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Customers are reporting that Apple has e-mailed them with an apology for delaying their orders on the new, NVIDIA-based MacBook Air units. The delay only appears to be affecting the entry-level 1.6GHz model with a 120GB SATA hard drive, sources indicate.Apple explains that an unforeseen issue has made it unlikely for... |
6 November 2008
08:40 GMT |
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With the world waiting for the official release of Intel's next-generation desktop platform, Seagate has decided to introduce a new hard drive to its Savvio family of 2.5-inch SAS 2.0 enterprise solutions. The company's latest addition is said to deliver a high performance level, while using about 70% less ... |
3 November 2008
09:22 GMT |
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Hammer Storage has recently announced the launch of its largest storage solution, the new morespace Portable. morespace Portable is a storage solution that features capacities ranging from 160GB to 500GB. The 2.5-inch portable hard drive features a 141 grams weight and comes with USB 2.0 interface (compatible with US... |
27 October 2008
01:17 GMT |
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Seagate Technology, one of the largest manufacturers of magnetic hard drives, is planning to enter the SSD market with a couple of flash-based storage solutions designed for the enterprise market. The company, which has a long story of creating traditional magnetic hard drives, is considering launching its first SSDs... |
10 October 2008
09:47 GMT |
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In nowadays computer systems the venerable hard disk drive is the main data storage unit and its purpose is to "remember" all kinds of stuff, ranging from music, video and document files to games and software applications, though the list can go on almost indefinitely. The hard disk drive, or HDD for short, dates bac... |
6 August 2008
11:04 GMT |
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Samsung is undoubtedly one of the leading manufacturers of consumer electronics, but it also has a significant presence on the computing market, granted especially by its storage products. By the looks of things, this Korean manufacturer is set on taking one of its product lines to the next level by making it more ap... |
28 July 2008
08:39 GMT |
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Through firmware update 2.41, the cleaned up version of the disastrous 2.40, Sony finally introduced Trophies to the PlayStation 3, bringing a reward system to its console that is on par with the Achievements system available on the Xbox 360. There might be some time before we really see all the games for that platfo... |
18 July 2008
16:11 GMT |
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What was just a rumor at the end of last week is confirmed reality at the beginning of this one. Just a few days prior to the now usual E3 press conference, Microsoft has finally announced that the Xbox 360 is getting a price cut and that the standard 20 GB console version is enjoying a significant upgrade.The offici... |
14 July 2008
03:49 GMT |
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Sentry Safe, a leader in residential and small office security-storage containers, announced yesterday the launch of its next generation 250GB FIRE-SAFE/Waterproof Hard Drive, capable of providing data protection from fire and water disasters and computer crashes. The development of the innovative, award-winning hard... |
2 July 2008
05:04 GMT |
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As we already stated a couple of times now, Solid State Drives are the way of the future, even if most of us still have to wait a while until the cost per gigabyte becomes more affordable. Until that happens, we can only hope that the technology is going to advance and will eventually improve the lifetime of the flas... |
1 July 2008
10:49 GMT |
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Nintendo is really working on a solution to the storage issues that Nintendo Wii users are reporting, but apparently it is not preparing to deliver an external hard drive for the Wii. The same Laurent Fischer of Nintendo Europe that ignited a small controversy by calling all those wishing for more storage space "geek... |
19 June 2008
17:51 GMT |
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Laurent Fischer, one of the most important people at Nintendo Europe, has issued an apology regarding some remarks he made last week regarding people that demanded more storage space for their Nintendo Wii gaming consoles.He now says that "I have huge respect for those who, like me, share a common passion for Nintend... |
16 June 2008
18:06 GMT |
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If you ever ran a Windows operating system, then I'm most certain that you have encountered at some point in time an error saying something like "Your system is low on virtual memory..." and so on, but you have never really figured out what it meant or what virtual memory really was. The virtual memory is part o... |
6 June 2008
09:10 GMT |
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On the 1st of February 2003, the space shuttle Columbia re-entered Earth's atmosphere while severely damaged to the left wing. The intense heat generated by the friction with the air eventually weakened the structural integrity of the vehicle and determined its disintegration, killing the crew of seven it was ca... |
10 May 2008
04:26 GMT |
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Have you ever noticed how as soon as you enter a computer shop the seller starts talking in some alien language, mentioning words such as 'L2 cache', '16 megabytes buffer' or 'virtual memory', but never has time to explain what those words really mean? If you have, then you're in th... |
18 April 2008
09:49 GMT |
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Looking to upgrade your MacBook Pro hard drive? Good. That's always good. Upgrading is good. But what if you've never popped open a laptop, or don't have much experience with swapping hardware in and out of a system, all this while Apple support doesn't sound too appealing either? You watch a vide... |
5 February 2008
05:35 GMT |
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The experiment for which Albert Fert and Peter Grünberg received the Novel Prize, for their new discoveries in the field of magnetism, concentrates mostly on the study of magnetic cores on the nanoscale, which seem to present extremely stable magnetization, which could potentially be used in the developing of the future n... |
20 December 2007
10:52 GMT |
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The Xbox 360's hard drive is a very delicate and valuable asset to your console. Sometimes however, the damned thing just won't work. It is possible in some cases that the user is an idiot and doesn't follow the rules of using the machine, but some users may have trouble with the hard drive despite tak... |
