Source : HitachiIf Hitachi was the first manufacturer to release a 3.5 HD featuring 1 TB of storage space, all its competitors have to date introduced similar models.
One a more technical point of view the previous model featured 5 plates of 200 GB each, while the new model is now built on 3 plates of 375 GB. As a consequence, this new drive will drain only 50% of the power required by the older model in idle mode.
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