Major Hard Drive Brands

The two most recognizable names in the game, particularly for the desktop hard drive market, are Seagate and Western Digital. These two manufacturers have both been producing high-quality hard disk storehouse since the late 1980's, and which one makes the best drive is a oftentimes argued and still unsettled question.

Major Hard Drive Brands

Major Hard Drive Brands

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Major Hard Drive Brands

Major Hard Drive Brands

Up until the up-to-date advent of Solid State Drives (Ssd's), virtually every computer in the world contained a hard disk drive for data storage, and most still do. All the information you way every day on the internet is stored on hard disk drives, very likely from either Seagate or Western Digital, although there are some other manufacturers with considerable market share. Let's take a quick look at each:

Seagate - Based in the Cayman Islands, Seagate was founded in 1979, and produced the industry's first 5.25 inch hard drive in 1980. The 5.25 inch form factor was an early standard, later giving way to the 3.5 inch suitable of today. All the time pushing the envelope for better, faster storage, Seagate introduced the Barracuda, the first 7,200 rpm drive in November of 1992, and the Cheetah, the first 10,000 rpm drive in October of 1996.

Western Digital - Based in Lake Forest, California, was founded in 1970, and spent its early years as a semiconductor chip manufacturer, primarily for calculators. In the 1980's they Moved into hard disk drive controllers, and in 1988 acquired the capability to furnish the disk drives themselves from Tandon, a Pc hardware maker. In 1991, they introduced the Caviar line of hard disk drives, arguably the best-known disk brand in the world. The Raptor line of 10,000 rpm Sata drives was introduced in 2003, and swiftly became a hit with the high-performance gaming enthusiast.

Other Makers - The balance of the hard drive market contains well-known names such as Hitachi, Maxtor, Toshiba, Samsung, and Fujitsu. Each of these manufacturers provides a well-respected product, with Maxtor the only real competition in this group for the desk-top market. Makers Hitachi, Toshiba, Samsung and Fujitsu are more likely to be found in laptop computers, as they specialize in the smaller 2.5 inch and 1.8 inch form factors.

Given the high-tech manufacturing facilities that furnish these drives, and the thorough capability operate they employ, it's a safe bet that whichever drive maker you choose, you'll get a reliable, long-lasting storehouse solution.

Major Hard Drive Brands

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