18 December 2007
09:42 GMT |
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Data recovery providers are the last resort when things go extremely, and I mean extremely nasty with your computer. Among the most precious things to lose when your hard drive fails are pictures of your ex or the final paper your promotion depends on. There are times when such disasters occur because of a defective ... |
5 December 2007
09:02 GMT |
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This should come in handy to every PlayStation 3 owner on the planet. Apparently, there's more to the console than you thought and although some of you may have discovered an extra feature or capability by now, Sony hasn't disclosed at least 10 solid ones.A piece up on tech.co.uk by Dean Evans mentions 10 s... |
14 November 2007
06:05 GMT |
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In case you haven't already ordered this piece of hardware, we bring good news: Western Digital have just launched a 320GB 2.5 inch Scorpio SATA hard drive. This 5400 RPM baby costs only $200 and it will be compatible with the PS3 that supports any SATA hard drive out there. Finally some freedom from Sony who wi... |
2 November 2007
04:34 GMT |
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With Microsoft and Sony throwing bundles around the globe to attract buyers, what do you think Nintendo is going to do? Probably launch a bundle of their own, with a new type of Wii even, but given that people are buying more Wiis than Nintendo can ship, they wouldn't have to worry about the holiday season. Stil... |
9 October 2007
05:49 GMT |
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Parallel ATA or IDE data transfer interfaces have been around for some years now and they are slowly but steadily driven to extinction by the ever increasing adoption of the fast and more manageable Serial ATA interfaces. As more and more computer hardware manufacturing companies are abandoning the use of the old sta... |
24 September 2007
08:59 GMT |
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There is a raging battle for the right to store your files and information. On the one side, please welcome the traditional hard disk drive with its spinning platters and not too great access speed, quite high power consumption and huge storage capabilities. On the other hand, please boooo! the solid state drive that... |
21 September 2007
11:31 GMT |
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External storage devices are very popular these days as their price is only fractionally higher than the price tag sported by a similar capacity internal hard disk drive and apart from the price consideration, they are also offering a good deal of mobility and fast enough data transferring rates. While the mobile sto... |
12 September 2007
07:33 GMT |
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Seagate just posted its latest fourth quarter financial data and it reported a boost in incomes thanks to a higher revenue and a one-time tax benefit. Seagate is the largest hard disk drive manufacturer in the U.S. and one of the most important in the whole world. Its income increased to $541 million, compared to onl... |
20 July 2007
05:02 GMT |
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According to researchers working at a joined project of the University of California and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, cited by ITPro, most hard disk drive failures are produced by phenomena called "magnetic avalanches" and their better understanding could lead to hard disk drives that are much more stable and... |
19 July 2007
03:00 GMT |
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Western Digital just announced that a new enterprise class line of hard disk drives will become available through resellers. The main product of this line is the WD RE2 (RAID Edition) 750 GB that features Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and 16 MB cache for the high system performance needed by the enterprise class."WD h... |
18 July 2007
03:44 GMT |
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In order to keep pace with ever faster and more powerful processors, the computer memory (RAM as it is called) had to undergo several major changes these past few years. The RAM is a very important piece of hardware, as it is the link between the processor and the rest of the storage devices. While secondary storage ... |
17 July 2007
04:08 GMT |
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Hard disk drives, as we know them, have a default data block size of 512 bytes, making the smallest sector on the drive 512 bytes in size. All that is about to change because of the initiative of the International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association (IDEMA) which has approved the Long Block Data (LBD) stan... |
1 May 2007
19:21 GMT |
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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is the manufacturer of the current king sized hard drive in the world, the Hiachi Deskstar 7K1000, which has become available for sale at a recommended retail price of $399.The drive itself uses the Serial ATA 300 interface, has 32MB of data buffer, 5 platters, 10 recording heads, ... |
26 April 2007
11:34 GMT |
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Of all the modifications being made to Apple TVs, the bigger hard drive is by far the most popular one. Despite all the interest in this otherwise simple upgrade, Apple seems to be turning a blind eye on it.A company called WeaKnees has started shipping Seagate 160GB Apple TV hard drive replacements for US$199. Acco... |
13 April 2007
09:37 GMT |
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Not so long ago there was little need for massive data storage, but then again, networks weren't that big, content, whether digital or otherwise, wasn't generally available, and many of the people didn't have desires such as downloading movies off the Internet. As the expansion of the Internet and of e... |
11 April 2007
09:12 GMT |
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The hard drive has seen some interesting crossroads during the years and the path it took so far has been a huge motivation for the computer industry. Now, we are faced with the challenge brought by memory-based storage devices: they are faster, more rugged and durable, but they are not as big. This being said, the o... |
2 April 2007
05:18 GMT |
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Just about when I was going to buy a new hard drive, I came across this news article about the reliability of Mean time between failures (MTBF), as being given by the hard drive manufacturers. It's an independent study made by the Computer Science Department at the Carnegie Mellon University. They have taken inf... |
12 March 2007
09:45 GMT |
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