Is there a release date on the 1TB hard drives?

[Chaotic42]

I'm running low on space and I'd like to just grab a large drive and be done with it for another couple of years. Any idea when this thing will be available online?

 

[Shawn]

Same here. I've been waiting for a 1TB drive for 2 years now. :|

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Shawn
Same here. I've been waiting for a 1TB drive for 2 years now. :|

They're supposed to be coming this year. My 250GB drive is getting full.

 

[rpf717rpf]

Hitachi's is available now, but only through PC builders like Alienware on systems. I'm sure it won't be very long before they go public.

 

[Assassimon]

Yeah I remember last December they announced it thought it would be out by now

 

[Rommel44]

1TB HDD from Seagate should be available in June or July dont know when those from Hitachi will hit retail.

 

[Bateluer]

I need one of these too, my 2 300s and single 500 are getting full.

Those, its likely that 2 500GB Seagate drives will be cheaper than a single 1TB drive, Seagates 500GB drives are only around 140 right now.

 

[bruceb]

I have 2 120GB drives.. one for normal use and the other for Ghost Images
Main drive is about 40% full .. Backup drive is at about 60%

 

[SuperNaruto]

Dell has it on their desktop, u can always buy a dell

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Originally posted by: SuperNaruto
Dell has it on their desktop, u can always buy a dell

Depending on the cost of the system & the 1tb drive, you might be better off buying a Dell with a 1tb drive in it, swapping out the drive, and reselling the system.

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus

Originally posted by: SuperNaruto
Dell has it on their desktop, u can always buy a dell

Depending on the cost of the system & the 1tb drive, you might be better off buying a Dell with a 1tb drive in it, swapping out the drive, and reselling the system.

thats what i was thinking. the price for a standalone drive is probably going to be insane.

 

[Tarrant64]

Does external 1 TB count?

 

[DBL]

I don't think the price premium is not going to make it a wise financial choice in the beginning. If you just need some more space, why not get a 750GB drive?

 

[piasabird]

I was thinking about why we are still using these 3.5"" Hard Drives. If they can make them so large, how come we cant go to a 2.5" hard drive as the standard drive?

 

[bruceb]

Why ? ? The smaller something gets, the more it will usually cost.
In a Laptop you might want to pay extra for a lighter, higher performance unit.
But not in a desktop computer. There is plenty of room in there for the current 3.5" drives

 

[Tarrant64]

And 3.5" drives have plenty of room for more storage.

 

[ManBearPig]

isnt it more secure to have a few smaller hard drives instead of one huge one?

 

[SuperNaruto]

Originally posted by: piasabird
I was thinking about why we are still using these 3.5"" Hard Drives. If they can make them so large, how come we cant go to a 2.5" hard drive as the standard drive?

now u need a market to fit all the atx case in the world with 2.5" bay or adapters...

my dl380 uses 2.5" sas drives already... 8 in each..

 

[DBL]

Originally posted by: Heen05
isnt it more secure to have a few smaller hard drives instead of one huge one?

Define secure.

 

[btcomm1]

Hehe, he means lowering your chance of complete data loss. That is true unless you are going to have a full copy of all your data on another 1 TB drive.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus

Originally posted by: SuperNaruto
Dell has it on their desktop, u can always buy a dell

Depending on the cost of the system & the 1tb drive, you might be better off buying a Dell with a 1tb drive in it, swapping out the drive, and reselling the system.

Gigantopithecus = giant ape right?

 

[Koharski]

3.5" is tiny.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot_(hard_drive)

5.15" drives, biatch.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Koharski
3.5" is tiny.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot_(hard_drive)

5.15" drives, biatch.

God I hated those things. They were so slow.

 

[IW]

Hitachi drives have been advertised for $415.99 earlier this week and were sold out almost instantly. I'd think it might be better though to think about two 1/2 TB drives such as the Seagate SATA drives that are being advertised by Fry's on the Internet and in stores for around $120 each recently.

1TB HD

 

[phaxmohdem]

2 500GB's in RAID-0 would be a lot cheaper at this point, but granted it doesn't rallky have the coolness factor of owning a 1TB drive. Just hope these bad boys go down in price when my current 1TB array fills up.

Also answer the question of data security on a RAID system, (A question that pops up ad nauseum) RAID-0 = potentially less secure... (If one drive fails all data = screwed) RAID-1 = twice as secure as a standalone drive (both drives would have to fail simulatenously in order to lose your data, however 2-500GB drives would only show up as 1 500GB drive). RAID-5, which I've never personally used yet seems ideal, you would have 3 drives, faster access, and more security (I believe two or more drives would have to fail simulatensouly as well to lose data, and 3 500GB drives would show up as 1 - 1TB drive)