Two new 6 TB HDD form of WD Red line supports self-correction function and Green lines enhance energy-saving elements.
Two new 6 TB HDD form of WD Red line supports self-correction function and Green lines enhance energy-saving elements. WD officially launched two new HDD form Red and Green lines have reached 6TB storage capacity (equivalent 6.000GB). Both hard drives are still used on the form (form factor) 3.5 inch standard. Hard Drive Red line support self-correction function, appropriate use of network storage devices (NAS) individuals and businesses. Meanwhile, Green hard drive enhanced energy-saving elements (IntelliPower) should match the desktops of users. According to Fang Zhang, analyst for storage systems at IHS iSuppli said the economics and efficiency on per gigabyte of storage is always a top concern of users. Considering the cost per terabyte of hard disk capacity 4TB is currently quite high priced. So hard drive desktop computer sold in the first quarter of this year largely at 2TB while the hard drive 3 and 4TB capacities accounts for only about 2% of the total product. 6TB hard drive can be attractive options for the need to store large amounts of data such as workstations, PC gaming and now. But in general, most users prefer cheap hard drives and low performance. Can Seagate drives hit the market next year 8TB capacity and meanwhile, 6TB hard drive will cost more attractive to users, Zhang said. HGST, a subsidiary Western Digital has sold the first Model 6TB hard drive for $ 477 usd HE6 Ultrastar (10.5 million) on Amazon. Similarly Seagate hard drive also form at just 299.99 usd STBD6000100 6TB (about 6.6 million) on Newegg and B & H website Photo and Video. 6TB hard drive will help expand the ability of the product to meet the external storage of WD. The airline currently uses Red hard drives in external storage devices such as WD My Cloud, EX2 and EX4 My Cloud to 4 hard drive bays. Additionally, 6TB hard drive also is used in an external storage device or the hard drive mounting tray extension. According to Ms. Zhang, WD can not provide 6TB drive model 2.5-inch version for laptops. Slim laptops become more and move to SSD. Besides the external storage device and trend data storage cloud increasingly more popular with mobile users. Drive model priced at about 299 usd Red (approximately 6.58 million) and hard drive prices 279 usd Green line (6.14 million) with the same capacity. In the coming year, WD Red hard drives will be available with prices expected 5TB 249 usd (5.48 million).