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Da Dego · 4th Jan 2007, 20:51

Seagate has received a number of inquiries about its plans to deliver a 1 Terabyte (TB) hard drive, so I would like to provide you with an update. As the worldwide leader in hard drives, Seagate has been shipping products with 750GB of storage capacity, the highest available, since April 2006. We expect to be the first to deliver 1TB hard drives in high volume for global customers during the first half of 2007.

Seagate’s 1TB hard drive will be our second generation 3.5-inch hard drive to feature capacity-boosting perpendicular recording technology, and it will use fewer heads and discs than similar-capacity products we expect to see from our competitors. It is clear that fewer heads and discs, along with our proven perpendicular technology, can increase drive reliability, and also reduce operating temperatures, power consumption, noise, and weight.

To date, Seagate has shipped some 10 million 3.5-inch hard drives with its proven perpendicular recording technology in the PC, enterprise, and consumer electronics markets – significantly more than any other hard drive maker.

Seagate’s 1TB drive is designed to deliver:

* Industry-leading areal density to deliver the first 4-platter 1TB drives and provide the highest levels of power efficiency, heat dissipation and reliability
* Proven, best-in-class perpendicular recording technology
* A rugged design with best-in-class shock tolerance
* Whisper-quiet acoustics
* A leading combination of capacity, performance and reliability

R_H · 4th Jan 2007, 21:42

I wonder what the temperatures of these drives will be like. I know quite a few people on other forums with 320GB Seagates running at around ~50 degrees. Compared to Samsung's drives (when are they getting 16MB of cache?) which are running at ~30 degrees on lowflow aircooling.

<A88> · 4th Jan 2007, 23:07

Definately an HD-ready backup component then!

<A88>

kylelnsn · 5th Jan 2007, 09:01

Sweet, what do you reckon the price tag on these would be? lookign foward to seeing these i must admit! looks good!

Tim S · 5th Jan 2007, 09:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by <A88>

Definately an HD-ready backup component then!

<A88>

For all that HD pr0n?

kylelnsn · 5th Jan 2007, 10:19

Price tag?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!!?!?!? hndreds,thousands? howmuch

<A88> · 5th Jan 2007, 12:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim S

For all that HD pr0n?

And there was me thinking some users were above making comments like that...

<A88>

Tim S · 5th Jan 2007, 13:01

well it was Seagate that suggested that initially, IIRC.

Sord_Fish · 5th Jan 2007, 13:54

Could any one cleverer than me work out what the actual space we have once formated?

Oh and were would one get this HD pr0n you speek of

DougEdey · 5th Jan 2007, 13:59

931.322GB formatted by my estimate

overdosedelusion · 5th Jan 2007, 15:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sord_Fish

Could any one cleverer than me work out what the actual space we have once formated?

Oh and were would one get this HD pr0n you speek of

Caligola in HD if it ever appears =P Malcolm McDowells take on historical orgies and blood =P

IanW · 5th Jan 2007, 18:22

Hitachi have also announced a drive of this size for Q1 2007. Enterprise version due Q2.

Price is set to be $399 retail (Google says that's 205 quid).

Info from the Inquirer:- http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36725

SteveyG · 5th Jan 2007, 21:56

I'm surprised Computerking hasn't found this thread and ordered one.

R_H · 6th Jan 2007, 02:47

Didn't Hitachi announce that it is also putting a 1TB drive on the market?

Who is expected to launch first?

IanW · 6th Jan 2007, 12:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by R_H

Didn't Hitachi announce that it is also putting a 1TB drive on the market?

Who is expected to launch first?

See my previous post in this thread.

crazybob · 6th Jan 2007, 18:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by R_H

I wonder what the temperatures of these drives will be like. I know quite a few people on other forums with 320GB Seagates running at around ~50 degrees. Compared to Samsung's drives (when are they getting 16MB of cache?) which are running at ~30 degrees on lowflow aircooling.

They offer several of their larger drives (above 300GB) with 16 MB cache right now. And I agree about the temperatures, I've got a new Samsung and it's the coolest and quietest drive I've ever owned.

R_H · 6th Jan 2007, 20:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazybob

They offer several of their larger drives (above 300GB) with 16 MB cache right now. And I agree about the temperatures, I've got a new Samsung and it's the coolest and quietest drive I've ever owned.

Hmm. I'm not seeing any on NCIX's site. They must still be selling off their 8MB cache stock.

hth0923 · 15th Jan 2007, 02:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougEdey

931.322GB formatted by my estimate

1000,000,000,000B/1024/1024/1024=931.322GB

Abusolutely Agreed!

hth0923 · 15th Jan 2007, 02:33

would think about it, just wait for the price! should be costly indeed!

Krikkit · 15th Jan 2007, 12:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by IanW

Hitachi have also announced a drive of this size for Q1 2007. Enterprise version due Q2.

Price is set to be $399 retail (Google says that's 205 quid).

That's not too bad, after all, it's only ~£0.25 per GiB, which is a pretty good price for a range-topping HD, especially such a landmark one too.

4th Jan 2007, 20:51	#1
Da Dego Brett Thomas Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH USA Posts: 3,906	Seagate releases 1TB information Seagate has received a number of inquiries about its plans to deliver a 1 Terabyte (TB) hard drive, so I would like to provide you with an update. As the worldwide leader in hard drives, Seagate has been shipping products with 750GB of storage capacity, the highest available, since April 2006. We expect to be the first to deliver 1TB hard drives in high volume for global customers during the first half of 2007. Seagate’s 1TB hard drive will be our second generation 3.5-inch hard drive to feature capacity-boosting perpendicular recording technology, and it will use fewer heads and discs than similar-capacity products we expect to see from our competitors. It is clear that fewer heads and discs, along with our proven perpendicular technology, can increase drive reliability, and also reduce operating temperatures, power consumption, noise, and weight. To date, Seagate has shipped some 10 million 3.5-inch hard drives with its proven perpendicular recording technology in the PC, enterprise, and consumer electronics markets – significantly more than any other hard drive maker. Seagate’s 1TB drive is designed to deliver: * Industry-leading areal density to deliver the first 4-platter 1TB drives and provide the highest levels of power efficiency, heat dissipation and reliability * Proven, best-in-class perpendicular recording technology * A rugged design with best-in-class shock tolerance * Whisper-quiet acoustics * A leading combination of capacity, performance and reliability __________________ "Frankly that seems overkill. iluvtrees2 arguing with spec is the intellectual equivalent of a bunny rabbit taking on a pissed-off lion." - Nexxo

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