Hitachi today announced that they have achieved 1TB (Terabyte) per platter storage, the new one terabyte per platter (1TB/platter), one-disk, Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D drive family is now shipping worldwide. Featured in both Deskstar and CinemaStar brands, Hitachi is providing a full range of capacities, 250GB – 1TB, on both low RPM CoolSpin and 7,200 RPM platforms.

“The areal density race continues and while having the highest capacity is appealing, reaching 1TB per platter is equally important as it serves a full range of applications and opportunities across the industry’s largest market volume,” said Brendan Collins, vice president of product marketing at Hitachi GST. “As we ship our first 1TB per platter drives, we know we’re delivering capacity, reliability and value to a broad customer base. Not only are we shipping our 1TB per platter drives to our own Branded Business, but we are shipping to our channel partners as well, enabling them to design affordable HDD-based solutions at attractive price points.”

Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D, Deskstar 5K1000.B with Coolspin technology, CinemaStar 7K1000.D and CinemaStar 5K1000.B will use the new 1TB per platter design and features 6Gb/second Serial ATA interface and 32MB cache buffer. Both the Deskstar 5K1000.B and CinemaStar 5K1000.B will offer low power consumption and cool operation as they run at 5400 RPM.

The Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D and 5K1000.B CoolSpin versions are shipping today and CinemaStar drives are expected to ship in the Fall.