HGST ULTRASTAR HE10

IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, air has given way to helium as the gas of choice to fill high-end hard drives. Helium is oneseventh the density of air, and the change in vapor reduces internal friction on the drive’s moving parts. This means lower temperatures, lower energy consumption, and the ability to cram more platters than ever into a standard one-inch drive.

The Ultrastar He10 boasts 10TB of storage inside its hermetically-sealed case—the most that’s available in a consumer drive. Check out our full review of the drives on page 81 if you want more info on these crazy spinners.

To put it in simple terms though, we picked an insane server-sized drive with consumer-grade speeds. Of course, we didn’t just pick one. We picked four— because, why not? Only the best for the Dream Machine.