The current maximum storage space for a desktop hard drive is 2TB .If you planning to add more storage space to your computer, You might need to check out our previous post on 7 Things to Consider When Buying A New Hard Disk.
Hard Drives to reach 3TB in 2010?
Technology keep moving on .3TB drive would suggest an increase in maximum platter size.The potential of a 3TB SAS drive can reach to 3TB(3000GB)by 2010 are clear.
From the Seagate roadmaps,dubbed the Constellation-ES, the replacement for the Seagate Barracuda-ES, the drive is expected to arrive later this year with a 7200 RPM rotation speed, and a 6Gbit/s SAS interface. A 1TB !(1000GB) version of the 2.5" Barracuda-ES is also expected to arrive around the mid year point.
If you remember back that far, the increase in density was due to a change in bit alignment, from horizontal to vertical, to counter the superparamagnetic effect.
Hitachi made an excellent and funny flash animation to describe the technology. The feeling is that the increase in platter size is an extension of that technology, rather than a new physical property being exploited.
Depending on how quickly these new hard drives hit the enterprise sector, we could aspect consumer 3TB hard drives by the end of the year as a positive estimate.
However, 17GB/$ ($175 a unit) or a price comparable to current 2TB hard drives would be required for consumer market acceptance. Whether people require 3TB is another matter - video editors, professional photographers, or just for storing your movie and blu-ray collection are possibilities.
Reference:
anandtech.com
seagate.com/www/en-us/
