Seagate’s New 12TB BarraCuda Pro is the Fastest and Largest Desktop HDD
By Jim Bask
Seagate just announced its new 12TB BarraCuda Pro 3.5-inch hard drive, which becomes the world’s fastest and highest-capacity desktop hard drive. If you’re looking for massive storage on a single drive, this is a new option you may want to consider.
“The BarraCuda Pro is a creative professional’s and tech enthusiast’s dream,” Seagate says. Adding that the drive is designed to meet the data management needs of “creative editing workflows,” which are ever-growing as things like ginormous RAW files and 4K video become ubiquitous.
“Across the globe, we are experiencing a massive increase in the volume of data created, with a recent study by IDC and Seagate finding that data creation will swell to a total of 163 zettabytes (ZB) by 2025, 10x more than today,” Seagate says. “Seagate’s latest portfolio of 12TB drives are designed for today’s media storage needs – including augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), 4K resolution and 360-degree videos – and offer scalability for the future with increased space and speed.”…[continue editing]