Hitachi Officially Shipping 1TB Drive

Hitachi this week announced it has ramped up production on its 1 terabyte hard drive, shipping the unit to retailers across the United States. Pricing for the drive, which spins at 7,200 RPM and features a Serial ATA interface is set at $399 USD.

In order to achieve the record-breaking storage space, Hitachi utilized perpendicular recording, in which bits stand vertical enabling more to be placed on a single platter. The Deskstar 7K1000, a line that Hitachi acquired from IBM, contains five platters. Other features include an 8.5ms seek time, 32MB buffer, and improved shock protection.