Western Digital Quietly Moves to 334GB HDD Platters on 1TB Drive
 

Western Digital gets to 334GB per plater about a year after Samsung

When hard drive manufactures move to platters with higher storage densities, it is a good thing all around -- the higher the storage density for the platters, the fewer platters are needed to reach the same capacity compared to lower density platters.

*Source: DailyTech (http://www.dailytech.com/Western+Dig...cle11872.htm)*

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