First HDDs With HAMR Will Arrive With Only 4TB

To read this article from Softpedia, click on:
The First HDDs with HAMR Will Arrive with Only 4TB Capacity
Planned to be introduced in late 2016, the first prototypes of HAMR HDDs will arrive in limited 4TB storage sizes, and the writing head with laser will be slightly thicker than traditional heads. Because of this, the first generation of HAMR-based hard disk drives will have an increased distance between discs, and therefore, the general form factor will be larger than contemporary HDDs.

Read also:
Mehr Speicherplatz: Seagate stellt HAMR-Festplatten für Ende 2016 in Ausicht
Die nächste Evolution in der Festplattentechnik deutet sich an: Seagate will Ende kommenden Jahres die ersten Festplatten an Pilotkunden ausliefern, die mit Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording arbeiten. Bis 2025 soll es Festplatten mit 100TB geben.

Roadmap of Advanced Storage Technology Consortium