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Western Digital Announce 6TB Hard Drive

Today gamers with limited space left on their hard drives will be happy to hear that Western Digital have brought out a 6TB hard drive. The hard drive will be a 3.5 inch, 7200 RPM with 128mb cache with dual stage actuator technology and a 6Gb/s SATA connection.

The 6TB black drive from Western Digital is meant to be up to 29% faster than their previous 4TB model in maximum data rate throughput. It’s also 10% faster in PCMark Vintage.

“Combining maximum system performance with generous capacity, the expansion of WD Black to 6 TB allows gamers, enthusiasts and creatives to push the boundaries of personalization without compromise,”

“In choosing WD Black hard drives, WD desktop customers get the best possible mix of capacity, performance and reliability to handle intense desktop computing with ease.”

– Cindi Grace, senior vice president of WD storage technology group.

The drive also features an increased DRAM cache, dual processing for faster read and write speeds and a 5 year warranty. WD Black 6TB (WD6001FZWX) hard drive is available now from selected retailers with a MRSP of $294.00 / £187 (approx.).

With large space and a big cache it is a good companion for gamers who want access to their entire gaming library without having to worry about spring cleaning to fit the latest games on their hard drive.