What model of disk drives in late 2012 iMacs?

iLondoner · Dec 11, 2012, 02:07 PM

I couldn't make out much from the tear down photos of the 21-in model but it seemed the disk drive was an HGST (Hitachi/Western Digital) and maybe the TravelStar 5K1000.

Is anyone able to confirm this?

And if so, perhaps the 27-in models will have the DeskStar drives?

Chupa Chupa · Dec 11, 2012, 09:34 PM

My 21" has a Seagate, but Apple doesn't spec out drives from one specific vendor. Any given iMac could have any brand of drive...whatever was available when it was being built. I think the exception to the rule is MPs have WD Black drives, nothing less.

Johnf1285 · Dec 11, 2012, 09:48 PM

My iMac has an HTS541010A9E662 Hitachi and the SM128E Samsung for Fusion.

iLondoner · Dec 12, 2012, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnf1285

My iMac has an HTS541010A9E662 Hitachi

Cheers, that's the 5K1000.

Johnf1285 · Dec 12, 2012, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by iLondoner

Cheers, that's the 5K1000.

Yup. Glad that it is that too.

iLondoner · Dec 12, 2012, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chupa Chupa

My 21" has a Seagate, but Apple doesn't spec out drives from one specific vendor. Any given iMac could have any brand of drive...

I'm surprised that Apple would be mixing drives from multiple vendors on what is currently a fairly restrained production run. Are you really talking about the late 2012 iMac?

Will be interested to learn what drives the 27" model has.

iLondoner · Dec 14, 2012, 01:21 PM

According to R.OG's teardown pics, the base 1TB drive in the 27-in models is the Western Digital Caviar Blue.

I would hazard a guess that the 3TB drives are also WD Blue.

Western Digital own Hitachi whose drives are used in the 21.5-in models.

theSeb · Dec 14, 2012, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by iLondoner

According to R.OG's teardown pics, the base 1TB drive in the 27-in models is the Western Digital Caviar Blue.

I would hazard a guess that the 3TB drives are also WD Blue.

Western Digital own Hitachi whose drives are used in the 21.5-in models.

If the 3 TB model is really a WD Blue, then Apple should be ashamed of the upgrade price they are asking to go from 1 TB to 3 TB .

iLondoner · Dec 18, 2012, 12:36 PM

Well my 3TB Fusion arrived today and it's a Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001.

I read reviews elsewhere saying they are noisy but I have yet to hear any noise whatsoever from the iMac, it's so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Another review of the Seagate 3TB.

Westacular · Dec 18, 2012, 04:20 PM

3 TB WD Blues don't exist. The largest size of Blue that WD makes is 1 TB.

There's now another thread on this topic: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1510017

The evidence so far suggests that all the 3 TB drives are Seagate 7200.14s. The 1 TB drives seem to be a mix of Seagate 7200.14s and WD Blues.

Dec 11, 2012, 02:07 PM	#1
iLondoner macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: London (the big one, not London Ohio, Texas, Kentucky, etc)	What model of disk drives in late 2012 iMacs? I couldn't make out much from the tear down photos of the 21-in model but it seemed the disk drive was an HGST (Hitachi/Western Digital) and maybe the TravelStar 5K1000. Is anyone able to confirm this? And if so, perhaps the 27-in models will have the DeskStar drives?
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Chupa Chupa macrumors 604 Join Date: Jul 2002	My 21" has a Seagate, but Apple doesn't spec out drives from one specific vendor. Any given iMac could have any brand of drive...whatever was available when it was being built. I think the exception to the rule is MPs have WD Black drives, nothing less. __________________ Walled Garden ≠ Prison: "People who use Apple products considered their options, and chose Apple. If they regret their decision, they can dump it at any time." -- Harry McCracken, Technologizer.com
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Johnf1285 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey	My iMac has an HTS541010A9E662 Hitachi and the SM128E Samsung for Fusion. __________________ 21.5" iMac 2012; 11" MacBook Air 2011; iPhone 3GS
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Dec 14, 2012, 01:21 PM	#7
iLondoner Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: London (the big one, not London Ohio, Texas, Kentucky, etc)	According to R.OG's teardown pics, the base 1TB drive in the 27-in models is the Western Digital Caviar Blue. I would hazard a guess that the 3TB drives are also WD Blue. Western Digital own Hitachi whose drives are used in the 21.5-in models.
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Dec 18, 2012, 12:36 PM	#9
iLondoner Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: London (the big one, not London Ohio, Texas, Kentucky, etc)	Well my 3TB Fusion arrived today and it's a Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001. I read reviews elsewhere saying they are noisy but I have yet to hear any noise whatsoever from the iMac, it's so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Another review of the Seagate 3TB.
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Dec 18, 2012, 04:20 PM	#10
Westacular macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2007	3 TB WD Blues don't exist. The largest size of Blue that WD makes is 1 TB. There's now another thread on this topic: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1510017 The evidence so far suggests that all the 3 TB drives are Seagate 7200.14s. The 1 TB drives seem to be a mix of Seagate 7200.14s and WD Blues.
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