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HDD Shipments to Drop by 35% in Q4 2011Nov 22, 2011 - in News
Seagate has just lowered its shipment forecast for Q4 again.
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Six 2.5” High-Capacity Notebook Hard DrivesNov 2, 2011 - in Reviews
Advanced Format technology makes it possible to build 9.5 mm high 2.5” hard disks with 500 GB per platter. The result is a range of slim and speedy storage giants.
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WD Acquires Hitachi GST for $4.3 BillionMar 7, 2011 - in News
WD has acquired Hitachi GST for $3.5 billion in cash and $750 million in stock.
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3.5'' Vs. 2.5'' SAS HDDs: In Storage, Size MattersMay 7, 2010 - in Reviews
Diminutive 2.5” form factors are favored in the enterprise storage world for many reasons, but how do high-end 2.5” SAS drives compare to the established 3.5” products when it comes to performance and power? We requested some drives and did the analysis.
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3.5” Enterprise Hard Drive Development AnalyzedMar 5, 2010 - in Reviews
SSDs might be the fastest storage option today, but by no means is it the most popular. Magnetic media offers high throughput and proven reliability for existing ecosystems. We looked at developments in four enterprise hard drive generations.
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Two Portable 500GB Drives Benchmarked (And Dropped)Mar 4, 2010 - in Reviews
If you're the sort of power user who's hard on technology, especially out in the field, then ruggedized mobile storage might be apropos. Today, we're looking at a pair of portable disks that can take drops and spills, while serving up 500GB of capacity.
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Three Generations Compared: Why Storage Density MattersFeb 26, 2010 - in Reviews
Third-generation terabyte hard drives have been available for a while. Today we're taking a look at a trio of 1TB disks from Hitachi in order to gauge what benefits, if any, you'll see from adopting a drive with increased storage density.
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Three New Desktop Hard Drives For 2010Feb 19, 2010 - in Reviews
We'll take more speed and better efficiency any day of the week! We've already looked at the 2TB Western Digital drives. Now we line up Hitachi’s Deskstar 7K2000, Samsung's Spinpoint F3 1TB, and Seagate’s Barracuda XT for the first drive battle of 2010.
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Upgrading Your Notebook Hard Drive: Does It Make Sense?Jan 29, 2010 - in Reviews
Ever wonder what would happen if you replaced an old 7,200 RPM notebook drive with a brand new one? We run a current-generation drive against a two generation-old disk to measure the potential performance and battery life gains you might expect.
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USB 2.0, FireWire, Or eSATA: Which Interface Should You Use?Jan 21, 2010 - in Reviews
Adding external storage to your PC can be a mess if you aren't familiar with the various interfaces in play. Should you go for compatibility with USB 2.0 or is FireWire a better choice? What about eSATA, which matches native hard drive performance?
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Do You Need A New Hard Drive With Your Windows 7 Upgrade?Dec 30, 2009 - in Reviews
There are two good reasons for a hard drive upgrade. Reason one: hard drives have become faster and cheaper per gigabyte. Reason two: Windows 7 should be able to take greater advantage of additional storage horsepower. We put these theories to the test.
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Managing Backup: Three Software Solutions ComparedDec 25, 2009 - in Reviews
Portable hard drives are great backup targets. But should you use the ubiquitous Windows utility, a higher-end tool, or a brainless, consumer-friendly solution? We looked at Windows 7 Backup, True Image 2010 Home by Acronis, and Rebit’s consumer backup.
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New Enterprise Hard Drives: 6 Gb/s SAS And 200 MB/sSep 18, 2009 - in Reviews
Everyone talks about SSDs, but conventional hard drives continue to make lot of progress, especially in the enterprise space, where established technology is as important as performance. We review six 2.5” and two 3.5” SAS 6 Gb/s drives and compare.
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High-Capacity Business Hard Drives: Biggest Of The BunchAug 14, 2009 - in Reviews
The Seagate Barracuda LP, WD Caviar RAID Edition 4, Hitachi Deskstar E series, and Samsung Spinpoint F2 EcoGreen battle for the attention of business users. Who offers best performance and efficiency? We test the latest drives with up to 2 TB to find out.
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Perfect Notebook Storage: Seven 2.5” 500 GB DrivesJun 18, 2009 - in Reviews
We compare the latest 500 GB notebook drives from Fujitsu, Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba and WD. Seagate is first manufacturer to reach 500 GB at 7,200 RPM, but which is really the best drive? We loaded up our updated test system to find out.
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Accelerate Your Hard Drive By Short StrokingMar 4, 2009 - in Reviews
Do you think that flash SSDs will take over the enterprise HDD segment soon? Not so fast! We looked at how hard drive I/O performance can be improved by shortening mechanical activity, via a process called “short stroking.”
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Tom’s Winter 2008 Hard Drive GuideNov 24, 2008 - in Reviews
Flash-based drives take the performance segment by storm, but the good old hard drive still provides the best bang for the buck as capacities reach 1.5 terabytes. We scanned all the available offerings and found the best drives for winter 2008.
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A Look Into The Hard Drive's FutureSep 3, 2008 - in Reviews
What will the hard drive be like in the coming years? We looked at all the manufacturers, products and market segments, and visited a Hitachi technology seminar to look at how the firm intends to reach an amazing 50 TB capacity by the next decade.
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SAS Storage: High-Performance Hard DrivesAug 26, 2008 - in Reviews
While people keep looking at flash SSDs, a lot has been going on in the hard drive space as well. The new enterprise drives by Hitachi and Seagate offer throughput that remains unmatched by flash-based models.