3.5-inch HDD with maximum capacity of 8 TB can be purchased for about 30,000 yen

Seagate ships the world's first 8 TB HDD shipment noticeHowever, the model name of this was officially decided to "ST 8000 AS 0002" and it turned out that it is currently shipping.

Seagate starts shipping 8 TB hard drives that cost only $ 260
http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/12/seagate-ships-8tb-shingled-hard-drive/

Currently available 8 TB HDD,HGSTMadeHelium filled HDDSo this is sold at Amazon at 75,548 yen.

Amazon.co.jp: HGST (Ultrastar He 8) 3.5 inch 8 TB 128 MB cache 7200 rpm SATA 6 Gb / s HUH 728080 ALE 600: personal computer · peripheral equipment


In contrast, Seagate is shipping "ST8000AS0002" as the HDD series "Archive HDD v2" for data storage, and already you can order multiple "ST8000AS0002" with Amazon. On the following page "ST8000AS0002" is sold at a set of 20 units at 5336 dollars (about 630,000 yen), which means that it is a simple calculation of 266.8 dollars (about 31,500 yen), which is made by HGST I understand that it is far cheaper than the 8 TB HDD. Please note that Amazon is currently accepting orders and delivery will be scheduled in mid-January 2015.

Amazon.com: Seagate ST8000AS0002-20PK 20PK 8TB ARCHIVE HDD SATA 5900 RPM 128MB 3.5IN: Computers & Accessories


The "ST8000AS0002" platter structure adopts a technology called SMR to increase the areal density of trucks, with six 1.33 TB platters.

Seagate SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording) Technology Increases Drive Capacity - YouTube


Formal specifications are unknown at the moment, but the Amazon page has HDD revolutions of 5900RpmIt is written.