Nimbus Data has now shattered the previous 60TB 3.5-inch SSD drive record with the world’s first 100 terabyte drive.
Not only is the ExaDrive DC100 the world’s largest 3.5-inch SSD, but it’s also reportedly the world’s most energy efficient according to the company. The SSD draws 80-90 percent less power (0.1-watts per terabyte) than competing SSDs.
Though the SSD is designed for the enterprise, its standard 3.5-inch design means you could easily pop this baby into your own PC tower and never have to worry about storage again. Speeds are roughly in-line with enterprise-grade SSD, too: up to 100K read/write IOps “for balanced performance.”
Just to give you an idea of how much storage this SSD has, consider the recently announced 30TB Samsung SSD. The thing can store about 5,700 HD movies. Nimbus’s 100TB SSD more than triples that, which means over 17,000 HD movies.
How much is this bad boy going to cost? Nimbus Data hasn’t announced pricing, but you can probably bet good money it’ll be expensive.