Toshiba has announced its newest addition to the solid state hybrid drive (SSHD) lineup, the 7mm MQ01ABF, which will be available in 500 and 320GB capacities.

The new 7mm MQ01ABF SSHD will round up Toshiba's lineup of 2.5-inch SSHDs that previously included 750GB and 1TB 9.5mm SSHDs. According to Toshiba, The SSHD delivers SSD-like performance without dependence on external drivers or assistance from the host system. The PC Mark Vantage Score, the established industry method for measuring SSHD read/write performance and responsiveness, for the MQ01ABFH series is approximately 20,000, surpassing the 16,000 industry standard result.

"The MQ01ABFH series fulfills users' desire for thin and light notebook PCs with fast response times that can keep up with their demanding gaming and multimedia applications," said Mr. Kashiwabara, Senior Manager of Marketing Sec., Toshiba Digital Media Network Taiwan Corporation. "This addition to our SSHD lineup demonstrates Toshiba's continued focus on delivering a wide range of storage devices that enhances the computing experience for our customers.

Same as previously available 9.5mm SSHDs, the new 7mm MQ01ABFH series will also use self-learning algorithms to optimize performance based on users' data access patterns. According to Toshiba, it will also feature superior power consumption and operational shock levels than its competitors.

Although it did not announce the precise date or the price, Toshiba did note that its new 500GB MQ01ABF050H model and 320GB MQ01ABF032H model will show up in various notebook PCs, most likely ultrabooks and thin-and-light ones, pretty soon as the samples are already available.



Source: Toshibastorage.com.