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Transcend unveils new OTG HDD, StoreJetApr 4, 2006 - in News
Taiwan-based memory module maker Transcend Information recently announced the availability of a hard disk drive (HDD) based portable storage device called the StoreJet OTG (On-the-Go).
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Hard drives to increase storage size per sector 8xMar 24, 2006 - in News
According to a report published on German IT news website Golem.de, the "International Disk Drive, Equipment and Materials Association" (IDEMA) has agreed to increase the size of hard sectors from currently 512 Byte to 4096 Byte
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Samsung launches 32 GB Flash disk for mobile computersMar 20, 2006 - in News
Samsung is first to announce a Flash storage device that aims to completely replace the traditional hard drive in some mass market mobile computers. The 32 GB solid state disk (SSD) drive comes in a 1.8" form factor and reads data at more than twice the speed of hard drives. Best of all: The SSD is promised to consume 95% less power than a hard drive.
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Seagate unveils SV35 HDD for security monitoringMar 3, 2006 - in News
Seagate Technology recently unveiled the SV35, its latest hard disk drive (HDD) specifically for use in video security monitoring systems, with launch scheduled for next month.
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Trusted Computing platform, DRM coming to hard drivesFeb 15, 2006 - in Reviews
This week's announcement of the publication of a Trusted Platform Module implementation that enables TPM functionality to be shifted to hard disk drives, creates an intriguing scenario. Hard drive manufacturers may get involved in driving a single standard for DRM functionality, to which Microsoft and others may actually find themselves succumbing.
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Teac launches 4 GB and 8 GB 1" hard drivesFeb 3, 2006 - in News
Teac on February 2 (in the US) announced the launch of external 1" portable USB 2.0 hard disk drives in 4 GB and 8 GB capacities.
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The TeraByte Drives Redefine External StorageFeb 3, 2006 - in Reviews
TeraByte drives do not need to be slim and sexy, because their capacity of almost 1,000 GB speaks for itself. We looked under the hood of two amazing storage mammoths by LaCie and Maxtor.
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WD adds mobile 120 GB, desktop 500 GB hard drive to portfolioJan 27, 2006 - in News
Western Digital (WD) announced that it has expanded its mobile and desktop hard disk families. New in the catalog are a 120 GB 2.5" drive that is available with EIDE or SATA interface and spins its platters with 5400 rpm.
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Fujitsu announces 200 GB 2.5" hard drives for 2006Jan 13, 2006 - in News
Fujitsu announced that it will be expanding its portfolio of 2.5" hard disk and entering the 1.8" drive business to take advantage of the fastest growing segment of the market. Among the announced products are high-end desktop drives, a 120 GB 1.8" hard disk and a 200 GB 2.5" version.
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CES 2006: 500 Gb likely the end of the line for current HDD storage technologyJan 6, 2006 - in News
With literally millions of content items finding their way in the digital stream to various CE platforms over the coming months and years, there never has been a better time than today to be in the storage business.
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CES 2006: Maxtor announces OneTouch external hard drive series up to 1 TbJan 5, 2006 - in News
CES product news
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Aspire's LAN Party Proud X-Qpack CaseDec 23, 2005 - in Reviews
Aspire's MicroATX, X-Qpack case should do any LAN partygoer proud with three, transparent windows to show off what is under the hood. While the carrying handle is flimsy, its small, cube-shaped form factor makes the case easy to carry around as well.
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Tom's Hardware launches interactive Hard Disk ChartsDec 19, 2005 - in News
Not sure which hard drive to buy? Curious how new hard drives compare to your drives? Here's the answer: Tom's Hardware today expanded its interactive performance comparison tools with Hard Disk Charts: Compare current hard drives in 16 disciplines to find out which one works best for you. A new price/performance index now reveals the most bang for the buck in real time.
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Seagate's Half-A-TeraByte Hard Drive Comes at a PriceDec 16, 2005 - in Reviews
Seagate is only the second vendor to offer a 500 GB hard drive, but such a large capacity comes at a price. Despite a full five-year warranty and other features, the Barracuda 7200.9's speed fails to live up to its predecessor - and that is not a good precedent to set for hard drives in general.
