Hitachi Deskstar and CinemaStar drives dish up 1TB on a single platter

No self-respecting drive head wants to travel further than is strictly necessary to fetch that bloody MP3 you just clicked. That’s why Hitachi’s effort to cram 1TB onto a single platter with a cosy 569 gigabits per square inch makes a lot of sense: it reduces the distance between chunks of data, thereby improving the HDD’s sequential transfer rates while also lowering its calorie consumption. You’ll find these ultra-dense discs in the new 1TB Deskstar 7k1000.D and 5k1000.B models, which started shipping today, as well as in the CinemaStar range coming later this fall. Sure, Seagate got there first , but we’ll happily overlook that fact as soon as Hitachi decides to serve up a five-platter 5TB whopper to go with our lettuce. Full specs in the PR after the break. Continue reading Hitachi Deskstar and CinemaStar drives dish up 1TB on a single platter Hitachi Deskstar and CinemaStar drives dish up 1TB on a single platter originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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