Toshiba has announced the 10TB MN06ACA10T, the latest addition to its MN Series lineup of 3.5-inch hard drives for use in NAS platforms.

The new 10TB model is designed to operate 24/7 and it is suitable for NAS filer and cloud storage applications that require disk drives with a workload rating of 180TB per year.

The MN06ACA10T features a maximum sustained transfer rate of 237 MiB/s and is designed for 300,000 load/unload cycle robustness. The drive provides a SATA 6 Gbit/s interface and 7,200 rpm access performance. It supports Advanced Format (512e) technology for compatibility with legacy applications and operating environments and are compatible with popular third party NAS appliances.

Samples of the MN06ACA10T are now available.