Re: [LUG] OT: [Fwd: Hard drive evolution could hit XP]

[Gordon Henderson <gordon+dcglug@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Gordon Henderson wrote:

> On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Julian Hall wrote:
>
> > 'By early 2011 all hard drives will use an "advanced format" that changes 
> > how they go about saving the data people store on them.'
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8557144.stm
>
> Calling the move to 4KB sectors "advanced format" is a bit rich, but hey, 
> lets not let the facts get in the way of a good story.
>
> However I'm fairly sure there are already drives with 4K sector abilitys 
> avalable now, not in 2011, or at least they'll be avalable real soon now...

Yup - thought so:

  
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/Western+Digital+Caviar+Green+1.5TB+3.5%22+SATA+II+Hard+Drive+-+OEM+?productId=39462

Basically any WDC drive that has EARS after the ID is formatted with 4KB 
sector size.

Hm. Good price for a 1.5TB drive. Might get one!

Gordon

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