5.25” Hard Drive

Introduced by Seagate in 1980, the 5.25-inch hard drive was designed for the growing personal computer market. It had a capacity of 5MB and cost $1,500 US. The dimensions of hard drives refer to the spinning metal platters inside the drive, not the overall size.

• Year: 1980
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 × 3.25 inches
• Capacity: 5MB-19.2GB
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