Toshiba Announces DT02 7200RPM 2TB Hard Disk Drive

KAWASAKI, Japan —Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba) announces the DT02 7200RPM 2TB HDD, designed for desktop, PC computing, gaming and storage applications where performance and reliability are critical.

The new DT02 7200RPM 2TB HDD delivers higher performance than Toshiba’s predecessor and leverages Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) Technology. The DT02 7200RPM 2TB HDD has a SATA 6 Gbit/s interface and a 2TB^[1] capacity.

The DT02 7200RPM 2TB HDD has a 19% increase in data transfer speed compared to Toshiba’s current "DT02 series," achieving a maximum of 210 MiB/s ^[2], equipped with a 256MB buffer, making it suitable for desktop, PC computing, gaming and storage applications.

The DT02 7200RPM 2TB HDD is available from this month.

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¹Definition of capacity: One terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes, but storage capacity actually available may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. Available storage capacity (including examples of various media files) will vary based on file size, formatting, settings, software and operating system and/or pre-installed software applications, or media content. Actual formatted capacity may vary.

²One mebibyte (MiB) is calculated as 1,048,576 bytes (2 to the 20th power), and 1 gibibyte (GiB) is calculated as 1,073,741,824 bytes (2 to the 30th power).

Information in this press release, including product pricing and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current and believed to be accurate on the date of the announcement, but is subject to change without prior notice. Technical and application information contained here is subject to the most recent applicable Toshiba product specifications.