Hitachi Deskstar 7K400 Hard Drive

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Hitachi Deskstar 7K400 400GB (7200RPM)

If storage space is all you need, you should look no further as this latest 3.5-inch drive from Hitachi will give you up to 400GB more storage space. Read more

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Hitachi Brings 400GB to Desktops with the Deskstar 7K400

There's not much to say about the performance of Hitachi's Deskstar 7K400 other than it's competitive with anything else out there today. What the 7K400 does offer today is the largest single drive capacity for a desktop hard drive, at 400GB.Hitachi is the first to the 400GB mark and currently, they are the only one to offer the drive size. So, if that's a requirement of yours, then there's no options to consider other than the 7K400. If this is a purchase that you must make today, there's nothing to complain about when it comes to the 7K400.If you can wait on that hard drive upgrade, however, much newer technology is coming next quarter. With platter densities finally surpassing the 100GB mark, 16MB buffers to accent and with NCQ becoming mainstream, the 400GB offerings that should hit the streets later this year will hopefully offer more than just massive storage capacities, but maybe even a new level of performance. Read more