May 3, 2007 at 11:53 PM
Source: Hitachi Press Release
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi) today announced that it has met its commitment to begin shipping the world’s first one-terabyte hard drive (HDD) to retail customers within the first quarter of 2007. The Deskstar 7K1000 began shipping to retailers and e-tailers in March 2007 with inventories reaching critical mass in April 2007. CDW is among the first organizations to make the terabyte hard drive available to customers. More information is located at www.cdw.com/storage.
Announced at CES 2007, the Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 hard drive delivers superior performance and reliability, as well as leadership capacity, to meet the needs of consumers who want to create, share and store their digital information in ever increasing volume. At a suggested retail price of $399 (USD), colossal storage capacity is more affordable than ever before.
Code:[b]Technical Specifications: Deskstar 7K1000[/b] 1000/750 GB – SATA (GB = 1 billion bytes, accessible capacity may be less) 148 billion bits per square inch maximum areal density 1070 Mb/s max. media data rate 8.5 ms average seek time (excludes command overhead) 7,200 RPM, 4.17 ms average latency Serial-ATA 3.0Gb/s 32 MB data buffer 26.1 mm in height (max) 700g in weight (max) 5/4 platters, 10/8 recording heads 300 G/1 ms pulse non-operating shock 9.0 (5 disk)/8.1 (4 disk) watt idle power 2.9 Bels typical idle acoustics 5-60 degrees C operating temperature
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