History (1998): EMC Symmetrix Doubling Capacity at 6TB

EMC Corp. has doubled the maximum capacity of its high-end Symmetrix 5700/3700 enterprise storage subsystem, delivering 6TB, thanks to the use of 128 Seagate Technology Elite 47GB 5.25-inch drives, all of which occupy a floor space of 17.3 square feet.

According to EMC, it’s the highest capacity disk storage system in the world and the first implementing these 47GBe devices.

Prices for the new Symmetrix range from $1,000,000 to $4,700,000.

This article is an abstract of news published on issue 124 on May 1998 from the former paper version of Computer Data Storage Newsletter.