Seagate introduces 32TB hard drives for data center, NAS and surveillance applications
By ForGeeks
Seagate has officially announced 32TB hard drives in the Exos, IronWolf Pro and SkyHawk AI lines. All utilize Seagate’s proprietary Mozaic 3+ technology combined with HAMR recording and classic magnetic CMR to deliver high-density data storage.
Seagate’s Exos and SkyHawk AI hard drives are available in a variety of capacities.
Mozaic 3+ technology has been pioneered in Exos 30-terabyte data center drives. The solution is based on HAMR (thermal magnetic recording), which uses a plasmon laser to precisely heat the disk surface. This allows high-density magnetic bits to be reliably written to CMR platters, providing capacity growth without loss of stability.
Data processing algorithms and electronic components are optimized for different usage scenarios. The SkyHawk AI line emphasizes recording and processing multiple video streams, the Exos series — focuses on energy efficiency and server environments, and IronWolf Pro focuses on NAS systems with reduced vibration and high reliability for 24×7 operation.
And the IronWolf Pro series is designed for NAS systems with reduced vibration and high reliability.
All new drives are helium-filled and rated for an MTBF of 2.5 million hours with up to 550TB of writes per year. The SkyHawk AI model delivers sustained data transfer rates of up to 285 MB/s with an average power consumption of about 8.2 watts.
Recommended prices for Seagate’s 32-terabyte hard drives are $699.99 for the SkyHawk AI, $729.99 for the Exos and $849.99 for the IronWolf Pro.
