Seagate hits 1TB storage - bit-tech.net Forums

Bindibadgi · 26th Jun 2007, 10:06

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/06..._1tb_storage/1

Have you been waiting to see who's next after Hitachi's 1TB wonder? Seagate's 11th generation drive has not only just hit the same size, but it has done it with a host of other improvements as well.

DougEdey · 26th Jun 2007, 10:19

To quote Jamie:

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oasked · 26th Jun 2007, 10:22

Bet it'll be expensive though. I've got one of the previous generation (7200.10) drives and its brilliant.

BioSniper · 26th Jun 2007, 10:28

Sounds good to me though the MSRP of $400 is a tad steep for all except those with deep pockets and enthusiasts, but I guess that's who they are aiming at anyway.

The only issue I see with this is that when the drive does fail its a bucket load of data to loose, I would certainly be wanting these in a RAID5 array and probably some chunky tape backup to go with it, if it weren't for the fact that tapes are so bleeding expensive :/

crazyg1zm0 · 26th Jun 2007, 10:31

I am quite happy with the advances in teh size of the HDD but i just wish they could be more affordable to an average guy like me.

mmorgue · 26th Jun 2007, 10:39

A bit expensive but depends on how the usual US --> UK conversion goes. If it's £399 then not for me. But if they do it right and get it around £199/£210 then I could *almost* justify the spending, provided it does what it says on the tin.

Sounds tasty tho!

Mister_Tad · 26th Jun 2007, 10:48

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Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

Have you been waiting to see who's next after Hitachi's 1TB wonder? Seagate's 11th generation drive has not only just hit the same size, but it has done it with a host of other improvements as well.

Unless Samsung gets their T1 to market first, their upcoming 3 platter 1TB drive (yes, 334GB platters, ridiculous)

DXR_13KE · 26th Jun 2007, 11:12

then i will wait for Samsung

Redbeaver · 26th Jun 2007, 15:39

w000t.... Seagate!!! (never trusted Samsung anyway...even if they come up with a *better drive* im sticking wit Seagate) after waiting for so long after Hitachi

$399 is a good price for 1TB.... same as Hitachi. i wouldnt expect it to be lower at release. after a couple of reviews, i probably pick this one up. Currently running on 6 7200.9 and .10, not 1 failure.

Da Dego · 26th Jun 2007, 16:23

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Originally Posted by Redbeaver

w000t.... Seagate!!! (never trusted Samsung anyway...even if they come up with a *better drive* im sticking wit Seagate) after waiting for so long after Hitachi

I would have to agree here. There are VERY few things that I am fervently brand-loyal on, but hard drives are one of them. I have never, and I repeat: NEVER had a Seagate drive fail on me. In the meantime, I have been the US point of contact for the Western Digital RMAs that come from the Bit-tech office...

I'll be looking forward to dropping a couple of these in my media centre.

devdevil85 · 26th Jun 2007, 17:17

Man that's a lot of open pasture. Bit-Torrent here I come!

Spaceraver · 26th Jun 2007, 19:46

Hmm, now all we need is a smaller size HDD, say 200 GB just for the OS. A 1 TB storage drive is nice.. But it needs raid.

Hazardous · 27th Jun 2007, 11:42

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Originally Posted by Redbeaver

w000t.... Seagate!!! (never trusted Samsung anyway...even if they come up with a *better drive* im sticking wit Seagate) after waiting for so long after Hitachi

Almost all my HDD's are Seagate (7200.10's) as well... but I recently took receipt of a new 750GB IBM/Hitachi for my new Intel [/'Dark Side'

] build.
And the main reason for that choice, was the huge 32MB cache it has on board

Paradigm Shifter · 27th Jun 2007, 12:05

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Originally Posted by Redbeaver

w000t.... Seagate!!! (never trusted Samsung anyway...even if they come up with a *better drive* im sticking wit Seagate) after waiting for so long after Hitachi

I'll wait for the Samsung's myself. Got quite a few Samsung drives that run cooler and quieter than the WD and Seagate drives I own... and out of three Seagate drives I've had, two of them have died very quickly, and both were in totally different systems and environments - so I'm a little leery of them now.

It's a bit of a shame, actually... I've got limited space for HDDs in my case (P180B) and a couple of 1TB drives would suit me wonderfully. But I look at the price of the 500GB drives, and can get four of them for the same price as one 1TB (approximately)...

The_Beast · 28th Jun 2007, 01:46

I could never fill that up (I have dial-up)

specialworks · 11th Jul 2007, 16:40

With samsung's 1TB effort due out in August, I am similarly tempted to wait.
I have specified going on for 15-20 no. 250GB Spinpoints, and everything has been silky smooth and peaceful -- with no failures. Being late to market has its advantages for an Outfit like Samsung...

With you on the case capacity issue...
I think 3 drives will be a sensible maximum in *my* Antec P180 case [given my over-volting extravaganza inside]

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mmorgue Supermodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mos Eisley, in the bar... Posts: 378	A bit expensive but depends on how the usual US --> UK conversion goes. If it's £399 then not for me. But if they do it right and get it around £199/£210 then I could almost justify the spending, provided it does what it says on the tin. Sounds tasty tho!

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devdevil85 Hypermodder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: US of A Posts: 884	Man that's a lot of open pasture. Bit-Torrent here I come!

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11th Jul 2007, 16:40	#16
specialworks What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1	With samsung's 1TB effort due out in August, I am similarly tempted to wait. I have specified going on for 15-20 no. 250GB Spinpoints, and everything has been silky smooth and peaceful -- with no failures. Being late to market has its advantages for an Outfit like Samsung... With you on the case capacity issue... I think 3 drives will be a sensible maximum in my Antec P180 case [given my over-volting extravaganza inside] PC for specialworks Workstation & Gaming Rig: Opteron 144 @ 2.8GHz\|DFI LP nF4Del SLI\|2GB G.Skill\|eVGA 8800GTS 320MB OC\|Spinpoint 250GB\|Samsung 226BW 22"\|X-Fi Xtreme Music