Toshiba AL16 Series 2.4TB 10K RPM Enterprise Performance HDD
Brand: Toshiba | Category: Enterprise HDDs
SKU: TOSH-AL16SEB24EQ | Part #: AL16SEB24EQ | MPN: AL16SEB24EQ
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About the Toshiba AL16 Series 2.4TB 10K RPM Enterprise Performance HDD
The Toshiba AL16 Series 2.4TB HDD represents Toshiba's latest generation of 2.5-inch enterprise performance hard drives, spinning at 10,000 RPM over a 12Gb/s SAS interface to deliver the sustained IOPS and low latency that mission-critical transactional environments demand. Built on refined perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology with Toshiba's advanced head and media engineering, the AL16 achieves up to 2.4TB capacity in the compact 2.5-inch small-form-factor—enabling extremely high storage density per rack unit when deployed in blade servers, dense storage arrays, and converged infrastructure enclosures. The drive targets workloads where random I/O performance, consistent response times, and high reliability under sustained queue depth are non-negotiable.
Ideal for
- OLTP database acceleration in SAP HANA, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server environments requiring consistent sub-millisecond random I/O response times
- High-density SAN and NAS array builds where 2.5-inch form factor maximizes drive count per enclosure for maximum aggregate IOPS without expanding rack footprint
- Virtualization infrastructure storage tiers supporting VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V clusters with mixed random read/write workloads across many concurrent VMs
- Financial services platforms including trading systems, risk analytics, and real-time payment processing where data integrity and low latency are regulatory requirements
- Email and collaboration platform backends such as Microsoft Exchange and Cisco Unity requiring high random read performance and resilient write caching under variable loads
- Converged and hyperconverged infrastructure nodes where compact high-performance spinning media serves as a cost-effective capacity and IOPS tier alongside NVMe caching layers
Technical specifications
| Manufacturer | Toshiba |
| Product Series | AL16 |
| Form Factor | 2.5-inch (SFF) |
| Formatted Capacity | 2.4TB (2,400GB) |
| Interface | SAS 12Gb/s (SAS-3) |
| Interface Ports | Dual Port |
| Spindle Speed | 10,000 RPM |
| Cache Buffer | 256MB |
| Sustained Transfer Rate (Max) | Up to 254MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS (4K) | Up to 168,000 IOPS |
| Random Write IOPS (4K) | Up to 40,000 IOPS |
| Average Latency (Read) | ~2.0ms |
| Average Latency (Write) | ~2.0ms |
| MTBF | 2,400,000 hours |
| Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) | ~0.35% |
| Workload Rate (per year) | 550TB/year |
| Recording Technology | Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) |
| Power Consumption (Operating, Read/Write) | Approx. 7.0W |
| Power Consumption (Idle) | Approx. 4.5W |
| Data Protection | Persistent Write Cache (PWC) with power-loss protection |
| Rotational Vibration Compensation | Yes, hardware RV sensor-based correction |
| Shock Resistance (Operating) | 70G / 2ms |
| Shock Resistance (Non-Operating) | 300G / 2ms |
| Operating Temperature | 5°C to 60°C |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 15mm x 69.85mm x 100.45mm |
| Weight | Approx. 115g |
| Launch | Q2 2025 |
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Technical Specifications
| Brand | Toshiba |
| Category | Enterprise HDDs |
| SKU | TOSH-AL16SEB24EQ |
| Part Number | AL16SEB24EQ |
| Condition | New |
| Product Series | AL16 |
| Form Factor | 2.5-inch (SFF) |
| Formatted Capacity | 2.4TB (2,400GB) |
| Interface | SAS 12Gb/s (SAS-3) |
| Interface Ports | Dual Port |
| Spindle Speed | 10,000 RPM |
| Cache Buffer | 256MB |
| Sustained Transfer Rate (Max) | Up to 254MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS (4K) | Up to 168,000 IOPS |
| Random Write IOPS (4K) | Up to 40,000 IOPS |
| Average Latency (Read) | ~2.0ms |
| Average Latency (Write) | ~2.0ms |
| MTBF | 2,400,000 hours |
| Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) | ~0.35% |
| Workload Rate (per year) | 550TB/year |
| Recording Technology | Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) |
| Power Consumption (Operating, Read/Write) | Approx. 7.0W |
| Power Consumption (Idle) | Approx. 4.5W |
| Data Protection | Persistent Write Cache (PWC) with power-loss protection |
| Rotational Vibration Compensation | Yes, hardware RV sensor-based correction |
| Shock Resistance (Operating) | 70G / 2ms |
| Shock Resistance (Non-Operating) | 300G / 2ms |
| Operating Temperature | 5°C to 60°C |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 15mm x 69.85mm x 100.45mm |
| Weight | Approx. 115g |
| Launch | Q2 2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions about Toshiba AL16 Series 2.4TB 10K RPM Enterprise Performance HDD
What does the Toshiba AL16 Series 2.4TB 10K RPM Enterprise Performance HDD do?
the Toshiba AL16 Series 2.4TB 10K RPM Enterprise Performance HDD suits enterprise data-center storage tiers — all-flash arrays, hyperconverged storage pools (vSAN, Ceph), database backends, and high-throughput backup repositories. It is supported by major server platforms.
What does the Toshiba AL16 Series 2.4TB 10K RPM Enterprise Performance HDD do?
the Toshiba AL16 Series 2.4TB 10K RPM Enterprise Performance HDD suits enterprise data-center storage tiers — all-flash arrays, hyperconverged storage pools (vSAN, Ceph), database backends, and high-throughput backup repositories. It is supported by major server platforms.
What are the headline specs of the Toshiba AL16 Series 2.4TB 10K RPM Enterprise Performance HDD?
Key specifications for the Toshiba AL16 Series 2.4TB 10K RPM Enterprise Performance HDD: new condition; manufacturer Toshiba; product series AL16; form factor 2.5-inch (SFF); formatted capacity 2.4TB (2,400GB); interface SAS 12Gb/s (SAS-3); interface ports Dual Port. Manufacturer part number AL16SEB24EQ. For the full datasheet with electrical, environmental, and compliance details, contact our pre-sales engineering team.
What are the headline specs of the Toshiba AL16 Series 2.4TB 10K RPM Enterprise Performance HDD?
Key specifications for the Toshiba AL16 Series 2.4TB 10K RPM Enterprise Performance HDD: new condition; manufacturer Toshiba; product series AL16; form factor 2.5-inch (SFF); formatted capacity 2.4TB (2,400GB); interface SAS 12Gb/s (SAS-3); interface ports Dual Port. Manufacturer part number AL16SEB24EQ. For the full datasheet with electrical, environmental, and compliance details, contact our pre-sales engineering team.