- Storage
- By Constantin Murariu
- June 3rd, 2012
![IO Data Launches Innovative Autonomous Wireless HDD IO Data Launches Innovative Autonomous Wireless HDD](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/IO-Data-Launches-Innovative-Autonomous-Portable-HDD-1.jpg)
IO Data Launches Innovative Autonomous Wireless HDD
This one will stream everything you want on all your portable devices
- Technology Blog
- By Sebastian Pop
- May 26th, 2012
![Icy Dock Launches New Aluminum HDD Enclosure Icy Dock Launches New Aluminum HDD Enclosure](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Icy-Dock-Launches-New-Aluminum-HDD-Enclosures-1.jpg)
Icy Dock Launches New Aluminum HDD Enclosure
It will be up for sale in both black and white color options
- Technology Blog
- By Sebastian Pop
- May 25th, 2012
![Century Launches 2-Bay USB 3.0 RAID HDD Enclosure Century Launches 2-Bay USB 3.0 RAID HDD Enclosure](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Century-Launches-2-Bay-USB-3-0-RAID-HDD-Enclosure-1.jpg)
Century Launches 2-Bay USB 3.0 RAID HDD Enclosure
The EX Volume can hold two 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drive units
- Storage
- By Constantin Murariu
- May 24th, 2012
![Logitec Launches 4TB External HDD with eSATA and USB 3.0 Logitec Launches 4TB External HDD with eSATA and USB 3.0](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Logitech-Launches-4TB-External-HDD-with-eSATA-and-USB-3-0-1.jpg)
Logitec Launches 4TB External HDD with eSATA and USB 3.0
Huge capacity in a normal package with all the connectivity you’ll need
- Storage
- By Sebastian Pop
- May 24th, 2012
![Seagate Makes an Acquisition of Its Own, Buys LaCie Seagate Makes an Acquisition of Its Own, Buys LaCie](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Seagate-Makes-an-Acquisition-of-its-Own-Buys-LaCie-1.jpg)
Seagate Makes an Acquisition of Its Own, Buys LaCie
It expands its customer base even though it has repeatedly spoken about HDD shortages
- Storage
- By Constantin Murariu
- May 23rd, 2012
![TOSHIBA to Launch Hybrid HDDs in September 2012 TOSHIBA to Launch Hybrid HDDs in September 2012](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/TOSHIBA-to-Launch-Hybrid-HDDs-in-September-2012-1.jpg)
TOSHIBA to Launch Hybrid HDDs in September 2012
This is the single company that manufactures both: HDDs and NAND memory
- Storage
- By Sebastian Pop
- May 23rd, 2012
![By 2016, HDDs Will Have Twice as Much Storage By 2016, HDDs Will Have Twice as Much Storage](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/By-2016-HDDs-Will-Have-Twice-as-Much-Storage-1.jpg)
By 2016, HDDs Will Have Twice as Much Storage
Some analysts seem to be pretty optimistic, despite the not-crisis
- Storage
- By Constantin Murariu
- May 23rd, 2012
![Fake HDD Crisis Confirmed: WD Spends Another $1.9 Billion USD Fake HDD Crisis Confirmed: WD Spends Another $1.9 Billion USD](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Fake-HDD-Crisis-Confirmed-WD-Spends-Another-1-9-Billion-USD-1.jpg)
Fake HDD Crisis Confirmed: WD Spends Another $1.9 Billion USD
During a prolonged economic downturn, WD has spent over $6.9 billion USD in just a year
- Technology Blog
- By Constantin Murariu
- May 21st, 2012
![Half of the UltraBooks Won’t Have SSDs This Year Half of the UltraBooks Won’t Have SSDs This Year](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Half-of-the-UltraBooks-Won-t-Have-SSDs-This-Year-1.jpg)
Half of the UltraBooks Won’t Have SSDs This Year
