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OCZ introduces Octane and Octane-S2 SSDs

Shane McGlaun, Oct 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

OCZ has unveiled a pair of new SSDs that offer every fast access times and up to 1TB of storage capacity in a 2.5-inch form factor. The new SSDs include the Octane SATA 6Gbps and the Octane-S2 SATA 3Gbps SSDs. OCZ says that it is the first firm to reach the massive 1TB storage capacity in a 2.5-inch form factor SSD. Read The Full Story

Synology DiskStation DS712+ NAS server announced

Chris Burns, Oct 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

This week Synology America Corp announced the official launch of the successor to the network attached storage unit DS710+ with the new DS712+. This NAS server is a storage solution for high performance requiring individuals, a PC file server replacement made specifically for business users. This unit when coupled with the DX510 expansion module will be able to scale out to seven drives, equalling up to 21TB, on the fly - presenting Synology's "most powerful business storage solution at this price point." Read The Full Story

PC prices set to climb as Seagate joins HDD affected

Shane McGlaun, Oct 13th 2011 Discuss [0]

Western Digital announced yesterday that the severe flooding in Thailand has left the company unable to produce HDDs in its plants. WD was clear that the facilities it has in the country are functional, but are on hold to prevent water from getting inside. A number of WD workers are unable to get to the factory as well due to flooding. Seagate is also reporting the same issue with slowdowns at its Thailand plant. Read The Full Story

Western Digital says HDD supplies have been impacted by flooding in Thailand

Shane McGlaun, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

Two of the biggest firms in the traditional HDD storage market are Western Digital and Seagate. WD has announced that its production of HDDs for external storage and internal notebook and desktop storage has been impacted in Thailand by flooding. The flooding may cause shortages of parts and HDDs that are needed for computers and other products to be offered on the market. Read The Full Story

Seagate GoFlex Cinema promises expandable Full HD entertainment

Chris Davies, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

Seagate has launched its latest home entertainment storage center, the Seagate GoFlex Cinema multimedia drive, packing up to 3TB of internal storage and the ability to extend that by docking the company's GoFlex removable drives. Capable of connecting directly to your HDTV or projector via a choice of HDMI or composite video outputs, and with a bundled remote control for sofa-friendly use, the GoFlex Cinema supports up to 1080p Full HD video playback. Read The Full Story

Buffalo unveils USB 3.0 DriveStation Velocity

Shane McGlaun, Oct 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

Buffalo Technology has announced a new and cool new external storage solution that will be a nice way to back up lots of digital photos very quickly. Buffalo says that the new DriveStation Velocity will transfer 1,000 digital photos in 6.8 seconds. Inside the desktop external storage solution are an ultra high-speed 7,200rpm desktop HDD and the drive has the TurboPC Ex utility for Windows installed. Read The Full Story

Plextor launches new M2P series SSDs in 128GB and 256GB flavors

Shane McGlaun, Oct 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

Plextor has announced that it has expanded its SSD storage line with the addition of a new M2P series of SSDs that are the standard 2.5-inch form factor. The new SSDs are designed for performance and use True Speed technology for sustained levels of performance to users. The SSDs are made to fit inside desktops and some notebooks as upgrade drives and they come in two capacities. Read The Full Story

Fusion-io ioDrive2 super-SSD boosts speed, slashes latency

Shane McGlaun, Oct 4th 2011 Discuss [4]

The Fusion ioDrive has been impressing us with its blazingly fast performance for a long time now. The company has announced that it has a new storage class memory that is packed inside the new ioDrive 2 that makes the latest version of the PCIe SSD even faster than the previous versions. The new versions of the ioDrive have storage class memory inside and have data speeds that are insane. Read The Full Story

Intercontinental H-57 missile flash drive carries data payloads

Shane McGlaun, Oct 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

Flash drives are a dime a dozen today and the things are more commodity than anything. All flash drives are basically the same with the only difference being the capacity, software included, and the style of the drive. There are lots of geeks out there that will pay a premium to get a flash drive that has odd style to it. There is no shortage of novelty flash drives and the latest novelty drive is the H-57 missile drive. Read The Full Story

Apple hybrid HDD/SDD tech could save the clumsy

Chris Davies, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [2]

Apple is apparently working on a hybrid hard-drive system, pairing a platter-based traditional drive with flash memory in a configuration that could prevent data loss if your MacBook is dropped or jolted. Detailed in a newly-published patent application, 20110238887, for "Hybrid-device storage based on environmental state" Apple's solution is positioned as a way to avoid errors caused by "changes in temperature, vibration and acceleration" but could also have an impact on the speed of data access. Read The Full Story

Toshiba cloud-based Canvio 3.0 portable HDD surfaces

Shane McGlaun, Sep 27th 2011 Discuss [0]

Almost exactly a year ago today Toshiba unveiled the new USB 3.0 version of the Canvio portable external HDD. Today Toshiba has announced a new version of that HDD that is also packing a USB 3.0 connection and is a cloud-based storage device. The storage device comes in 500GB, 750GB, and 1TB capacities. Read The Full Story