Toshiba launches S300 AI surveillance HDD for AI-driven video applications

Kawasaki, Japan - Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba) has introduced S300 AI, a new generation of surveillance hard disk drives (HDDs) engineered for the requirements of modern artificial intelligence (AI) driven video applications. Purpose-built for high-resolution video capture, analysis, and storage, S300 AI delivers higher capacities, enhanced performance, and enterprise-grade durability to meet the demands of AI surveillance workloads.

Available in capacities from 8 TB^[1] to 24 TB, S300 AI supports large-scale, continuous recording and retention for AI video analytics servers and storage, centralised surveillance data storage systems, video archive and recovery infrastructure, and multi-bay Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) setups. This combination of scale, speed, and endurance makes it an effective solution for storing and processing the vast volumes of video and analytical data generated by AI-enabled surveillance systems.

"The surveillance market is rapidly evolving, with AI analytics driving new requirements for storage performance, capacity, and reliability," said Koji Sakamoto, Senior Director of Storage Products Sales & Marketing Division at Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation. "With S300 AI, Toshiba continues to expand and tailor its HDD range to meet these demands - delivering higher capacities, enhanced performance, and enterprise-grade durability purpose-built for AI workloads."

Optimised performance for AI workloads
S300 AI is tuned to handle the additional random access introduced by AI workloads, ensuring rapid video data retrieval for precise real-time AI analytics and insights.

High scalability for modern surveillance
S300 AI supports up to 64 high-resolution camera streams^[2] and up to an additional 32 AI streams, enabling easy scaling to meet evolving AI-driven surveillance requirements. Its large capacities and optimised design make it a fitting choice for continuous recording across a wide range of commercial and infrastructure sectors, including transportation, manufacturing, smart city projects, healthcare and nursing care, finance, and logistics.

Enterprise-grade reliability
With an annual workload rating of 550 TB^[3] and a mean time to failure (MTTF) of up to 2.5 million hours^[4], S300 AI is built to operate 24/7 in mission-critical environments. Furthermore, Toshiba backs the hard disk drives with a 5-year limited warranty, underscoring their durability and their suitability for the most demanding surveillance applications.

The 8 TB and 10 TB capacities of S300 AI will be available starting this month, with 14 TB, 16 TB, 18 TB, 20 TB, 22 TB, and 24 TB capacities following in Q1 2026^[5].