Seagate unveils 60TB SSD

[BoraMurdar]

Solid state drives have been the darlings of the data storage market for a few years now, with users benefitting greatly from the increased read/write speeds that SSDs offer. But these drives are oftentimes limited in their storage capacity, with many users relying on an SSD for their system drive while maintaining a classic, high-capacity hard-drive for storage. Enter Seagate’s ludicrous 60TB SSD.

Yes, after beating speeds records, the company has unveiled and announced an upcoming solid state drive that dwarfs everything else that’s on the market. Offering 60TB of storage in a single drive, the upcoming 3.5-inch SSD promises to deliver superior performance thanks to ultra-dense NAND technology and low power consumption.

Unfortunately, this device is not aimed at regular users, though you might’ve guessed that, given its storage capacity. Instead this upcoming Seagate SSD is specifically designed for enterprises and data-storage facilities. That’s why it’s built with modularity in mind, allowing users to quickly scale up based on their storage needs.

Right now there’s no info on the pricing of this SSD, though you can bet it won’t be cheap given its specs and its intended audience. However, we won’t get to find out more until next year when the device is expected to become available for sale.

Source: Seagate

 

[SHvFl]

I don't see a price. I wonder why...

 

[DardiM]

Thanks for the share

I don't see a price. I wonder why...

The price was to big, impossible to write it (it could have taken some days to write all the numbers)

 

[King Alpha]

How much is it?

 

[DardiM]

How much is it?

The price isn't known as this product will only be available next year for sale, but with this size, I bet it will be an "Oh My God" price

 

[frogboy]

Be very nice to have one, but i will not even ask the price. Reason is way to scared.

 

[Myriad]

.....
Unfortunately, this device is not aimed at regular users, though you might’ve guessed that, given its storage capacity. Instead this upcoming Seagate SSD is specifically designed for enterprises and data-storage facilities. That’s why it’s built with modularity in mind, allowing users to quickly scale up based on their storage needs.....

My edit and bolding above ^^

I've been watching this sector of the market for some years now , especially SSDs
The people at Backblaze run unbelievable numbers of hard drives 24/7 , and regularly publish their results
as detailed statistical reports of their observed failure rates .

I think it is significant that they do not appear to be running any super-large drives at all ( nothing bigger than 8 TB ).

OK , they are running spinners so there isn't a direct comparison , but it makes me wonder why they continue to do so.
With over 50,000 drives running , I reckon they know a thing or two about storage

 

[StriderHunterX]

I don't see a price. I wonder why...

I'm thinking down payment for car or small apartment(edit:make that a condo).

Still,it must be a dream for a data-center admin or even graphic designer to own one....Heck,I'm drooling at the possibilities!

EDIT:Just came from Newegg.I've been eyeing this badboy...dreaming,of course.

Ummm...How are your math skills,fellows?!?!?

 

[ElectricSheep]

Crazy how far storage capacity has progressed in the last 25 years... Was all 640Mb hard drives back then, and those were massive for the day, but those were the day of floppy discs! The younger generation probably have never seen one in their life!
Now its all Gigabytes on tiny little memory cards and terabyte drives and the like

 

[Ink]

How much is it?

Buying in bulk will be cheaper.

 

[BoraMurdar]

Sprint is more popular than marathon these days...
Even if we want to reach that "petabyte" word , technology is more focused to brake the speed record limits

 

[NekoHr]

Just stop and think about how many files can ransomware encrypt on this

 

[_CyberGhosT_]

I am thinking it will be in the 5 grand range to start and go up from there for the Seagate 60TB.

 

[Myriad]

@ElectricSheep

Bill Gates once said " Nobody needs more than 640 MB " .....

 

[ElectricSheep]

@ElectricSheep

Bill Gates once said " Nobody needs more than 640 MB " .....

Mhmmm, that'll be back in the Windows 3 days, which needed a total of 6-7 MB of free space...

Imagine trying to do that nowadays!
Like my AV alone takes up 779 MB of disk space - no room for anything else!!