WD format provides "free" 11% extra storage

[Airbot]

Western Digital says it has developed a technique that provides more usable space out of a given hard drive capacity. Known as Advanced Format, it reduces the amount of overhead for each data sector by pooling together information.

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PC Perspective - Western Digital introduces 'Advanced Format'

 

[macgyver2]

always knew WD was a great drive maker now I have another reason to love these drives. Hope this works with drives they released this year.

 

[Airbot]

It won't work with existing WD drives, ones they will release soon at the beginning of the year will have it.

 

[macgyver2]

oh well, I can't complain about HD space anyway. I have 2 USB HDD's and don't use the full space anyway but when I get around to building a desktop I will be looking at WD drives first.

 

[darkassain]

so should i hold out before i buy a 2tb drive?
so it should come by the start of next year correct?

 

[Airbot]

Well it says in the article -

WD will be rolling out the new 'EARS' variant of the Caviar Green line over the next few weeks

 

[darkassain]

Well it says in the article -

WD will be rolling out the new 'EARS' variant of the Caviar Green line over the next few weeks

must have missed that part
the pic caught my eye and i forgot to look down...

 

[patio]

When did you "go Green" Airbot ? ?

 

[thefabe]

Great article Airbot. Thanks for posting it. I've always used WD now I have even a more reason to stay with them in the future. Fabe

 

[Nikolay]

I don't think I can wait a few weeks, Christmas is right around the corner.

 

[Warfare]

Hmm, Now I know im not getting a hard drive for Christmas now. LOL

 

[Zidane24]

To bad normal WD drives can't do this...

 

[Qdos]

Surely you can already save space in a similar way by redefining your drive cluster size, on any kind of HDD, or by compressive storage methods where the gains can result in figures well over eleven percent...

 

[Zidane24]

Surely you can already save space in a similar way by redefining your drive cluster size, on any kind of HDD, or by compressive storage methods where the gains can result in figures well over eleven percent...

I am not well studied in the area of HD compressions or drive clusters...care to share some knowledge in these areas?

 

[Lordbob75]

On a positive note about ALL HDDs:
This will drive the price of all of them down.
Go WD!

~Lordbob

 

[darkassain]

Surely you can already save space in a similar way by redefining your drive cluster size, on any kind of HDD, or by compressive storage methods where the gains can result in figures well over eleven percent...

I am not well studied in the area of HD compressions or drive clusters...care to share some knowledge in these areas?

yeah i remember this from PM (partition magic, then the best partitioning tool in the market)
look at Internal Fragmentation
Fragmentation (computer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]
and here
http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_optimization.htm

 

[Qdos]

It's a very technical subject, and to a degree gaining disk space by fiddling with your cluster sizes depends upon what's in your archives, but WD making a song and dance over 11% doesn't represent much at the end of the day, especially since mechanical storage is already fading into the realms of being a legacy technology...

We could soon even be looking at organic components in computers...

 

[cloud8521]

It's a very technical subject, and to a degree gaining disk space by fiddling with your cluster sizes depends upon what's in your archives, but WD making a song and dance over 11% doesn't represent much at the end of the day, especially since mechanical storage is already fading into the realms of being a legacy technology...

We could soon even be looking at organic components in computers...

i dont think so, mechanical disks still have the longest lifespan and sizes. also write speed. remember that a SSHD has a finite amount of writes possible

 

[Nikolay]

Do you think I should wait before buying a HDD? I was thinking about buying a 1 TB HDD for Christmas but now I'm thinking about waiting a bit.

 

[darkassain]

Do you think I should wait before buying a HDD? I was thinking about buying a 1 TB HDD for Christmas but now I'm thinking about waiting a bit.

wait for sure since that it might just might mean that HDD could go down in price to be competitive...
this has got me waiting on two 2tb drives that i would otherwise lose a huge amount of space on, especially since thats the limit for most drives...
instead im getting a 1 tb in the meantime...