Seagate start to ship 8TB HDDs :-O

[RobinHood]

Here's something you can get for yourself these holidays: a 3.5-inch 8TB drive from Seagate that costs only $260 -- we didn't forget an extra number in that figure, promise. That's a lot cheaper than HGST's helium-filled 8TB disk drive, which is listed for $1,000 on newegg and just a bit more on Amazon. And, it's significantly more affordable than OCZ's 1TB SSDreleased only five years ago (remember when 1TB drives excited you?) for $2,200. This product is part of the brand's new Archive HDD line launched a few months ago, which uses Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) technology that can fit more data on a platter than the typical drive. The line also includes 6TB and 5TB options, if 8TB is already excessive.

It is slower than many recent SSDs (it has a read speed of 150MB/s, whereas the SSDs in this list of best models for 2014 have an average speed of 550MB/s), so it's probably best to pair it up with one. Still, at 3 cents a gig, that's not such a bad deal. According to Extremetech, Seagate has just started shipping out units to retailers, so if you want one as a stocking stuffer, your best bet is to look around. Amazon only has a 20-pack bundle for sale right now, and it won't be sent your way until January 2015.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/12/seagate-ships-8tb-shingled-hard-drive/

 

[AnthraXFPS]

Do all motherboards support the 8TB drives though or at least require a Bios update first?

 

[RobinHood]

Not sure tbh, I imagine it would be a software limitation at the OS level as opposed to the mobo bios. I'm guessing their just SATA

 

[RobinHood]

http://www.seagate.com/files/www-content/product-content/hdd-fam/seagate-archive-hdd/en-us/docs/archive-hdd-dS1834-3-1411us.pdf

 

[AnthraXFPS]

Sweet, yea that Disk Wizard basically answered my questions lol, I've told a few customers about these who own businesses for back up etc (I build Pc's/Servers)

Pretty awesome that, great price.

 

[RobinHood]

Oh nice! That what you do for a living?

 

[AnthraXFPS]

Was a mechanic, but due to health (Epilepsy) had to give it up, has my seizures got worse it was harder to find work, so I build pc's for a hobby