The proportion of SSD-equipped UltraBooks was 86% in the first quarter
- Storage
- By Constantin Murariu
- May 16th, 2012
![WD’s Hitachi GST Launches the CinemaStar Z5K500 Slim 2.5” HDD WD’s Hitachi GST Launches the CinemaStar Z5K500 Slim 2.5” HDD](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/WD-s-Hitachi-GST-Launches-the-CinemaStar-Z5K500-Slim-2-5-HDD-1.jpg)
WD’s Hitachi GST Launches the CinemaStar Z5K500 Slim 2.5” HDD
A very slim drive for those Ultrathins AMD is talking about
- Storage
- By Constantin Murariu
- May 15th, 2012
![Hard Hit by the Fake HDD Crisis, WD Buys TOSHIBA’s HDD Plant in Thailand Hard Hit by the Fake HDD Crisis, WD Buys TOSHIBA’s HDD Plant in Thailand](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Hard-Hit-by-the-Fake-HDD-Crisis-Western-Digital-Buys-TOSHIBA-s-HDD-Plant-in-Thailand-1.jpg)
Hard Hit by the Fake HDD Crisis, WD Buys TOSHIBA’s HDD Plant in Thailand
This is done to practically complete the formation of a global HDD duopoly
- Storage
- By Constantin Murariu
- May 14th, 2012
![HDD Market Status 2012 – Part 2: More Hybrid Drives Coming HDD Market Status 2012 – Part 2: More Hybrid Drives Coming](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/HDD-Market-Status-2012-Part-2-More-Hybrid-Drives-Coming-1.jpg)
HDD Market Status 2012 – Part 2: More Hybrid Drives Coming
Innovative solutions are still far away from our computers
- Storage
- By Constantin Murariu
- May 10th, 2012
![HDD Market Status 2012 – Part 1: Capacity Growth Halved HDD Market Status 2012 – Part 1: Capacity Growth Halved](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/HDD-Market-Status-2012-Part-1-Capacity-Growth-Halved-1.jpg)
HDD Market Status 2012 – Part 1: Capacity Growth Halved
Annual HDD capacity growth to dramatically decrease
- Laptops
- By Constantin Murariu
- May 7th, 2012
![Most Useful Laptop Accessory of the Year Most Useful Laptop Accessory of the Year](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Most-Useful-Laptop-Accessory-of-This-Year-1.jpg)
Most Useful Laptop Accessory of the Year
It’s a SATA adapter to mount a 2.5" drive in the optical drive bay
- Storage
- By Constantin Murariu
- April 30th, 2012
![Most Useful Computer Accessory of This Year: 4 x 2.5” in 5.25” MiniSAS Enclosure Most Useful Computer Accessory of This Year: 4 x 2.5” in 5.25” MiniSAS Enclosure](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Most-Useful-Computer-Accessory-of-This-Year-4-x-2-5-in-5-52-MiniSAS-Enclosure-1.jpg)
Most Useful Computer Accessory of This Year: 4 x 2.5” in 5.25” MiniSAS Enclosure
It’s actually called SFF-8087 to 4x2.5” SATA/SAS 5.25” Hot Swap Backplane
- Storage
- By Sebastian Pop
- April 28th, 2012
![HDDs Will Not Get as Cheap as They Are Supposed to Be HDDs Will Not Get as Cheap as They Are Supposed to Be](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/HDDs-Will-Not-Become-As-Cheap-as-they-Are-Supposed-to-Be-1.jpg)
HDDs Will Not Get as Cheap as They Are Supposed to Be
Companies no longer have trouble supplying hard drives
- Technology Blog
- By Constantin Murariu
- April 27th, 2012
![HDD Shipments Will Get Back to Normal in June 2012 HDD Shipments Will Get Back to Normal in June 2012](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/HDD-Shipments-Will-Get-Back-to-Normal-in-June-2012-1.jpg)
HDD Shipments Will Get Back to Normal in June 2012
That's what WD says, but we’re more concerned with the prices getting back to normal