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    Western Digital unveils USB 3.0

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by hydra, Oct 5, 2010.

  1. hydra

    hydra Breaks Laptops

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    I hope these new drives use Caviar Green and have lower power consumption.
     
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    nice! i've been holding out on a new external cuz i just got a laptop with USB 3.0. but...geez...i wouldn't even know what to do with 3TB lol.
     
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    Yay I am almost out of space and just bought a 2 port USB 30 PCI-E card.

    But HDD's are finally getting cheap you can get 2TB drives for $100 on a good deal. It will be a major shame if they jack up the price substantially just due to the new tech. These 3TB drives should cost $200 and that seems fair, but I bet they will be more like $300.00
     
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    Sorry, I meant to say that I hope to see how these new WD Green drives compare to the last generation. But my recent experiences w/ WD Green drives have been positive thus far.
     
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    The 3TB external drive is $249.99, so that is hefty . . . you could get 2x 2TB drives plus an enclosure or two for that.

    3TB on a single disk is insane though. Imagine what people would have thought of that ten or even five years ago.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 5, 2010
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    5 years ago: that's far out... :cool:

    10 years ago: you mean 3 GB, right?
     
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    I have two Ineo dual-bay RAID-capable USB 3.0 enclosures each mounting two WD20EARS HDDs, and each setup was about $300, give or take.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Oct 6, 2010
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    Nice, I'm really happy I waited to get a 1TB SE now.
     
    JohnnyFlash, Oct 6, 2010
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