Posted 01/06/09 at 07:28:40 PM by Mark Edward Soper
One-Terabyte drives are no longer unusual, but until now, drive vendors have needed three or more platters to hit the magic 1TB goal. Not any more.
Seagate is now shipping the first 1TB hard disk to get the job done with just two platters: the Barracuda 7200.12. It jams 320 Gigabits of storage per square inch into each platter to achieve its 500GB per platter capacity. It uses a 3Gbps SATA interface and a 32MB cache to move your data around.
The drive is also available in 750GB (32MB cache) and 500GB (16MB cache) capacities. No word on official pricing yet on the 1TB big guy, but some websites are showing the 500GB model selling for about the same price as its predecessor, the Barracuda 7200.11 (32MB cache).
What do you think about getting the same capacity with fewer platters? Will the shorter warranty period for Seagate's new OEM drives prevent you from upgrading? Hit Comment and sound off.
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Links:
[1] http://www.maximumpc.com/user/marcus_soperus
[2] http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=null&vgnextoid=3aae0e8b467ae110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD
[3] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/seagate_cut_bare_drive_warranties_january_2009
[4] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/seagate_barracuda_7200_11
[5] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/rumor_random_freezes_plague_seagate_15tb_hard_drive_owners
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