2TB HDD at 7,200rpm From Hitachi GST Coming Soon?
Already offered on J&R web site for $270.
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on July 15, 2009 at 2:13 pmOn its Web site, US distributor J&R has begun to offer the Hitachi HD32000IDK7, a 2TB 3.5-inch SATA HDD rotating at 7,200rpm. The unit, proposed for $269.99, is not available but "coming soon" and supposed to be available next September. Hitachi GST has not officially released this product that could be the fastest 2TB device on the market.
Only WD and Seagate are currently manufacturing 2TB HDD, at around only 5,400rpm and 5,900rpm respectively.
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Western Digital readying high-performance 2TB Caviar Black HDD
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