When will we see 1 TB hard drives???

Yours Truly | November 2, 2005 | Yours Truly

[El Conservador]

Today, the largest HD has a capacity of around 400 GB.

Anyone wanna take a guess when will the first 1 TB HD be released???

I say January or February 2007

[El Conservador]

Any other guesses???

P.S: Guesses on 10 GHz processors???

I say 2008.

[Maximus of Texas]

I already have it.

[anthraciterabbit]

What would yo udo with one? Disk space is the one thing I haven't come close to running out of or needing more than I had over the last three or four years.

[markedmannerf]

1 TB already is here

http://www.cooltechzone.com/reviews/drives/hddnewsstory_001.php

[Terpfen]

Why would you want to store 1TB of data on a single drive, anyway? That's just asking for problems when the thing crashes.

[anthraciterabbit]

BTW, the one piece of software I've used which needs more compute power than the computers I was putting together three years ago have is the Sun MicroSystems Eclipse IDE for Java development.

[rocksblues]

Anyone wanna take a guess when will the first 1 TB HD be released?

11/30/09

Guesses on 10 GHz processors?

11/30/11!

[kingu]

There's not a lot of pressure in the market right now for a 1TB drive, though I'd expect there to be one on the market by the end of 2006.

If your storage demands are that great, it is better to set up an array to handle the needs. Three 350gb hard drives on a serial ATA array interface will give you the 1TB drive that is craved with faster access and read times than a single 1TB drive would deliver, and likely for about the same price.

[kingu]

1 TB already is here

RAID array, not a single drive - but it was the same point I made in my post - cheaper and better at this time to use an array than it is to have a single 1TB drive.

[Fintan]

 

1950.

 

[js1138]

CPUs are not going to get much faster. Instead we will get multi-core CPUs.

Drive technology advances in spurts. There is stuff in the wings that will get us ten times the current capacity. It will arrive when it is cheap and relaible.

[Solamente]

Let's see...

1024 bytes = 1 kilobyte
1024 kilobytes = 1 megabyte
1024 megabytes = 1 gigabyte
1024 gigabytes = 1 terabyte
1024 terabytes = 1 petabyte
1024 petabytes = 1 exabyte
1024 exabytes = 1 zettabyte
1024 zettabytes = 1 yottabyte

[js1138]

RAID array, not a single drive - but it was the same point I made in my post - cheaper and better at this time to use an array than it is to have a single 1TB drive.

I've had a really bad experience with SATA RAID. I had a bad cable that corrupted one drive and killed the array half a dozen times while in the building stage. I finally gave up on the array. SATA RAID is no where near as reliable as SCSI where the RAID is handled by the controller rather than by the CPU.

[flashbunny]

when a version of windows requires 750GB for installation?

[Yossarian]

CPUs are not going to get much faster.

Cough cough cough, mumble mumble, cough cough.

[stylin19a]

lacie has a 2 TB external out.

[js1138]

Intel is going to lower clock speeds and dual core. AMD is several years down that road. IBM is working on the cell chip, which can have nine cores on one chip.

Faster clock speeds mean more heat. We are in for a decade of moderate clock speeds and multiple CPUs per chip.

[raccoonradio]

"640K ought to be enough for anybody." - Bill Gates, 1981

[ThePythonicCow]

You're already behind the times. LaCie has 1 and 1.2 terabyte drives available now, and 2 terabyte drives available "in early November":

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LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple Interface 2TB USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800
	User Benefits: FireWire 800, FireWire 400 & Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Built-in RAID 0 for Extreme FireWire 800 speed Ideal for audio/video & backing up multiple workstations Convenient: ultra-quiet “smart fan”, hot plug & play $1,999.00
This item is on backorder until early November due to increased demand. The LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple Interface offers the highest hard drive capacity available, packing an unprecedented amount of storage into a manageable 5.25" 2U size. Featuring the most advanced technology in the industry, its built–in RAID 0 configuration achieves transfer rates up to 50% faster than regular FireWire 800 drives,* making it ideal for audio/video pros working with large amounts of DV and SD video or professional level 2D/3D imaging projects. Now with triple interface, it’s universally compatible with almost any computer and can be daisy-chained with peripherals or expanded via FireWire. With a unique, heat-dissipating, compact design, it can be stacked, rack-mounted or stand upright on your desk.

Also Available

LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple Interface
USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800,  1TB · $799.00
LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple Interface
USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800,  1.2TB · $999.00
 

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·   Datasheet [147 KB] ·   Manual [2.97 MB] · Product Support

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LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple Interface 2TB
Item Number :	300801U
Capacity :	2 TB
Interface :	2 x FireWire 800 (9-pin) ports 1 x FireWire 400 (6-pin) port (compatible with iLink, DV) 1 x Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (compatible with USB 1.1)
Fan :	smart fan - a cooling system that is ultra-quiet with settings that automatically vary depending upon temperature
Rotational Speed (rpm) :	7200
Interface Transfer Rate :	FireWire 800: up to 800Mbits/s (100MB/s) FireWire 400: up to 400Mbits/s (50MB/s) Hi-Speed USB 2.0: up to 480Mbits/s (60MB/s)
Max Sustained Transfer Rate :	FireWire 800: up to 75-85MB/s FireWire 400: up to 42MB/s Hi-Speed USB 2.0: up to 34MB/s
Average Seek Time (Write) :	<10ms
Buffer :	16MB minimum
Size :	3.5x10.6x6.8 in / 88x270x173 mm (HxDxW)
Weight :	11.02 lbs / 5000 g
Software Configuration :	driver-free for Windows XP/2000 or Mac OS X; Silverlining for Mac OS 9 and SilverKeeper for Mac OS 9 & Mac OS X.
System Requirements :	FireWire 800: Mac OS 10.2 and greater or Windows 2000/XP FireWire 400 or iLink: Mac OS 9.x/10.x or Windows 2000/XP Hi-Speed USB 2.0: Mac OS 10.2.x and greater or Windows 2000/XP USB 1.1: Mac OS 9.x/10.x or Windows 2000/XP Intel Pentium II 350MHz-compatible or Apple G3 processor or greater; Minimum 64MB RAM
Comments :	1TB (terabyte) = 1000GB. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (up to 5-10% less). *LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple Interface maximum performance using FireWire 800 connection when tested and compared with LaCie first-generation FireWire 800 drives. Performance may vary depending on user’s data and computer configuration.
Box Content :	LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM; FireWire 800 to FireWire 800 cable; FireWire 400 to FireWire 400 cable; iLink/DV cable; Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable (USB 1.1 compatible); drive stand; external power supply; Silverlining Utilities for Mac OS 9; SilverKeeper software for Mac.
Warranty :	1 Year Limited Warranty

[dirtboy]

The LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple Interface offers the highest hard drive capacity available, packing an unprecedented amount of storage into a manageable 5.25" 2U size.

1.2 TB in a 5.25 package.

When I first started working with microcomputer systems (multiuser CPM boxes), an 8-inch Winchester drive held 10 MB. And you could run an entire autoparts inventory control and order entry system from it.