to keep the motor spinning to finish the last few picooseconds of writes in progress? I don't think it'd be for keeping the motor spinning. That would take way more capacitance than is likely to fit on those boards. But it might be enough power to finish flushing the onboard cache. Press releases are always fun to try and decipher ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thisperson100 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) I'm noticing the 6tb X300 preorder prices on amazon are at $250. I guess that's not as bad as the msrp would suggest. This could be a good thing. Edited September 18, 2015 by thisperson100 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
