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Deals July 25: 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive $17.99 FSJul 25, 2012 - in News
Here's a special Hump Day treat for you, courtesy of our friends at LogicBuy.
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Deals July 14: Free $200 Gift Card with Latitude LaptopJul 14, 2012 - in News
Why not indulge in some retail therapy to aid a relaxing weekend?
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Deals July 10: 64GB USB Flash Drive for $29.99 FSJul 10, 2012 - in News
Check out our daily deals for the best Logic Buy has to offer.
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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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Hard Drives 101: Magnetic StorageAug 30, 2011 - in Reviews
Even though we shun hard drives in this era of SSDs, magnetic storage is really quite remarkable. In this piece, we dive into the history of hard drives, dissect the technology that makes them work, and explore the advances that give us 3 TB drives today.
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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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Three 7200 RPM Notebook Hard Drives For 2011Jan 27, 2011 - in Reviews
Hard drives aren’t dead yet! And they won’t die out anytime soon. The latest 2.5” drives for notebooks deliver relatively high performance and ample storage for little money.
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Notebook Hard Drives: 750GB And 640GB Models ReviewedJun 30, 2010 - in Reviews
Remember when 500GB was the most you could get from a notebook drive? It seems like most vendors have made the transition to 640GB. Western Digital even has its own 750GB model that fits within the 9.5 mm z-height. So, which of these drives is the best?
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Eight Portable Hard Drives Compared: USB 2.0 Lives OnApr 2, 2010 - in Reviews
Eight different portable hard drives, spanning everything from 250GB to 1TB and centering on 2.5” and 1.8” form factors, compete against each other based on design and functionality. Similar though they seem, they're far from equal under the hood.
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500GB Per Platter: Three Next-Gen 7,200 RPM Hard DrivesOct 29, 2009 - in Reviews
Fast, 3.5” hard drives have now reached the 2TB mark, combining capacity and performance. The new storage density provides benefits for budget buyers, as well as the mainstream, including less heat, less noise, more capacity, and of course, more speed.
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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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1.5 TB Low-Power HDDs: Green Gets BigJun 24, 2009 - in Reviews
The latest 2 TB hard drives are still expensive, but 1.5 TB disks provide low power consumption at a better cost-to-capacity ratio. We look at offerings from Samsung and Western Digital to determine the value of taking a step down from the flagships.
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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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Roundup: Hand-Held Hard Drives With Up To 500 GBMay 15, 2009 - in Reviews
Big hard drive capacities aren't just for immobile desktops any more. We round up the latest portable disks from Fujitsu, Samsung, Seagate, and Western Digital in order to gauge the performance you can expect from hand-held drives with up to 500 GB.
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New Desktop Hard Drives: Speed Or Capacity?Apr 21, 2009 - in Reviews
Today we're testing and dissecting Samsung’s Spinpoint F2, Seagate’s Barracuda 7200.12, and WD’s 2 TB Caviar Green. They all hold 500 GB of data per platter, but the similarities stop there. Which one works best for you?
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A Quartet Of 500 GB HDDs Under $60Feb 23, 2009 - in Reviews
Which is the best mainstream hard drive? Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate and Western Digital sent us their latest 500 GB SATA drives for this shootout and we measure their performance, temperature, and power requirements.
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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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Intel's X25-M Solid State Drive ReviewedSep 8, 2008 - in Reviews
Intel jumps into the flash SSD market with the new mainstream 80 GB X25-M 2.5” flash drive, based on a smart controller. This SSD utilizes 10-channel MLC flash memory and it’s a real performance screamer.
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Next-Gen 7,200 RPM Notebook Hard DrivesAug 28, 2008 - in Reviews
Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate and Western Digital send their latest high-performance notebook drives into battle, fighting for the ultimate balance between performance and efficiency.