At the beginning of this month, Western Digital, through its HGST division, announced the launch of what would be its first 10TB hard drive . This is because they have added the latest technology in the sector and the highest capacity (currently available) in the industry, and it is called Ultrastar He10.
The WD Ultrastar He10 takes advantage of the third generation of hard drive technology that contains helium inside , used to reduce friction and resistance thanks to the fact that helium has a density that is much lower than that of the air in the atmosphere, the air we usually breathe.
Thanks to the helium inside it allows a better operation to the hard disk, allowing it spin faster, radiate less heat and ultimately reduce energy you need to run at high speeds. This would clearly represent granting it a longer useful life and of course better and greater reliability.
Despite the rise of SSDs, hard drives continue to set the standard in servers and other fields where the demand for machines with ever-increasing data storage capacity is paramount, along with the reliability needed for 24/7 operation. With this in mind, the Ultrastar He10 uses perpendicular magnetic recording technology , better suited to the demands of servers and data centers.
The Ultrastar He10 requires less power, specifically 56% less power compared to previous generations of hard drives, and with a rotation speed of 7200 revolutions per minute, data encryption capabilities, and 256 megabytes of cache, and available in a 3,5-inch form factor and also supporting SATA at 6Gbps and SAS at 12Gbps interfaces, it is a powerful hard drive designed for use as a file storage and backup drive, and not as a regular HDD for everyday use, although of course, that doesn't prevent you from buying one for your computer.
In addition to all the technical features and benefits that this wonderful piece of technology offers, WD offers a five-year warranty and guarantees 2,5 million hours of time between failures.