Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Company, recently owned by Western Digital , announced the release of a new line of hard drives enterprise class Ultrastar 7K4000. The producer is especially proud to present the world first 4 TB HDD.
Standard rotation speed is 7200 r / min, but it may go down, saving up to 59% of energy. Power consumption in sleep mode is less than 1 watt.
In addition , the line includes storage capacity 2 and 3 TB. All devices are equipped with SATA 6 Gb / s and have a buffer of 64 MB. Support for Advanced Format technology allows the use of sector size 4 KB. Tools such as Dual Stage Actuator (DSA) and Enhanced Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS) increase the reliability of the drives when they are in close contact with the server rack.
Deliveries of hard disks to partners already begun in a limited number.