As strange as it may sound, a 1 TB hard drive is no longer enough today, where files are heavy, from a simple cell phone camera recording to video games that practically take up console or computer space. However, all of that could end thanks to a new idea Western DigitalSince they plan to carry around 400 TB in a suitcase, that might seem impossible.
The device is named Ultrastar TransporterBasically being an easy way of transportation 368TB hard drive Within the reach of an executive briefcase, it is intended for use in seismic exploration or simply in places where internet access is difficult. Those who attended the company’s conference were surprised by this idea, since the space easily surpasses any computer that can be purchased commercially and can even be configured according to the user’s needs.
Regarding the weight and space of this case, which itself carries several hard drives inside it, it is mentioned that it will be approximately 13 kilos, so it will require effort from the owner to move it from one place to another, that is, he added. That it also carries a 12-core CPU for data centers. And this may mean that it cannot be released for commercial or home use purposes at this point, ie, it can only be acquired by the world’s largest companies.
Note that no price or release date has been given at this time. For its part, it is possible that there is a smaller version that can be acquired by the average user, but this is information that the company itself Western Digital Granted in subsequent years.
Here is more information about the company:
Western Digital Corporation, commonly known as Western Digital or WD, is a leading company in the electronics manufacturing and data storage industry. Founded in 1970, the company is headquartered in San Jose, California, United States. Western Digital is known for its hard drives (HDD), solid state drives (SSD), and other storage products and related data management solutions.
For now we have to wait for the official news.
Through: techspot
Author’s Note: It’s certainly a massive hard drive, which in 40 years we’ll surely see reduced to a micro SD or something similar. But today’s entrepreneurs have to carry briefcases.
