Seagate has released its 3TB Barracuda XT Hard Drive-Breaks the 2.1TB Limit without additional Hardware

Barracuda XT high-performance desktop drives deliver 3TB capacities with a massive 64MB cache and the fastest SATA interface–SATA 6Gb/s.

Key Features and Benefits

• 3TB of capacity easily configurable with Seagate® DiscWizard™ software to overcome legacy capacity limits of 2.1TB with no additional hardware required.
• Massive capacity meets the demands of today's storage-craving applications, such as high-performance game systems and video production systems.
• SATA 6Gb/s interface enables the use of the industry's newest and fastest hard drive controllers targeted for high-performance desktop, gaming and entry-level server systems.
• 7200-RPM drive complements the massive capacity, delivering a powerful combination of storage and high-end desktop performance.
• 64MB cache optimizes burst performance and reduces data throughput bottlenecks.

Best-Fit Applications

• High-performance PC gaming systems
• High-definition video editing and production systems and workstations
• Home and small business servers
• Desktop RAID
• Performance-demanding external storage devices

Can’t wait to see what comes out next. Seagate and others are saying that this drive is release but I don’t see in distribution yet. I’m sure it will be there soon. This is great because we should start seeing a drop in 2TB drives as these come out and are available.

Resources:

• Barracuda® XT Product Overview
• Barracuda® XT Data Sheet
• Break the 2.1TB Barrier with Barracuda® XT Drives and DiscWizard™ Software
• Barracuda® XT DiscWizard
• Beyond 2TB on the Desktop

I have only found it SKU’d at one of our vendors and they are not expecting their first shipment until April 4th. Price should be some where around $300.