History of the HDD

By Travman245

  • IBM 350 RAMAC

    IBM 350 RAMAC
    In 1956, this was the largest hard drive available, capable of holding an entire 3.75 MB!

  • First Removable Hard Drive

    First Removable Hard Drive
    In 1963, IBM came up with the first detachable hard drive, able to hold 2.6 MB.

  • First RAID

    First RAID
    RAID (or Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks) technology was patented at this time.

  • First 1GB Hard Drive

    First 1GB Hard Drive
    IBM introduces the first hard drive capable of holding one GB, weighing about 550 pounds at the size of a refrigerator with a price of $40,000.

  • Desktop Hard Drive begins to take shape

    Desktop Hard Drive begins to take shape
    In the early 1980's, the desktop hard drive began to take shape, making them able to be used by many people in many wealth classes.

  • First 7200 RPM Hard Drive

    First 7200 RPM Hard Drive
    Seagate is the first to release a hard drive with a RPM over 7000.

  • First functioning SSD's

    First functioning SSD's
    In 2007, the first functioning Solid State Drives were prodced, allowing for data storage without the need for a spinning hard drive.

  • Our Improvements

    Make HDD's spin faster, so they can transfer more data more quickly. Use advanced alloys to allow for quicker spinning and better heat dispersion.