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Seagate: 18 and 20 TB HDDs by next year, 50 TB drives in 2026
Each time I write about HDD news they seem to have grown exponentially in volume size. During a financial conference call, Seagate slipped that it will be introducing 18 and 20 TB HDDs in 2020, with an aim for 50TB in 2026.
Now I for the life of me cannot figure out why I'd need that much storage space, or find the means to back it all that up at HDDs performance speeds. But man volume-wise, that is impressive. The HDDs are expected to use nine platters. The 18TB versions will still use cmr, or conventional magnetic recording whereas 20 TB models will get hammer-time, eurhm, HAMR (heat-assisted magnetic recording). These ginormous volume sizes pale away by the fact that Seagate spoke of 50 terabytes and presumably larger capacities in 2026.
I'll leave out the ís 'mine is bigger than your puns'.
Sources: Seagate (quarterly figures) , Seeking Alpha, via HWI
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#5728541 Posted on: 11/06/2019 06:09 PM
Whereas SSD prices have been steadily coming down, apart from some abnormal periods, HDD prices haven't moved anywhere for a long time. A regular drive (like 6TB, for example) today would cost as much as it did a few years ago. Thus, the bells will soon be tolling for HDDs below the massive drives, like the ones mentioned in the article.
Whereas SSD prices have been steadily coming down, apart from some abnormal periods, HDD prices haven't moved anywhere for a long time. A regular drive (like 6TB, for example) today would cost as much as it did a few years ago. Thus, the bells will soon be tolling for HDDs below the massive drives, like the ones mentioned in the article.
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#5728553 Posted on: 11/06/2019 06:37 PM
What are you smoking ?
They have come down in price massively in the last 3 years.
I bought my first 8TB hard-disk in Q1 2017 for a "very cheap" 359 Euro (which was down from ~400+ the year before).
I bought my last 8TB hard-disk last month for 138 Euro.
That's 62% freekin' percent reduction !
Obviously outdated 1TB-2TB drives are still going to have a much higher price/capacity ratio, and don't come down in price much (they just tend to vanish from the market when they stop making sense)
p.s.
Prices in US are even lower.
Whereas SSD prices have been steadily coming down, apart from some abnormal periods, HDD prices haven't moved anywhere for a long time.
What are you smoking ?
They have come down in price massively in the last 3 years.
I bought my first 8TB hard-disk in Q1 2017 for a "very cheap" 359 Euro (which was down from ~400+ the year before).
I bought my last 8TB hard-disk last month for 138 Euro.
That's 62% freekin' percent reduction !
Obviously outdated 1TB-2TB drives are still going to have a much higher price/capacity ratio, and don't come down in price much (they just tend to vanish from the market when they stop making sense)
p.s.
Prices in US are even lower.
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#5728554 Posted on: 11/06/2019 06:38 PM
why 7 year till 50tb?
why 7 year till 50tb?
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#5728571 Posted on: 11/06/2019 07:01 PM
I want my 1 PB drive. What's taking so long??
I want my 1 PB drive. What's taking so long??
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Haha Seagate sure doesn't want HDDs to die. But, as long as they can get capacities that otherwise can't be achieved with SSDs in the same amount of space, these drives will be relevant. This is especially true, now that we're got cameras that can capture raw 4K (or even 8K) footage, thousands of frames per second, or photos at 45MP+. I figure these drives aren't going to be too popular for mainframes, since the seek times will likely be terrible, and a mainframe usually has plenty of room to fit more small drives.