When only 4TB will do
Subject: Storage | April 9, 2013 - 06:58 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: western digital, wd black, hdd, 4TB
SSDs may be the speed kings but when you need a lot of storage space they quickly become quite expensive which is where the new WD Black 4TB HDD shines as it is only $85 $300. It spins at 7200RPM and has a 64MB cache which ought to make it a bit faster than other high density HDDs which are on the market though the 800GB platters could slow that expected performance somewhat. It also comes with a 5 year warranty which is much better than the usual 2 year warranty many companies have adopted as standard for their platter based drives. Check out the full review at The Tech Report.
"Western Digital's Black 4TB the only desktop hard drive to combine that top-of-the-line capacity with a 7,200-RPM spindle speed and five years of warranty coverage. We take a closer look."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Toshiba THNSNH 512 GB SSD @ techPowerUp
- Crucial M500 SSD Review (960GB) @ SSD Review
- Crucial M500 960GB SSD @ Tweaktown
- Crucial M500 480GB @ Hardware.info
- 480GB Crucial M500 Solid State Drive @ Benchmark Reviews
- Crucial M500 480GB @ SSD Review
- OCZ Vertex 3.20 120GB @ Kitguru
- Intel 335 Series 180GB SSD @ Tweaktown
- OCZ Vertex 3.20 20nm 240GB SSD Review @ Legit Reviews
- HighPoint RocketStor 5322 Dual eSATA 6Gbps Dock Review - True SSD Speed through an External Dock @ SSD Review
- INEO I-NA321U PLUS Docking Station @ Benchmark Reviews
- Plextor M5 Pro 128GB with Xtreme Firmware SSD @ Tweaktown
- Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD Review @ Hi Tech Legion
- Ineo NA216U2 Plus External USB 3.0 Enclosure @ Tweaktown
- Synology DiskStation DS213+ NAS Server Review @ NikKTech
- SuperTalent USB 3.0 Express RC4 64GB Flash Drive @ SSD Review
- Synology DiskStation DS2413+ NAS @ Techspot
- HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5-inch Mobile Hard Drive Review @ Madshrimps
- ADATA 500GB USB 3.0 DashDrive Elite Review @ OCIA
Seagate Launches 4TB, Four-Platter Hard Drive For $200
Subject: Storage | April 3, 2013 - 06:26 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Seagate, 1TB Platter, 4TB, Hard Drive, storage
Seagate recently took the wraps off of a new 4TB hard drive. The new drive uses the company's 1TB platters, and the ST4000DM000 uses four 1TB platters. Other characteristics include a 7,200 RPM spindle speed, 64MB cache, and support for the SATA III 6 Gbps interface.
According to the company, the 4TB drive boasts an average read/write data rate of 146MB/s (which is good for a mechanical hard drive), max sustained transfer speed of 180MB/s, and sub-8.5ms and 9.5ms average seek times for read and write operations respectively.
The drive is compatible with Seagate's DiskWizard technology, allowing the full 4TB to be used on legacy operating systems. At 4TB, this drive is perfect for digital pack rats and media enthusiasts.
The 4TB Seagate drive can be found for around $190 USD online for the bare-bones drive, or approximately $205 for retail packaging. You can find more information on the 4TB mechanical hard drive on this Seagate data sheet (PDF) or the drive's product page.
I have to admit that I'm tempted by this, despite not having filled my 2TB drive yet.
Western Digital releases 4TB Black series HDD
Subject: Storage | November 20, 2012 - 10:35 AM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: WD, western digital, Black, 4TB, hdd
Today Western Digital announced their new 4TB Black Series HDD. This new drive boasts some features normally reserved for their RE (enterprise) series drives, such as dual processors and dual stage actuator tech. This 7200 RPM unit comes with the now standard 64MB cache and SATA 6Gb/sec interface. We will be reviewing a sample upon its arrival, but I suspect performance will be close to the RE series, albeit without the additional enterprise-specific features.
The 4TB Black kicks off at an MSRP of $339. Hopefully we see some 4TB Greens and Reds out of Western Digital shortly - as those should be at a lower cost and be more suited to the typical mass-storage applications of such a high capacity drive.
Press blast after the break:
Podcast #222 - NVIDIA GTX 650 Ti, Western Digital RE 4TB, Windows 8 Tablets, and more!
Subject: General Tech | October 11, 2012 - 02:17 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: windows 8, WD, RE, podcast, Iconia, gtx 650 Ti, acer, 7990, 650ti, 4TB
PC Perspective Podcast #222 - 10/11/2012
Join us this week as we talk about the NVIDIA GTX 650 Ti, Western Digital RE 4TB, Windows 8 Tablets, and more!
