Today we’re reminded of that announcement as Seagate unveiled the world’s first 4TB hard drive. Once again the drive comes to us first in a GoFlex Desk enclosure with native USB 3.0 support. There’s an optional FireWire 800/USB 2.0 dock available using Seagate’s standard GoFlex connector. The GoFlex dock itself has four LEDs that give a rough indication of capacity.

 

The 4TB model retails for $249.99 and is available immediately with a 2-year warranty. In our review of last year’s 3TB version we were particularly concerned with how hot the 3TB drive was able to get inside the enclosure. Adequate ventilation is a concern for the 3.5” GoFlex Desk chassis and something we’ll have to reevaluate once we get our hands on a review sample. 

 

The drive inside features five 800GB platters spinning at 7200RPM with a 64MB buffer. Just like before, it's a SATA Barracuda XT inside of a GoFlex Desk chassis. If last year’s 3TB model is any indication however, we shouldn’t expect to find a performance optimized drive inside. Seagate will save that for the internal version in the months ahead.