http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/SATA+3Gbps used for category lists, takes arguments en http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/seagate_stores_more_less_space_with_new_1tb_drive <!--paging_filter--><div style="text-align: center"><img src="/files/u21826/header-seagate.png" alt="Seagate reaches 500GB per platter mark with Barracuda 7200.12" width="410" height="133" /></div> <p>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.</p> <p>Seagate is now <a href="http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&amp;name=null&amp;vgnextoid=3aae0e8b467ae110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD">shipping</a> 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.</p> <p>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).</p> <p>What do you think about getting the same capacity with fewer platters? Will the <a href="/article/news/seagate_cut_bare_drive_warranties_january_2009">shorter warranty period</a> for Seagate's new OEM drives prevent you from upgrading? Hit Comment and sound off.</p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/seagate_stores_more_less_space_with_new_1tb_drive#comments News Windows 32MB cache 500GB per platter barracuda Barracuda 7200.12 consumer electronics hard disk SATA 3Gbps seagate storage Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:28:40 -0600 Mark Edward Soper 4762 at http://www.maximumpc.com