You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE.
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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Josh Walrath, Jeremy Hellstrom, and Allyn Malvantano
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Program length: 1:15:10
Podcast topics of discussion:
- Week in Reviews:
- 0:29:45 This Podcast is brought to you by MSI!
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News items of interest:
- 0:30:33 AMURICA! JERBS! Lenovo Opening Line in US
- 0:31:15 Qualcomm Joins HSA Foundation
- 0:36:00 Acer Talks about Their Windows 8 Tablets
- 0:41:40 7990 is a Thing? Well Now There's a Cheaper Thing of the Thing
- 0:44:20 AMD Z-Series APU for Tablets
- 0:48:15 Logitech Makes Their First Mechanical Keyboard
- 0:49:40 Thermaltake Level 10 GT Battle Edition Case
- 0:52:20 AMD Radeon Memory RAMDisk
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Closing:
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1:01:00 Hardware / Software Pick of the Week
- Ryan: Galaxy Nexus Extended Battery
- Jeremy: Play with some MRAM
- Josh: Video cards are cheap
- Allyn: 45 3.5" HDD's in a 4U rack - DIY (3TB = 135TB / 4TB = 180TB)
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- 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
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- Closing/outro
Introduction and Internals
Introduction:
The Western Digital RAID Edition line of hard drives has been around for some time now, and has largely impressed us with each subsequent release. Since the launches of the RE4-GP and later, the faster spinning RE4, WD's enterprise line had been capped at the 2TB mark. Now that has changed with the introduction of a new line: simply named the RE Series:
Yup, that's right. 4 TeraBytes! With the Green and Red series capped at 3TB, this new RE is the largest capacity drive available from Western Digital. The catch is that, since it's tailored and built for enterprise use, it comes at a rather hefty price premium.
OCZ isn't the only one with a new drive today, Hitachi now offers a 4TB Ultrastar
Subject: General Tech | April 4, 2012 - 01:07 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ultrastar, sata 6Gbs, hitachi, 7K4000, 4TB
There aren't any benchmarks yet to see what the new Hitachi Ultrastar 7K4000 4TB HDD but with the similarities to the 3TB model some assumptions can be made. The 7200RPM drive contains five 800GB platters and a 466Gbits/in2 areal density with a 64MB cache and a rated sequential transfer rate of up to 171MB/sec. They also managed to increase the energy efficiency of the drive somewhat, using 24% less watts per GB while offering 33% more storage. The Register reported on both this drive as well as the 4TB Thunderbolt edition which was recently released.
"Hitachi GST has laid a nice Easter egg: a 4TB enterprise disk drive and a first at this capacity level. It's HGST's second 4TB product.
This 3.5-inch drive technology first surfaced in September when Hitachi GST launched its 4TB G-Drive external Thunderbolt product. Now it has updated its Ultrastar line, jumping from the 3TB 7K3000 to this 7K4000 product."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- New Intel flash hardness performs faster for less @ The Register
- Intel outlines open source development projects @ The Register
- Intel to move to DDR4 in early 2014 @ VR-Zone
- Cyberlink PhotoDirector 3 Software Review @ Hi Tech Legion
Seagate Releases First 4TB GoFlex External Hard Drive
Subject: Storage | September 8, 2011 - 11:01 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Seagate, Hard Drive, goflex, 4TB
Seagate has broken the capacity ceiling for single disk hard drives with their new GoFlex external hard drive reaching a beefy 4 TB of storage capacity. No specific details on performance have been released; however, Seagate has stated that the new four terabyte drive will be housed in their new industrial design enclosure and will carry an MSRP of $249.99.
The new enclosure is a glossy black design that the company claims delivers a smaller footprint then their previous models. The front face holds a capacity meter that shows the used capacity in 25% increments. Connectivity options on the rear of the drive include FireWire 800 and USB 2.0. Users are also able to pair the 4TB GoFlex drive with a GoFlex adapter that enables USB 3.0 transfer speeds.
Currently, the 4TB hard drive is available for purchase from Seagate’s website, and will be available for purchase from online retailers within the month. More photos of the drive are available here. Personally, I had been holding off on the terabyte craze until a drive with at least four terabytes came out; however, storage needs required me to jump on a 2TB drive a bit earlier than I expected. Are you using a TB+ hard drive, or are you holding off for a certain capacity before jumping into the terabyte era?
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