Hitachi Creates First 1TB Desktop Drive

Hitachi has announced what it claims is the world's first 1TB desktop hard drive, pledging to ship the beast later this quarter, with enterprise- and consumer electronics-oriented versions to follow in Q2.

The 3.5in Desktar 7K1000 will cost $399 at retail, but Hitachi will also offer a cheaper, 750GB model too. The drive spins at 7,200rpm and connects across a 3Gbps SATA bus, though the media data rate peaks at just over 1Gbps. It has 32MB of on-board buffer memory, a 8.7ms average seek time and a 4.17ms average latency.

It's interesting to note that a current search of the cheapest 750gb desktop hard drives reveals a price range of about $339.99 - 449.99. This to me indicates it's very likely that we'll see a very quick drop in desktop hard drive price as Hitachi introduces its new 1tb drive.