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Drive channel on December 14, despite the recent development of SSD in full swing, but still has a large capacity hard disk drives low-cost advantage. .Meanwhile, the traditional hard disk manufacturers still continue to improve technology, improve product performance. .With the emergence of 3TB hard drive, the vision of a single platter 1TB into consumers is a matter of course. .Up to now, the three traditional mechanical hard disk manufacturers, Hitachi and Seagate have announced a platter 1TB of products and technologies, with the exception of a single platter 1TB WD product has not yet secular. .Now we finally got a single platter Seagate 1TB hard drives. .
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platter 1TB Seagate's Barracuda hard drive
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We know, to enhance the capacity of a single platter hard drive, disk recording density, performance, costs are relatively lower. .Seagate Barracuda 1TB of this single-disc release, not just performance improvements, design also means that Seagate's little change. .
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First point is about the low-speed hard drive problems, in recent years both companies have a Seagate hard drive or other main green "energy saving" hard drive series. .Seagate is now made to subvert the "energy" concept of the hard drive: Seagate believes that the desktop storage market on the low-power or low-speed hard disk and its energy savings and reduced performance compared to the worth. .According to their analysis, low-speed drive per year in energy cost savings of only 20 to 40 cents, while the price is 20 ~ 40% performance degradation. .Improve the efficiency of the 7200rpm hard drive that will have greater value, so as the introduction of a new single-disc Barracuda 1TB Seagate Barracuda Green will gradually phase out product lines. .
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Barracuda XT product line after the main hybrid hard drive
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Another point is about the Barracuda XT this series, had previously launched the first 3TB hard drive capacity, the product line will remain, and recent Barracuda XT will launch the product 4TB capacity, still represents the largest .capacity and maximum performance. .In the next few months, Barracuda XT hybrid hard drive technology will be main line. .This also represents the Seagate hard drive design is relatively large changes. .
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