According to a news published at Techshout, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has released Deskstar 7K1000 and Cinemastar 7K1000, two HDD models featuring 1 TB capacity based on perpendicular magnetic recording technology. According to the article, the two 1TB hard drives are targeted at two distinct application areas; Deskstar 1TB targets gaming and high-performance PCs, external storage devices, and upgrade applications, while CinemaStar 1TB is targeted at DVR applications.
The Deskstar 7K1000 features SATA 3.0Gb/s and PATA-133 interfaces. The CinemaStar 7K1000 features adaptive error recovery and Smart command transport.
The Deskstar 7K1000 SATA version is scheduled for availability in Q1 2007 in 750-GB and one-TB capacities. The suggested retail price for 1TB capacity is $399 (about €300). The CinemaStar 1TB hard drive will be available in the second quarter.
More detailed specifications can be read here.
