Hitachi have propelled themselves to the top of the desktop hard-drive league with the launch of the Deskstar 7K2000, the world’s first 2TB 7,200rpm 3.5-inch HDD. Ousting Western Digital’s slower 5,400rpm version, the new Deskstar offers 32MB cache, a 3Gb/s SATA interface and 10-percent idle power savings over previous models.
Sony revealed the last details about their Memory Stick XC today, which was first revealed at CES. This super high capacity memory stick uses the exFAT file system and some SDXC technology.
Toshiba announced today that they are starting to ship their solid-state drives that utilize the 43-nanometer process. While these drives won’t be available directly to the public initially, they will be included in new computer models shortly.
Maxell have announced a new range of flash memory, and rather than picking a format and sticking to it they’ve splashed out on a whole bevy of products. The new storage includes a basic USB drive, through “Slider”, “360-degree” and “Style” models with retracting USB plug, flipping cover and encryption respectively, to microSD, SD and Compact Flash cards.
OCZ announced more information about their 1TB Colossus SSD today. First shown off at Computex, the storage device had it’s release date and pricing information finally revealed today.
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Intel's latest RAID controller has been announced, the RS2BL080, capable of directly controlling up to eight SAS or SATA hard-drives with support for both 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s interfaces. The RS2BL080 is a half-height card that supports RAID 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 for mirroring, parity, double-parity and striping.
RunCore have announced a new range of SSDs, intended to offer PC and Mac users direct drop-in replacements for their existing drives. The company bills the RunCore PRO IV SSD range as offering increased battery runtimes, heat reduction, quieter operation and, not least, increases in speed, and offers capacities ranging from 32GB to 256GB.
We’re used to laptops lagging behind their desktop counterparts when it comes to storage – after all, there’s only so much you can fit into a 2.5-inch drive casing – but Western Digital are delivering a much-needed capacity kick with the WD Scorpio Blue 1TB. Billed as the industry’s first 1TB mobile hard-drive, the Scorpio Blue 1TB - and its 750GB companion - support the 3Gbps SATA interface.
They’re also some of the quietest 2.5-inch drives on the market, according to Western Digital anyway. The company has used its WhisperDrive technology with clever seek-algorithms to reduce unnecessary spinning. They also have ShockGuard and SecurePark, which protect against bumps and jolts, together with ensuring long-term reliability.
It’s not the 320GB SSD tipped yesterday, but Intel have announced that they will be lowering prices for their solid-state drive range, having moved to more cost-effective 34nm NAND flash production. The shift could see SSDs reduced by as much as 60-percent for both PC and laptop OEMs and mainstream consumers.
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