4TB Hitachi hard drives selling in Japan

The only news on hard drives these days is the price increase due to the recent floods in Thailand. As factories are grounded, prices for drives has risen

December 10, 2011 / 10:20 IST
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The recent floods in Thailand caused innumerable destruction, and now in the aftermath of the floods, prices of hard drives have been soaring.  As factories are grounded, prices for drives have risen due to increasing demand. A rather contrast to the news is that of 4TB Hitachi drives being sold in Japan. While most hard drive manufacturers have 3TB drives, a 4TB drive is unheard of X-bit Labs has some details about the drive being sold. The model, the Deskstar 5K4000 belongs to the Deskstar 5K family of drives and is built using parts from Thailand. The drive is SATA3 compatible and is said to run at 5900rpm, which makes it one of the cooler, more power efficient drives around.

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first published: Dec 10, 2011 10:12 am

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