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    09-01-09, 10:11 AM #1

    Anandtech: Western Digital Launches Two New 2TB Drives - Press Release

    Western Digital Launches Two New 2TB Drives - Press Release


    Western Digital is launching two new 2TB hard drives today. Unlike their 2TB Caviar Green, the
    latest Caviar Black and RE series drives have their platters rotating at 7,200 RPM. Each drive contains four platters sporting
    500GB each along with a new 64MB cache scheme, dual processors, and five-year
    warranties. The drives retain the...


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    09-01-09, 12:28 PM #2

    Re: Anandtech: Western Digital Launches Two New 2TB Drives - Press Release

    I still get nervous with drives this big. I couldn't imagine ever losing 2TB worth of data due to a drive failure.
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    09-01-09, 11:12 PM #3

    Re: Anandtech: Western Digital Launches Two New 2TB Drives - Press Release

    Quote Originally Posted by HeavyG
    I still get nervous with drives this big. I couldn't imagine ever losing 2TB worth of data due to a drive failure.
    RAID Mirror or even a RAID 5... that is an expensive RAID stack...

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    09-02-09, 06:25 AM #4

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    Especially since the drives cost a cool $300 apiece.
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