[Kevin OBrien]

In their latest G-RAID storage array, G-Technology by Hitachi showcased the new 4TB Hitachi 7,200RPM hard drive in a device aimed at professional A/V editing markets. The new four-platter drive is making use of a new 1TB platter design, which increases available capacity 33% compared to current-generation 3TB hard drives.

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[Brian]

The new high cap hard drives usually find their way into branded external products like this first. Hard to tell when the drives might be available on their own, but WD/Hitchi should have something for us perhaps right after the acquisition close at the end of the year.

[continuum]

Hmm... can I wait til the end of the year...

/me looks at the collection of Seagate Barracuda ES.2 1TB's in his array and wonders just when nearline 7200rpm 1TB-per-platter disks will be out...

(ok I know I'm being greedy )

[ddx]

What happened to the original article ?

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[Brian]

Yeah, I posted in another thread, we made a mistake on the publish date and went early. Check back...

[qasdfdsaq]

Hmm, Mac? Thunderbold? Yuck and yuck. Only because my laptop has neither

[fallbreak]

Did Seagate pay them for officially announcing it a day after them? Anyway, I saw a couple of embargo breaks so Seagate is second for having a 4TB drive out there.

[Brian]

The entire Hitachi G-Tech line is generally Mac favorable, but they still include USB 2.0 for you

[grogthegreat]

How long have you guys known about this drive but were unable to say anything due to the NDA?

I wonder how many people are going to buy this just to rip it apart and use the 4TB drive as an internal drive. I personally wouldn't dare run this drive unless it was in some sort of raid. I don't know anyone who has 4TB of data that they would be okay with loosing. Maybe AV professionals do.

[Brian]

A few days...that's generally the head start we get with NDAs, in rare cases a few weeks. We're under a few right now Lots of good stuff coming.