Seagate unveils the largest hard drive to date, a massive 30TB, and it will be available for everyone

Seagate has made a significant advancement in the data storage industry by introducing the Exos X Mozaic 3+, a 30TB mechanical hard drive. This product is the largest capacity hard drive available to date, primarily aimed at enterprise and data center users.

Seagate’s Exos X Mozaic 3+ Sets New Standard with 30TB on Ten 3TB Platters

The hard drive’s impressive capacity is achieved through advanced technology. It contains ten 3TB platters, achieving an extraordinary density of 1.742 TB per square inch. Seagate has utilized cutting-edge magnetic field reading sensors, which are the smallest and most sensitive of their kind, to read data on the hard drive’s platters. Additionally, the drive features a 12-nanometer integrated controller, enhancing efficiency by three times compared to older models.

Despite this achievement, in an interview with Tech Radar, Seagate’s Executive Vice President, BS Teh, stated that the company doesn’t plan to increase the number of platters in the future. This decision is to avoid issues with noise, cost, reliability, weight, power consumption, and heat dissipation.

Seagate is experiencing significant demand for its Mozaic 3+ hard drives from data center clients, who are expected to fully adopt and start using these drives in large quantities by the end of this quarter.

Seagate’s CEO, Dave Mosley, highlighted that Seagate is the only hard drive manufacturer capable of reaching 3 TB per platter, and is planning to introduce platters with a capacity of 5 TB in the future. This technological advancement is especially crucial as the use of AI grows, increasing the need for large amounts of raw data storage.

Mosley also emphasized the importance of areal density in meeting the growing demand for data storage, indicating that Seagate’s innovations are well-aligned with current and future data storage needs.

Seagate’s new Exos 30TB hard drive is expected to be available in Q1 2024. Initially, it will be aimed at hyperscale cloud customers. However, it will eventually be offered to the general public, with a predicted price of around $450.

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