Hitachi Deskstar 3 TB 3.5-Inch 7200RPM SATA III 6Gbps 64 MB Cache Internal Hard Drive 0F12450

Big storage paves the way for new platforms: The Deskstar 7K3000 is Hitachi’s first hard drive to deliver an enormous three terabytes of storage capacity and 7200 RPM performance in a standard 3.5-inch form factor. The 7K3000 is also the first Hitachi hard drive with a 6Gb/s SATA interface, which along with its 64MB cache buffer delivers a big boost to performance over the previous generation product. The Deskstar 7K3000 is designed to allow manufacturers to leverage the benefits of the latest components and operating systems to deliver high-performance, high-capacity, power-efficient systems. Manufacturers planning to use the highest capacity 3TB drive in systems should consult the Hitachi High Capacity Technology Brief. Deskstar 7K3000 is also available in 2TB and 1.5TB models that accommodate existing systems, as well as new designs. Excellent performance and energy efficiency: The Deskstar 7K3000 delivers an extraordinary blend of capacity, performance and power efficiency. All capacities will ship with 64MB cache buffer and 6Gb/s SATA interface.

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If you have a motherboard with Nvidia chipset you will find that the drive will not be able to be used as a bootable drive without sacrificing almost a full 1Tb of drive space. They (Nvidia) are working on support for 2Tb or greater drives but for now the drive can only be fully utilized at 3Tb if you use it as a data drive only..The drive used either way is packed with high performance features and it performs very well against any drive on the market (other than the hybrid solid state drives). I give this a very good review for the drive being offered at a very reasonable price and backed by a long 5 year warranty from Hitachi..