Toshiba releases impressive new SSDs and HDDs for gaming and more

While many consumers are starting to embrace solid state drives, mechanical hard drives are still the most cost effective for data storage. Ideally, you will want to use an SSD for your operating system, while storing files on an HDD.

Today, Toshiba announces new solid state and hard disk drives that are available now. Some of the models are marketed towards gamers, but they will of course work fine for other uses too. Actually, the company has a diverse offering to meet the needs of many.

"The new SSDs include the Toshiba Q300 Pro Series Internal SSD Hard Drive, built for gaming and creative applications with high-end demand for performance and reliability and the Toshiba Q300 Series Internal SSD, offering a balance of high performance and value, ideal for PC upgrades from traditional hard drives. With Adaptive Size SLC Write cache technology to enable SLC-like performance, both models offer high processing speed and low power consumption", says Toshiba.

The company further says, "these HDDs are built to address today's consumers' most pressing storage needs. This new lineup includes three desktop and one mobile option, with up to 6TB1 of storage. The 3.5-inch desktop internal HDDs include the Toshiba X300 Series, built for extreme gaming and graphics; the Toshiba P300 Series, for high-performance mainstream users; and the Toshiba E300 Series, for reliable performance with low power management. Additionally, the Toshiba L200 Series, a 2.5-inch mobile drive, is made for quality mobile computing".

Toshiba shares the following pricing

• Q300 Pro Series Internal SSDs
  • $124.99 MSRP for 128GB
  • $199.99 MSRP for 256GB
  • $389.99 MSRP for 512GB

• Q300 Series Internal SSDs
  • $99.99 MSRP for 120GB
  • $159.99 MSRP for 240GB
  • $309.99 MSRP for 480GB
  • $449.99 MSRP for 960GB

• X300
  • $219.99 MSRP for 4TB
  • $234.99 MSRP for 5TB
  • $349.99 MSRP for 6TB

• P300
  • $74.99 MSRP for 500GB
  • $84.99 MSRP for 1TB
  • $129.99 MSRP for 2TB
  • $169.99 MSRP for 3TB

• E300
  • $84.99 MSRP for 1TB
  • $129.99 MSRP for 2TB
  • $169.99 MSRP for 3GB

• L200
  • $79.99 MSRP for 500GB
  • $89.99 MSRP for 1TB

The most attractive hard drive is the 3.5 inch X300. Featuring capacities of up to 6TB, 7200RPM and a 128MB buffer, these should offer great performance.

On the SSD side, the Q300 offers the highest capacity, maxing out at 960GB. The Pro variant, however, is limited to a maximum of 512GB. Why would you select the Pro model then? Simple. The 2-bit NAND could offer a longer lifespan, and it gets a longer warranty too.

You can see the full specs below.

Hard drive specs

Solid state drive specs