The Evolution of Hard Drives

First HDD Invented.

Feb 2, 1956

A company called IMB made the first HDD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_IBM_magnetic_disk_drives#IBM_350

Merlin Introduced first, 100MB HDD

Oct 18, 1970

First ever 100MB HDD Invented.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_IBM_magnetic_disk_drives#IBM_3330

DATARAM Introduced first SSD.

Sep 18, 1976

This first SSD held up to 2MB. http://www.storagesearch.com/chartingtheriseofssds.html

First 1GB HDD is introduced

Mar 26, 1980

Introduced by IMB weighing 500 pounds and costing 44,000$ http://www.computerhope.com/history/hdd.htm

First HDD with a spinning disk.

Sep 20, 1985

Quantum in 1985 came out with the Hardcard, the first spinning disk drive connected to a card. Capacity was only 10MB. We still use HDD'S that have a spinning disk inside of them. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Walking-Through-40-Years-of-Hard-Disk-Drive-History-550612

Seagate Introduces first 10,000 RPM HDD

Dec 16, 1996

10,000 RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) Fastest HDD http://www.pcworld.com/article/127105/article.html

Hitachi Introduces first 1TB HDD

Nov 10, 2007

Costing less than 400$ Hitachi produces first 1TB HDD http://www.pcworld.com/article/128400/article.html

First 10TB HDD invented

Sep 2, 2014

Western Digital makes worlds first 10TB HDD. WD also says this HDD will have the lowest price per GB on the market. http://www.extremetech.com/computing/189813-western-digital-unveils-worlds-first-10tb-hard-drive-helium-filled-shingled-recording