Reveal why 3TB HDD that will become world's highest capacity will not be released in Japan

In June this year Seagate announced the 3 TB external HDD which is the world's biggest capacity, but although it is sold all over the world, the reason why there is no indication that it will be released in Japan has become clear.

Also, 3 TB model is newly released from Western Digital, a major HDD maker.

※ added 3 reasons why it is difficult to release built-in HDD for 3 TB model

Details are as below.
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Shipment stopped due to the fact that copy free operation became possibleSales status of "Monster TV HDUS" distribution inventoryAccording to the report of "Hermitage Akihabara" handling information gathered from Akihabara's PC shop clerk, why the 3 TB model "STAC 3000100" of Seagate USB external HDD "FreeAgent GoFlex Desk" series is not sold in Japan It is said that the release was not postponed but that the supplied AC adapter did not acquire the display "PSE mark" based on Japan's Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law.

"PSE mark" was introduced by the "Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law" which was enacted on April 1, 2001, and unless it has been acquired, the sale of products is not approved, and from the end of 2005 to 2006Having become a social problem over the pros and cons of sales of second-hand electrical products that did not acquire PSE markAlthough it is known, regarding the handling of "STAC 3000100" in Japan, "The possibility of being sold in the future may be lowThat's right.

Incidentally, Western Digital released the external HDD "WDBACW0030HBK" of the 3 TB model corresponding to USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 connection on October 5, but depending on the acquisition situation of the PSE mark, Is it possible that sales will not be done?

Outer box of "WDBACW0030HBK". AlreadyOverseas it is sold at around 204 dollars (about 17,000 yen)It is being done.


The body looks like this.


If it is sold in the form of built-in HDD instead of external from the beginning, the AC adapter becomes unnecessary, so it seems that it will not be affected by the PSE mark, but from the beginning it will be released for internal use Rather than dare to say that each company releases it as an external model, is there something special that can not be released for internal use ...?

· 16: 12 postscript
According to the following link, in order to use a recording medium exceeding 2 TB as a boot drive as one of the factors hindering the market introduction of HDD for built-in 3 TB model, it is necessary to use a 64-bit OS and a standard called "EFI" It seems that we need a corresponding motherboard.

Kitamori tile - WesternDigital appears to develop full 3 TB HDD this month

It certainly seems natural to release an external type that is hard to be affected if it is sometimes unusable even if it is bought like a conventional HDD and built into a personal computer I will.