Hitachi 7k1000 Compatible w/ Mac Pro?

[chelsel]

The @pple site keeps pushing the 500gb and 750gb expandability of the Mac Pro... but can I put the Hitachi 7k1000 1 terabyte drive in a new Mac Pro?

Thanks!

Cliff.

 

[Eidorian]

It'll work.

 

[cr2sh]

Just for the record I would avoid using only one... I'd recommend buying at least two. Maybe three.

 

[chelsel]

Thanks!

I already have a hardware raid NAS solution from Infrant called the NV+... I've basically been using it as a desktop external storage with a few rsync backups from linux servers but I might dump the Infrant and just raid a few 1TB drives in the Pro... even though it's software raid it should be 'good enough'.

Cliff.

 

[ReanimationLP]

Just for the record I would avoid using only one... I'd recommend buying at least two. Maybe three.

Yeah, they didnt coin the name Hitachi Deathstar for nothing.

 

[chelsel]

Hadn't heard about issues with these drives before... although I would prefer Seagate... any company that puts up a 5yr warranty in the computer biz has some confidence.

 

[miniConvert]

The name Deathstar was actually coined from an old drive inherited from IBM that had horrific failure rates.

However, as somebody who has recently lost a Hitachi Deathstar I'm still more than happy to use the name

This new drive has some excellent reviews, but once bitten, twice shy.

 

[Spanky Deluxe]

Hadn't heard about issues with these drives before... although I would prefer Seagate... any company that puts up a 5yr warranty in the computer biz has some confidence.

Segate's 1TB drive is on the way. It was due within 6 months time four months ago. If I were you, I'd wait for that.