Without a single doubt, hardware manufacturers are taking the question of the future of storage very seriously. To put it differently, nowadays everybody seems to be concerned with developing, manufacturing and releasing SSD storage solutions. And this is precisely why major companies, such as Intel, SanDisk, TDK or Samsung, have already announced and released flash-based storage devices. On that note, it appears that another major manufacturer is planning to roll out its own SSD solution - and it actually aims to do so by the end of this year.The manufacturer in question is the US-based Kingston, from which we should expect a flash-based s... [read more >>] Pretec, which was the first to offer the 8GB SDHC and 16GB CF in 2006, is once again making a sort of compact flash "fashion statement" by announcing the first 48GB CF (that's forty-eight gigs of storage space). As the company's press release puts it, this is as much the 12 DVDs or 69 compact discs. If 48GB are a little bit too much, even if you own a 1Ds Mark III that produces humongous files due to its 22-megapixel resolution, you can go for the lower capacity versions, 24GB or 16GB. You won't find too many 24GB CF cards from SanDisk or Lexar, so this one is no small achievement either. You'd be tempted to think that ... [read more >>] This year marked a milestone in terms of computer sales. It was the first time when notebook PCs have sold better than desktop machines, and that says a lot about users going mobile. Solid-state drives arrived just in time to store the laptop users' data. Various notebook vendors have already included them in their configuration so it would not be too far-fetched to say the SSDs are pretty much going mainstream. The new frenzy in the storage business are RAM drives. The performance factor would easily qualify them as favorites in the storage world, but their major shortcoming is (still) their price. Even so, recent prices of the DDR2 m... [read more >>] Solid-state drives (or SSDs) are becoming increasingly popular nowadays, due to the fact that they provide relatively high storage capacities, as well as a very high degree of reliability and shock-resistance, especially for mobile or portable applications. However, said storage solutions are generally quite expensive (after all, they're the latest innovations in the field of storage) and this is the reason why the people over at Addonics came up with a PCI adapter that can add as many as four Compact Flash (CF) cards to any system with RAID redundancy support, allowing for the development of a low-priced, yet very effective SSD devic... [read more >>] The partnerships between various technology developers and sports teams are becoming increasingly popular nowadays, as they provide numerous benefits for both parties involved. And the latest example of the successful outcome of such a business relationship is the Ducati Edition USB Flash Drive launched by SanDisk, a device whose design is directly inspired by Ducati's racing motorcycles currently competing in the MotoGP. Thus, the new flash drive sports the same glossy red chassis and black trim as the Ducati Corse team motorcycles. Moreover, it features the Ducati Corse logo on top, as well as a red tail light that illuminates whenev... [read more >>] Have you ever heard of Call/Recall? Well, me neither but in this case you should probably keep their name in your mind. Because if their product turns out to be more than a concept, you'll be hearing more about them in the near future. Yesterday, the unknown optical disk producer rolled out something called 2 photon disk. In essence this new approach to optical devices could expand the storage space above the 1TB mark.Actually this type of disk uses something called 3 Dimensional writing. Rather than burning two-dimensional pits (as it is the case with all current forms of optical disks), the photonic writing system creates 3D layers o... [read more >>] After some months in which nothing new came out of Seagate's door, on Thursday the hard disk drive manufacturer silently began to ship its 1TB (1000GB) hard disk drive (HDD) to large retailers and partners. Unfortunately this 1TB unit comes in about half an year late after the launch of Hitachi's Deskstar/Cinemastar 7K1000.However performance-wise, the new Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 uses a 16MB buffer and four 250GB platters. That puts it slightly ahead Hitachi's unit in terms of storage space per platter but trails behind the 7K1000 in buffer size (16MB vs. 32MB). The fact that it only uses a 4-head/8-platter setup helps it a... [read more >>] Remember Western Digital? Well if you do, then you probably have hard drive units with 500GB of storage capacity at most. I say that because up until now, only Seagate and Hitachi offered disk drives with capacities larger than 500GB. And since a little history lesson won't hurt anyone, let's take a moment and remember.Seagate was the first to jump over the 500GB mark with its 750GB Barracuda (7200.10 version). Some 6 months later, Hitachi followed with an even bigger bang, the 1TB hard disk drive. Evidently they also rolled out a 750GB version in order to offer a competitive alternative to Seagate's product. And now it seems... [read more >>] SanDisk is probably one of the most prolific flash drive manufacturers in the world. As strange as it may seem, this is by no means an understatement. And if you want to be sure, you can always check their website. Evidently it's not the impressive line of products that makes the difference but the fact that they offer some of the best flash-based products in the world.When SSDs appeared, SanDisk was already preparing its own line of productsbased on Solid State technology. In January 2007 the company announced the arrival of their first SSD units in form of two separate products. The 5000 SSD line consisted of two 32GB disks, one pack... [read more >>] Although Computex 2007 won't start until tomorrow, Toshiba has already announced that they will be showcasing their newest HD-DVD Writer at the show held in Taipei (Taiwan, June 5-9, 2007). Codenamed "SD-L912A", the new drive is also present on their website so if you want to take a closer look at the specs and the drive itself, Toshiba's website is a good place to start.Along with the drive itself, Toshiba issued a press release from which you can also get general information regarding the new drive and its writing / reading capabilities. Regarding the launch of the new HD-DVD slim drive, Scott Maccabe, vice president and general... [read more >>] | 
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