60TB Seagate SSD, World’s Largest

In a world with an ever expanding library of photos, documents, videos, and music to store, it helps that companies keep increasing the storage space and speeds of their storage devices. Seagate just unveiled their newest solid-state drive, which packs a whopping 60TB, making it the largest of its kind in the world; at least, for now.

It seems that the media is declaring something new as being the world’s largest, fastest, prettiest every few weeks, and this is proof of progress. Unfortunately, the 60TB Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) that Seagate has been proudly showing off recently is not yet commercially available, ZDNet reports.

Right now, if people want a large SSD to store their files with, their biggest option is the PM1633a by Samsung. The device has a slim 2.5-inch form, which makes it incredibly thin, considering the 15TB of space that it can hold.

On that note, the storage unit does cost about $10,000 each. So it would be more accurate to say that it’s the largest SSD available to anyone who can afford it. One can only imagine how expensive a 60TB device would be. It’s safe to say that the word “very” will be used a lot.

Digital Trends goes into the specifics of the Seagate SSD, noting that the company was also showing off an 8TB unit called the Nytro XP7200 non-volatile memory express (NVMe). With regards to the 60TB unit, though, the specs include a 12Gb per second SAS interface dual port. Read speeds go up for 1,500MB per second while write speeds are at 1,000MB per second. The device also sports a 150, 000 random read IOPS and power draw at peak is at 15 watts.

Based on what the company said about the device, it’s clear that the 60TB SSD is meant more for data centers and companies with high data demand than casual users. Then again, with the unit being able to store up to 12,000 DVD movies, it could be a tantalizing prospect for saving physical space for hoarders.