- STKP28000400 is a 28TB desktop laborious drive from Seagate’s common Growth household
- It consists of Seagate’s Information rescue service ought to the drive fail to work
- Regardless of its huge capability, it nonetheless options the now-obsolete USB-A port
Greatest Purchase has listed the Seagate STKP28000400 desktop laborious drive as a part of its well-known Growth sequence, that includes a powerful 28TB capability.
The dimensions of this drive is noteworthy, and although it does assist the marginally retrograde USB-A interface, it ought to be sufficient for many use circumstances, making certain {hardware} cross-compatibility and excessive switch speeds. It’s a disgrace although that there is not any plan to have a Sort-C connector that would not require a separate energy connector.
Constructed-in knowledge restoration assist
The STKP28000400 consists of Seagate’s Rescue Information Restoration Providers, providing customers an additional layer of safety by aiding in recovering knowledge if the drive encounters points.
Priced at $389.99, the STKP28000400 is at present obtainable from Greatest Purchase and Provantage on preorder. It offers one of many lowest per-terabyte ratios in the marketplace, costing about $14.22 per TB. HDDs from its rivals just like the WD Purple Professional (24TB) value $23.75 per TB whereas the WD My Passport 6TB HDD prices $24.99 per TB.
Seagate has an extended historical past of releasing large-capacity laborious drives, and not too long ago unveiled the Exos M, the world’s largest laborious drive with a 32TB capability.
Desktop laborious drives are sometimes cheaper than inside HDD on the identical capability and that is due to economies of scale. A variety of DIYer have resorted to shucking exterior HDDs with the intention to extract laborious drives and use them in NAS gadgets.