Western Digital AC35100 (1998)
size still matters: is there ever enough?
- 1997
- IBM Deskstar 3
- Seagate Medalist 2132
- Maxtor 85120A8
- Seagate Medalist Pro 6.4
- Seagate Cheetah
- Quantum Fireball TM
- Quantum Bigfoot CY
- Western Digital Caviar 1.05
- Seagate Medalist 4500
- Western Digital Caviar 1.28
- Western Digital Enterprise
- IBM Deskstar 4
- Quantum Fireball ST
- IBM Deskstar 5
- IBM Ultrastar ZX
- IBM Deskstar 8
Right through the golden years of the 1990s, hard drive capacity remained the key issue. Drives were expensive, so you couldn't afford to go too big even if your ideal size was available already, but most people would start getting light on for space after a year or so, and come back to us for a hard drive upgrade every two or three years.