Hitachi Eyes 1TB Desktop Drives

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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies will later this year begin selling hard drives based on perpendicular recording, a yet-to-be commercialized recording method that should enable engineers to continue increasing drive storage capacity beyond today’s limits, Hitachi is due to announce Monday

The company is already testing sample drives based on perpendicular recording and says the technology could allow for 1TB desktop drives or 20GB Microdrives in 2007.

More Here : Link

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In March 2005, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies demonstrated an areal density of 230 gigabits per square inch (Gb/in2) on perpendicular recording technology, the highest areal density achieved to date based on vertical recording. This accomplishment represents a doubling of today’s highest data densities on longitudinal recording technology. At the current rate of growth, Hitachi expects to see products shipping at 230 Gb/in2 in 2007, translating into storage capacities of up to 20 gigabytes* on Hitachi’s one-inch Microdrive and up to one terabyte on the Hitachi 3.5-inch Deskstar hard drive.

source: Hitachi
see Hitachi’s animated video to understand the concept

[Aces170]

Hmm How long will it take to de-fragment that monster ?

[Crazy_Eddy]

^^ Get one, and let us know