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Toshiba has joined Seagate and WD/HGST in the 6TB disk drive club, still so exclusive that it only has three members. The MG04, with capacities of 2, 4, 5 and 6TB, spins at 7200rpm, making it a nearline drive. Toshiba claims it is good for 24/7 usage. It has 12Gbit/s SAS or 6GBit/s SATA interfaces and a secure instant erase …

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  1. David Austin

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    Nice to get some more 6TB Drives out - Great for the people that want them, and just as good for people wanting smaller drives, as they all drop down a pricing level.

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    1. phil dude
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      Re: Schweet

      I have 5x5TB via HBA of this drive and they are really nice with ZFS (on Linux).

      I am seriously thinking of springing for LARC....

      P.

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  2. Fuzz

    exclusivity

    Are there any other companies that make hard drives?

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    1. xj25vm
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      Re: exclusivity

      I would guess Samsung - if they are still at it?

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      1. Linker3000
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        Nope - swallowed by Seagate,

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  3. MarkTheMorose
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    Phwoar! I'm going to have to download more pr0n to FILL that SUCKER.

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