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However, with 24TB versions of N300 and N300 Pro HDDs, things became even more complicated, as the company says that it has no plans to launch 24TB drives to Europe due to a lack of demand. "We are currently observing a manageable demand for NAS hard drives with 24TB storage capacity on the European market," a statement by Toshiba published by ComputerBase reads. "Against this background, we will not be launching the N300 24TB model on the European market for the time being. We continuously analyze the market development and regularly validate our decision on the basis of current needs assessments." For now, 24TB HDDs are the highest capacity hard drives that Toshiba can offer. The company already offers nearline MG11-series 24TB HDDs in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. However, the company only lists 24TB N300 and N300 Pro HDDs, which could be among the best HDDs today, in America, Asia, and the U.K., but not in mainland Europe. In contrast, both Seagate and Western Digital sell their 24TB and 26TB hard drives for NAS in mainland Europe, though such HDDs seem overpriced there. You may like * Seagate on track for 100TB HDDs by 2030 -- claims current top drive will triple in capacity in 5 years * WD Red Pro 26TB hits the market for $569 -- new capacity enables portable 208TB RAID solution for $8,299 * 'World's First' encrypted 26TB hard disk debuts with diskAshur DT3 and DT2 models Given that both of Toshiba's rivals readily offer their highest capacity products in Europe, it is hard to imagine that there is no demand for 24TB NAS-oriented HDDs in the region. However, there might be a more elaborate strategy in place for Toshiba. The Japanese HDD maker might be more interested in shipping its highest-capacity models to the U.S. and its partners there, as this market is more important for the company. Toshiba may also attempt to ship as many high-end HDDs to its American stock as possible before country-specific tariffs kick in this July to grab some extra market share. If this is the case, we might see lowering shipments of other high-capacity Toshiba HDDs to mainland Europe as the company might be stockpiling them for its American customers in the U.S. Still, bear in mind that we are speculating and Toshiba hasn't communicated its strategy in detail. Follow Tom's Hardware on Google News to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button. Stay On the Cutting Edge: Get the Tom's Hardware Newsletter Get Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. [ ][ ]Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands[ ]Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors[Sign me up] By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. 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It makes less sense to publicly announce that they're snubbing a region. Reply * dalek1234 I call BS. They are probably trying to bring as many of these HDD to the States before HDD tariffs kick in. Reply * davidmaxwaterman0 Admin said: Toshiba has withheld the European launch of its 24TB N300 and N300 Pro NAS hard drives despite rivals offering similar models there, citing low demand. Toshiba says Europe doesn't need 24TB HDDs, witholds beefy models from region : Read more ??? The UK is in Europe. Reply * KyaraM Excuse me, what the hell? That is utter nonsense. As someone else said above, they want to get as many drives into the US as possible before tarifs rise even more, nothing more, nothing less. EU is one of the biggest markets for these drives, outpacing GB. This claim makes absolutely no sense. I mean, if they don't want our money, their loss I guess. Just wished the US wouldn't punish everyone else for their nonsense, be it directly or indirectly. davidmaxwaterman0 said: ??? The UK is in Europe. It indeed is; my guess is that they mean EU, not Europe. Still, Germany is a bigger market for these drives than the UK, and France is a big player when comparing between these three, too, making it even stupider. The combined EU will certainly be bigger than UK. Reply * View All 4 Comments Tom's Hardware is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site. * Terms and conditions * Contact Future's experts * Privacy policy * Cookies policy * Accessibility Statement * Advertise with us * About us * Coupons * Careers (c) Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.