Toshiba 14TB PMR announced for Q1/2 next year

[DrunkenBastard]

Using 9 platters, rated for 550 TB of writes annually like the Seagate Enterprise Capacity:

https://www.anandtech.com/show/1213...r-mg07aca-hdd-9-platters-heliumfilled-260-mbs

Article also mention a possible 16TB model later next year.

Edit im dumb, can a mod please edit thread title to Toshiba?

 

[snowhiker]

Another short article on Toshiba's 14 TB drive at PetaPixel.

 

[LunarMist]

9 platters? Does is with helium.
I thought Toshiba was going. Out of business.

 

[Handruin]

I'm guessing you didn't bother to read the article.

 

[LunarMist]

Sorry it won't load enough with this satellite system on the remote islands offshore of the main islands.
I will wait until 2018.

 

[timwhit]

What island are you on?

 

[snowhiker]

What island are you on?

The one he "can't talk about" because of "reasons."

 

[Chewy509]

Probably on Diego Garcia, performing maintenance on a Boeing 777...

 

[LunarMist]

I'm on a different one today and only two more after today.

Have to pay internet by the minute. What a racket. Could not logout so my account expired.

 

[LunarMist]

Are the Toshiba drives any closer to fruition, or should we wait for similar WD or Seagate drives?