WD launches 10TB hard drive filled with Helium
The new hard-drive is optimized for write-intensive workloads and supports various technologies that minimise the potential errors.
Western Digital has expanded its hard drive line-up with the launch of a 10TB helium-filled HDD. The new hard-drive is optimized for write-intensive workloads and supports various technologies that minimise the number of potential errors due to the high-number of incoming data streams.
The WD Purple is also company’s first 10TB HDD with a 5400 RPM spindle speed and a large cache. It is based on the HelioSeal platform featuring seven PMR (perpendicular magnetic recording) platters with ~1.4 TB capacity apiece.
The new WD Purple is equipped with a 256 MB DRAM buffer, which may further increase the real-world performance of the HDD against its predecessors. The company claims that the hard drive is compatible with new and existing video surveillance systems. The WD Purple 10TB will be available shortly for $399.99.