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Hitachi GST ships two new 4TB Deskstar-based disks

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  1. Leeky PC Arsonist & Moderator

    Hitachi Global Storage Technologies announced on Monday that it has begun shipping 4TB desktop mechanical hard disks targeted at consumer PCs. This follows on from Seagate announcing it was releasing…

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    Leeky, Dec 14, 2011
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  2. Ranger12 TechSpot Enthusiast

    Why do I get so excited everytime they come out with massive harddrives. I'll never NEED 4TB nor will I ever drop 400 on disk based storage but it still excites me to read about em.
    Ranger12, Dec 14, 2011
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  3. VitalyT Newcomer, in training

    Ever heard of Dr. Freud theory about men's preoccupation with sizes? That explains it.
    VitalyT, Dec 14, 2011
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  4. Guest

    Bluray rips that average 20gigs per rip, that's why people need 4tb. The price is high, but also consider all HDD prices are currently inflated. When it drops to around $190 they will be practical.
    Guest, Dec 14, 2011
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  5. Ranger12 TechSpot Enthusiast

    Ah yes I forgot about blu-ray rips (I only have one atm and it is like 45 gigs). Maybe I will need this...
    Ranger12, Dec 14, 2011
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  6. Guest

    $400 for 4 tb ??
    Hey kids, It wasn't that long ago (10 years) that I paid $200 for a replacement 20GB drive.

    These prices are a deal !!
    Guest, Dec 14, 2011
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  7. Guest

    Guest said on December 14, 2011 12:04 PM
    "$400 for 4 tb ?? Hey kids, It wasn't that long ago (10 years) that I paid $200 for a replacement 20GB drive.

    These prices are a deal !! "

    It doesn't seem that long ago when I paid $200 for a replacement 20MB disk & that was 5 1/4 inch!
    Guest, Dec 14, 2011
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  8. killeriii Newcomer, in training

    I have a windows home server. 4TB on one drive will come in handy.
    killeriii, Dec 14, 2011
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  9. Guest

    It doesn't seen to long when I paid 20 dollars for a 4 MB ram stick.
    Guest, Dec 15, 2011
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