Hitachi DeskStar 7K1000 break-through

Hitachi words for breaking the 1IB hard drive barrier was not just a joke. Today, Hitachi announced their new Hitachi DeskStar 7k1000 Drive that break throught that barrier. This New hard drive is estimated around $400, available in both SATA II and PATA 133 variaties. This Drive also features different speed modes, a 32MB buffer and a 7200rpm spindle speed that will hit the tech market this week. According to some sources, Hitachi also produced a new CinemaStar 7K1000, a DVD-centric drive that will hit the market on late January however this drive apparently suffer from "adaptive error recovery". However, Hitachi announced that this product will soon be on market and all errors will be fixed Link: Engadget