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Toshiba announces new Q300 and Q300 Pro SSDs

by on04 September 2015


Toshiba controllers paired up with TLC and MLC NAND

Toshiba has unveiled its latest 2.5-inch consumer solid-state drives, the Toshiba Q300 and the Q300 Pro.

Based on Toshiba controllers and paired up with either TLC or MLC NAND, both drives are based on standard SATA interface and standard 2.5-inch 7mm-thick form-factor.

Aimed at read extensive applications and to be available in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB capacities, the Toshiba Q300 Pro is based on Toshiba's own TC85NC1000 controller paired up with Toshiba 2-bit-per-cell (MLC) NAND. It has a sequential read of up to 550MB/s while sequential write performance is set at 520MB/s. The 4K random performance tops out at 92k IOPS for read and 63k IOPS for write.

The Toshiba Q300 Pro SSD also comes with SLC caching, QSBC Error Correction, Patrol Read and Thermal Control Sensor features and have lower 3.3W load and 125mW idle power consumption.

The Toshiba Q300 SSD, on the other hand, is based on Toshiba's TC358790 controller paired up with 3-bit-per-cell (TLC) flash NAND. It has a slightly higher sequential performance, reaching up to 550MB/s for read and 530MB/s for write, while random 4K performance is set at up to 87k IOPS for read and 83k IOPS for write. This one will be available in 120, 240, 480 and 960GB capacities.

Unlike the Toshiba Q300 Pro, the Q300 only has SLC caching technology and lacks all other features.

According to Toshiba, the Q300 Pro is aimed at gaming, graphics design and animation while the Q300 is for HDD upgrade and everyday computing. The Q300 Pro is also backed by a 5-year warranty while the Q300 comes with a 3-year warranty.

The price of the Toshiba Q300 Pro starts at US $124.99 for the 128GB, US $199.99 for the 256GB and US $389.99 for the 512GB version and will be available later this month. The Toshiba Q300 is shipping now with a price set at US $99.99 for the 120GB version, US $159.99 for the 240GB version, US $309.99 for the 480GB version and US $449.99 for the 960GB version.

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