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While the vast majority of the computer users out there are obsessed with keeping their hard-disk drives in the best possible shape, some other users would like to shut down their drives for good. There are multiple reasons why you would like your hard-disk data trashed and both companies and enterprises rely on such... |
5 May 2008
08:40 GMT |
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Western Digital has just released its new series of VelociRaptor hard-disk drives. Touted as being faster and more reliable than any previous generations of hard-disk drives from Western Digital, the new units have been named after one of the smallest and fiercest carnivorous dinosaurs in the Jurassic.The new HDD off... |
21 April 2008
09:47 GMT |
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Other World Computing has just introduced a new 500 GB portable hard-disk drive model to its Mercury On-The-Go lineup. The new drive spins at 5,400 rotations per minute and sports three connectivity options to maximize compatibility with the host computer, while delivering the highest possible data transfer rate.The ... |
19 April 2008
04:45 GMT |
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Japanese conglomerate Hitachi has announced that it dropped its plans of exiting from the hard-disk drive business, and is now gearing up to make a comeback by cutting down on production costs. The news was broken by Hitachi's storage division head during yesterday's conference.Hitachi's decision is so... |
17 April 2008
04:10 GMT |
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Hitachi has just announced its Ultrastar 15K450 hard-disk drive that packs 450 GB of storage space using perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology. It's true that such capacities are no longer new, since other companies ship 1 TB disk drives, but Hitachi's 450 GB offering spins at 15,000 rotations p... |
16 April 2008
10:49 GMT |
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Maxell has just announced a new lightweight, rugged and shock resistant compact removable hard drive, primarily targeted at field archive operations. Maxell's new offerings on the storage sector are efficient and resistant devices that can be connected to any appliance using a standard USB 2.0 cable or an eSATA ... |
14 April 2008
17:06 GMT |
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Storage specialist Western Digital announced that it will not ship its platters to competing companies as of May this year. The company is currently producing hard-disk drives platters through its Komag subsidiary, also known as WD Media."This action sizes our media and substrate operation to the current demands of a... |
25 March 2008
10:54 GMT |
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Storage specialist Western Digital has announced that it started shipping the 640 GB version of the Caviar SE16 3.5-inch desktop hard-disk drive. The storage capacity may be no reason for the company to be proud, given the fact that 1 TB drives are almost mainstream parts, but the technology inside the 3.5-inch casin... |
19 March 2008
12:28 GMT |
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Storage specialist Fujitsu Limited announced a new series of MHZ2 BT 2.5-inch hard disk drives that offer 500 GB of storage space. The new series of enhanced-capacity hard-disk drives is the company's response to the users' increased demand in storage space, while preserving the system's mobility.The n... |
25 February 2008
10:43 GMT |
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Verbatim has just launched a whole new line of 2.5-inch portable hard-drives. The external storage media comes as a free space bonus for the notebook and ultra-mobile PC users. The devices allow the user to scale the storage space according to their needs, by adding 120, 160, 250, or 320GB hard-disk drives.The manufa... |
15 February 2008
11:14 GMT |
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Solid-state drives are not only sexy, faster or energy-aware, they are also expensive, and many times, getting such a drive will merely pierce through your budget. However, given the fact that everybody is talking about the new frenzy in the storage world, you might want to give it a try.While solid-state drives come... |
15 February 2008
05:37 GMT |
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Storage company Seagate announced not too long ago a new wireless storage platform that would allow any wireless device connect to it for additional storage space or file sharing. The platform was first spotted in January 2007 and was presented as a platform for wireless storage access by mobile phones. This year... |
16 January 2008
10:47 GMT |
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