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NuTera HD7000 nanopatterning solution for HDD makers set to usher in terabit era for storage

, Feb 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

When it comes to storage for our computers and other devices consumers and manufacturers are always looking for higher capacities and more speed. To add more storage capacity to hard drives, drive makers need new construction methods that allow for increased areal densities. Read The Full Story

Seagate offers industry’s first 2TB 6Gb/s SAS HDD

, Feb 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Seagate is one of the biggest makers of storage products on the planet. The company has a full range of external solutions for consumers as well as internal HDDs for notebooks, desktops, and enterprise storage. The company has a new SAS 3.5-inch HDD for enterprise use that it claims to be the first for the industry. Read The Full Story

Toshiba introduces 600GB MBF SAS HDD for enterprise

, Feb 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

Toshiba has lots of storage products that it offers ranging from external solutions to internal drives for both consumers and enterprise users. Toshiba has announced a new drive that it claims to be the industry's highest capacity small form factor HDD. Read The Full Story

SilverStone HDDBOOST combines SSD and HDD for performance and capacity

, Feb 4th 2010 Discuss [1]

The benefits of a SSD are apparent to most of us with less power consumption, better performance, and quieter operation. Moving to a SSD does pose some issues for existing computers though like having to migrate all your data and reinstall the OS and software. The typical SSD also lacks the storage space most of us need. Read The Full Story

Samsung drops new EcoGreen F3EG 2TB HDD for green geeks

, Feb 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Green is a big deal in the tech world today. Green devices tend to use less power than other hardware and many hardware products like hard drives and mainboards used some very harsh and hazardous chemicals in their construction in years past. Samsung has unveiled a new green hard drive called the EcoGreen F3EG. Read The Full Story

Microsoft announces plans for 250GB Xbox 360 HDD add-on

, Feb 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

Most gamers know that eventually you end up needing more storage space than you start out with on your game console. This is especially true for Xbox 360 owners that also use the console for storing media and frequently download games and demos. Read The Full Story

Aleratec unveils HDD Copy Cruiser Mini HDD duplicator #350107

, Jan 12th 2010 Discuss [1]

Hard drive duplication for the consumer is typically done one at a time in the event that you move from an old computer to a new one or your hard drive crashes. In some business areas, the duplication of optical discs, HDDs, and flash drives is done on a larger scale and needs hardware that is more specialized. Read The Full Story

Brando offers up UADAP003900 Unitek USB 3.0 to SATA Adapter

, Dec 28th 2009 Discuss [0]

If you are like me, your desk is probably crammed with old hardware that your computer had outgrown and you can’t bring yourself to throw away. I have several older SATA HDDs sitting in my desk collecting dust. Read The Full Story

LaCie and Symwave unveil first USB 3.0 dual-drive RAID solution

, Dec 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

USB 3.0 products and accessories are coming hot and heavy ahead of CES 2010. USB 3.0 promises lots more speed and performance than the USB 2.0 products we have today. LaCie and Symwave have announced they have teamed up to produce the first USB 3.0 dual-drive RAID storage solution. Read The Full Story

Apricorn SATA Wire upgrade kit makes getting a new drive simple

, Nov 19th 2009 Discuss [0]

There are probably lots of people out there who would like to add a new HDD or SSD to their notebook computer, but are worried about getting their data and OS onto a new drive. Apricorn has announced a new kit called the SATA Wire Upgrade kit that makes getting data onto your new drive easy. Read The Full Story

Toshiba 320GB 1.8-inch HDD is world’s biggest

, Nov 5th 2009 Discuss [1]

Flash and solid-state drives have been catching up to tiny, 1.8-inch traditional hard-drives in ultramobile applications over the past year or so, but Toshiba don't think spinning platters are quite outmoded yet.  The company have revealed three new 1.8-inch HDDs including the industry's first 320GB unit, using unique high-density platters that permit data density of 516Gbpsi. Each of the 3.0Gbps SATA drives spin at 5,400rpm and have 16MB of buffer memory, while there's apparently less of the high-pitched whine sometimes associated with such HDDs; in fact noise is down between 4 and 5dB over previous models.  As well as the 320GB drive, there are 160GB and 250GB versions. Read The Full Story

Hitachi unveils Ultrastar 15K600 and C15K147 HDDs

, Oct 13th 2009 Discuss [0]

Hitachi has revealed a pair of new and very fast hard drives for the enterprise user. The new drives include the Ultrastar 15K600 and the Ultrastar C15K147. Both of the new hard drives spin at 15,000 RPM and have a MTBF rating of 1.6 million hours. Read The Full Story
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