Store up to 3TB of photos, videos and files
LVCC Central Hall Booth #11028 — Toshiba’s Digital
Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information
Systems, Inc., today announced the addition of a 3TB1
capacity offering to its Canvio® Basics storage lineup. The 3TB Canvio
Basics portable hard drive can store up to 856,500 digital photos,
789,000 digital music files or 2,460 downloaded digital movies2.
As with the rest of the offerings within the Canvio Basics 3.0 line,
software setup is not necessary.
“Even as a portable device, consumers are looking for high-capacity
options to keep up with their extensive content libraries,” said Maciek
Brzeski, Vice President, Branded Storage, Toshiba America Information
Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division. “Our 3TB Canvio Basics
provides high capacity storage in a simple solution.”
The 3TB Canvio Basics portable hard drive is exceptionally efficient and
easy to use. Consumers can connect the device right out of the box and
simply connect to their PC to begin saving their digital files. The
Canvio Basics portable hard drive supports USB 3.0 for rapid transfer
speeds3, is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and is also
equipped with a special internal shock sensor and ramp loading
technology designed to keep consumers' digital files safer against
accidental drops.
Toshiba has been providing storage solutions worldwide since 1967 and
has more than 47 years of experience developing storage offerings that
complement our comprehensive ecosystem of devices. Leveraging an annual
$3.1 billion investment in research and development, Toshiba continues
to push the boundaries of storage technology to meet customers' needs.
Pricing and Availability
The 3TB Toshiba Canvio Basics portable hard drive will be available for
purchase in March 2015 at various retailers and on toshiba.com/us
for $189.99 MSRP4.
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About Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS)
Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of four business
units: Business Solutions Division, Digital Products Division, Imaging
Systems Division, and Telecommunication Systems Division. Together,
these divisions provide digital products, services and solutions,
including industry-leading notebook computers, tablets and All-in-One
computers televisions, TV/DVD Combination products, Blu-ray Disc™, DVD
players and media boxes, as well as cloud services; imaging products for
the security, medical and manufacturing markets; storage products for
computers; and IP business telephone systems with unified
communications, collaboration and mobility applications. TAIS provides
sales, marketing and services for its wide range of products in the
United States and Latin America. TAIS is an independent operating
company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba
Corporation. For more information on TAIS visit us.toshiba.com.
About Toshiba
Toshiba Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 company, channels world-class
capabilities in advanced electronic and electrical product and systems
into five strategic business domains: Energy & Infrastructure, Community
Solutions, Healthcare Systems & Services, Electronic Devices &
Components, and Lifestyles Products & Services. Guided by the principles
of The Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group, “Committed to People,
Committed to the Future,” Toshiba promotes global operations towards
securing “Growth Through Creativity and Innovation,” and is contributing
to the achievement of a world in which people everywhere live in a safe,
secure and comfortable society.
Founded in Tokyo in 1875, today’s Toshiba is at the heart of a global
network of over 590 consolidated companies employing over 200,000 people
worldwide, with annual sales surpassing 6.5 trillion yen (US$63
billion). To find out more about Toshiba, visit www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.
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1 One Gigabyte (GB) means one billion bytes and one Terabyte
(TB) means one trillion bytes. Total available capacity will vary based
on operating environment and may show less storage capacity. Examples of
the number of photos, songs, movies, and any other files that can be
stored on a hard drive are provided for illustrative purposes only.
2 Tested by Toshiba under the specific test settings at the
time of publication and is not an estimate of the number of photographs,
minutes of video or hours of audio that can be stored under any
conditions other than the specific test settings. Music storage based on
128Kbps, 11:1 compression with an average song length of 4 min. Photo
storage based on 6 MegaPixel digital camera using JPEG compression,
average photo size 3.5MB/Photo. Movie storage based on 13.5MB/Minute @
90min, typical iTunes® download at 1800kbps. The amount of data needed
to record still pictures and movies differs depending on the device
used, the subject photographed, and the shooting conditions. These
variables, among others, may increase or decrease the number of pictures
and/or movies that can be stored. Your results may vary.
3 USB 3.0. 5Gbps is the maximum theoretical interface
transfer rate per the specifications of the Universal Serial Bus 3.0.
Actual transfer rate will vary depending on your system configuration
and other factors.
4 Price. Reseller prices may vary. MSRP means “Manufacturer's
Suggested Retail Price.”
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