NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
8 Terabyte Hard Drive
http://www.seagate.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/Seagate-ships-worlds-first-8TB-hard-drives-pr-master/ On a clear disk you can see forever.
It's great to see higher capacities. It both drives smaller drives price down and allow for other alternatives than to add another NAS or buy a bigger one when you run out of space.
The thing is, HDD have been around for quite some time and it's time to move on, so clearly SSD is the new king here, it just needs a little push for price and maximal capacity. I think holographic and DNA storage are quite promising too but still in early stages, I'd like to see them developed too.
I've always wondered why they didn't actually do some SSD with 3.5 inches size and two layers with less miniaturised chips on them, it should drive the prices down while remaining compatible with existing NAS, shouldn't it ? Given the actual heat of an SSD, this shouldn't be a problem and making 8Tb drives should be easy with that technology (although NAND has a price, even the cheapest one).
The thing is, HDD have been around for quite some time and it's time to move on, so clearly SSD is the new king here, it just needs a little push for price and maximal capacity. I think holographic and DNA storage are quite promising too but still in early stages, I'd like to see them developed too.
I've always wondered why they didn't actually do some SSD with 3.5 inches size and two layers with less miniaturised chips on them, it should drive the prices down while remaining compatible with existing NAS, shouldn't it ? Given the actual heat of an SSD, this shouldn't be a problem and making 8Tb drives should be easy with that technology (although NAND has a price, even the cheapest one).
NETGEAR Academy
Boost your skills with the Netgear Academy - Get trained, certified and stay ahead with the latest Netgear technology!
Join Us!
