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Appeared on: Thursday, November 28, 2013
Toshiba Unveils 7mm Slim SSHD

Toshiba has announced the MQ01ABF solid state hybrid drive (SSHD) series. Equipped with Toshiba's NAND flash and available in 500GB and 320GB capacities, the MQ01ABFH series is the first Toshiba SSHD drive family in 7 mm.

The 2.5-inch solid state hybrid drive will join the company's previously announced 1TB and 750GB MQ01ABDH series 9.5mm SSHDs for ultrathin and thin and light notebook PCs, multimedia and gaming applications, and traditional laptop PCs.

Toshiba optimized the NAND flash performance into a tiered-storage approach that uses the speed of the DRAM and NAND components with the high-capacity of rotating media. The SSHD delivers SSD-like performance without dependence on external drivers or assistance from the host system. The PC Mark Vantage Score for the MQ01ABFH series is approximately 20,000.

Similar to Toshiba's other SSHD offerings, the 7mm model uses self-learning algorithms to optimize performance based on users' data access patterns. The self-learning, caching algorithms manage what data is stored in the NAND flash storage for faster responsiveness, as well as how the data in the drive is updated based on intelligent access pattern learning.

Toshiba's new 500GB MQ01ABF050H model and 320GB MQ01ABF032H model will be featured in various notebook PCs.

		MQ01ABF050	MQ01ABF032
	Security AE256, TCG-OPAL SSC, SANITIZE Cryptographic Erase	MQ01ABU050W	MQ01ABU032W
Series Overview
	Drive Capacity	500GB	320GB
	Drive Interface	Serial ATA 3.0 / ATA8
	Number of Platters (disks)	1
	Number of Data Heads	2
	RoHS Compliant	Yes
	Transfer Rate to Host	6 Gb/sec
	Number of User Data Cylinders	231,312	190,708
	Bytes per sector (HOST)	512 byte
	Bytes per sector (DISK)	4,096 byte
	Logical Blocks (LBA)	976,773,168	625,142,448
	Maximum Areal Density	1153.4Mbit/mm² {744.1 Gbits/in²}	746.7 Mbit/mm² {481.7 Gbits/in²}
Performance
	Track-to-track Seek	2ms
	Max. Seek Time	22ms
	Rotational Speed	5,400 RPM
	Average Latency	5.56ms
	Buffer Size	8MB
Power Requirements
	Voltage	5V (+/- 5%)
	Spin up (start) Power	4.5 watts
	Seek Power	1.85 watts
	Read/Write Power	1.5 watts
	Low Power Idle	0.55 watts
	Standby Power	0.18 watts
	Sleep Power	0.15 watts
Physical Size
	Dimensions (W) x (D) x (H)	69.85 mm x 100 mm x 7.0 mm
	Weight	92 g
Environmental
	Temp - Operating	5° to 55°C (41° to 131°F)
	Temp - Non-Operating	-40° to 65°C
	Vibration - Operating	9.8 m/s² (1.0G)
	Vibration - Non-Operating	49 m/s² (5.0G)
	Shock - Operating	3,920 m/s² (400G) 2ms (2ms half sine)
	Shock - Non-Operating	8,820m/s² (900G) 2ms (1ms half sine)
Acoustics
	Acoustics (idle)	19 dB
	Acoustics (seek)	21 dB
Reliability
	Load/Unload	600,000 times
	Error rate non-recoverable	1/1014 bit read
Warranty
	Limited Warranty	3 years (from date of purchase)

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