Hitachi ships first terabyte HDD

Like death and taxes, larger hard drives are inevitable, and the
latest biggest, a two terabyte (2TB), 7200 RPM hard disk drive comes
from the usual suspect, Hitachi, which also shipped the first 1TB
drive back in 2007, according to media report. The new, colossal,
2TB Deskstar 7K2000 blends high performance and high capacity with low
power and other eco-friendly features designed to enable Energy-Star
rated computers and other high performance desktop systems.
Leveraging a solid track record for reliability, the new Deskstar
7K2000 is now in its fourth- generation using the company's unique
five- platter design with relaxed bit density and proven
perpendicular magnetic recording technology. Couple this with an
ultra-quiet operation, a 32MB cache and a 3Gb/s SATA interface, and
the new Deskstar 7K2000 is the ideal desktop drive for power users,
gamers or anyone looking for a big, fast hard drive. In addition
to the new 2TB Deskstar 7K2000, Hitachi GST is also refreshing its
high-volume desktop hard drive family. The new 7200 RPM Deskstar
7K1000.C family will deliver up to 500GB per platter, and will come
in capacities of 160GB to 1TB, hitting the capacity and performance
sweet spots for mainstream desktop applications. Like previous
generations, both the 7K2000 and 7K1000.C Hitachi Deskstar drives
feature industry-standard 512-byte sector formatting, a patented ramp
load/unload design to increase shock protection, and Thermal
Fly-height Control (TFC) to maintain a consistent fly-height during
the read/write process for added data reliability. Volume production
and worldwide availability of the new Deskstar 7K1000.C will begin
in Q3. Leveraging the company's eighth-generation power management
technology, including power-saving innovations like the Hitachi
Voltage Efficiency Regulator (HiVERT™), the Deskstar 7K2000 and
7K1000.C deliver outstanding power management and thermal emissions
to help manufacturers meet energy compliance targets for their
computer systems and storage-based solutions. For example, the new
Deskstar 7K2000 offers 10 percent idle power savings over previous
generations, and on a watt-per-GB basis, idle power has improved
more than 120 percent. The new Deskstar 7K1000.C is expected to
deliver best- in-class power efficiency at 4.4 watts or less idle
power, which is the best in the industry when compared to current
generation, competing desktop drives.