IBM 3380 - World's First GB Disk Drive (1980)

The IBM 3380 was the world's first gigabyte-capacity disk drive (1980). Two 1.26 GB, head disk assemblies (essentially two HDDs) were packaged in a cabinet the size of a refrigerator, weighed 455 kg (1000 lb), and had a price tag of 81,000 USD (Model B4) which is 240,579 USD for today, taking inflation in the calculation.

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