Another famous series of internal hard drives being offered by Hitachi is the Deskstar IDK series. This line of hard drives is optimal for colossal storage capacity along with a 7200 RPM performance that comes in a 3.5 inch form factor. The Deskstar line by Hitachi is the first to offer 6Gbit/sec SATA interface that comes in ranges up to 3TB. Due to this you can reap all the benefits that these latest components have to offer along with operating systems that deliver remarkable performance, offer immense capacity and give extremely power – efficient systems. Hitachi ensures the highest quality in all its internal hard drives and ensures all its components are field – proven.
A common problem faced by computer users when changing their hard drives is that operating systems have a limitation of 2.2TB and so when adding a 3TB hard drive they need several additional hardware to ensure proper integration. But with the Hitachi GPT Disk Manager you will not need to bother yourself with any additional hardware when installing your 3TB internal hard drive. The Hitachi Deskstar internal hard drives are manufactured with an extremely robust mechanism that surpasses the normal industry standard for both reliability and quality. Another special mechanism included in the Hitachi Deskstar is the patented ramp for loading and unloading which greatly reduces shock damage which is the main cause of wear and tear and excessive heat when the hard drives heads and disks constantly come in contact. This greatly improves the hard drives power efficiency and drive reliability.
The SATA connections included in the Hitachi Deskstar offer 6 Gbit/s transfer rates on the 3TB model which makes the transferring of all heavy media like music, videos, and photographs very quick and totally hassle free. These Hitachi Deskstar hard drives have won awards for its amazing 7200 RPM performance. The Hitachi Deskstar internal hard drives come with a software by the name GPT Disk Manager which works seamlessly with both 32 and 64 bit Windows XP, 7, and Vista. For Linux systems and Mac OSX this software is not needed. However this Disk Manager software by Hitachi does not support the RAID configurations or volumes. All in all it is great to overcome all the caused by the 2.2TB limitation that most Windows have. You will surely enjoy using internal hard drives by the Hitachi Deskstar IDK series.