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HDD DVD recorder prices still high due to lack of supply of key componentsNov 28, 2005 - in News
Production costs for HDD (hard disk drive) DVD recorders remain high and difficult to drop due to few back-end LSI (large scale integration) ICs and no locally produced HDDs for leading Taiwanese makers, according to local industry sources.
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External Storage With A Mac DesignOct 20, 2005 - in Reviews
It may look like an Apple Mac Mini, but Macpower's M9-DX Mini Pod is a powerful 400 GB external storage device for both Macs and PCs.
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Analysts expect new iPods, Macs at special eventOct 6, 2005 - in News
Over the last two days several Wall Street analysts have weighed in with their expectations for next week's Apple special event, predicting updates to Apple's hard disk drive (HDD) iPods and Macintosh product lines.
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Round-Up: Comparison Testing of 22 Hard Disk DrivesSep 27, 2005 - in Reviews
We put 14 SATA and 8 UltraATA models through their paces in the THG test labs. The result is a familiar look and feel for a new product category round-up: hard disks.
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Agere unveils system-on-a-chip for portable HDD devicesSep 21, 2005 - in News
Agere Systems today announced a new highly integrated system-on-a-chip (SoC) for miniature hard disk drives (HDDs) used in portable consumer electronics (CE) devices.
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Hard Disk Drive Video Players Hit The MainstreamAug 29, 2005 - in Reviews
Until now, DVD players with DivX support have been a good alternative to the noisy living room PC. Now the first multimedia boxes based on hard drives have arrived. They can store hundreds of gigabytes of video and play it directly from the hard drive, yet are hardly bigger than a paperback novel.
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External Hard Drives with Trimmings AplentyAug 4, 2005 - in Reviews
External hard drive capacities continue to grow and their prices certainly don't break the bank. Now, vendors such as Fastora, Maxtor and Smartdisk are designing in value-added features that make these devices that much more exciting.
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Desktop Datastore: Accusys Acuta 4SJul 25, 2005 - in Reviews
Providing a RAID array containing up to four SATA hard disks, the Acuta 4S is designed to meet the storage needs of small businesses.
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Hitachi's 500 GB DeskStar MonsterJul 14, 2005 - in Reviews
Hitachi has become the first hard drive vendor to offer 500 GB of capacity. But while coming out on top in the size superlative, the DeskStar 7K500's heat dissipation and other performance factors might involve some compromises.
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Small or Smaller? Ultraportable Hard DisksJul 12, 2005 - in Reviews
Seagate puts its top 2.5" portable hard drive model into the running, and Transcend counters with an even smaller, ultraportable offering based on a 1.8" hard drive. Which product makes the most sense?
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Hard drives go mobile: Q&A with Hitachi GSTJun 28, 2005 - in News
The success of the Apple iPod has brought home to a mass market that hard disk drives are now considered a viable form of portable mass storage.
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A Hard Disk In A PCI Slot? The Upgradeware HD25-I/ISJun 17, 2005 - in Reviews
Upgradeware offers a curious option for accommodating a 2.5" hard disk. With the help of an adapter board, drives can now be installed directly in a PCI slot.
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CFI extends HDD case capacity up to a teraByteJun 2, 2005 - in News
Chyang Fun Industry (CFI) is showcasing its CF-B4042 hard disk drive (HDD) case for the SOHO and SMB (small and medium business) markets at Computex Taipei.
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Saving Your Data After a Head Crash: An Inside Look at a Disk Recovery ServiceMay 30, 2005 - in Reviews
You've read about how unreliable storage media is, but like failing to floss your teeth every day, even the best of us sometimes neglect to do the necessary and don't regularly back up our hard disks. When one of our editor's laptop hard disk crashed, we learned first hand what happens when you put your precious data in the hands of a data recovery firm, which in this case was CBL Data Recovery Inc.
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Samsung develops Flash-based harddriveMay 23, 2005 - in News
Samsung announced that it has developed the first solid state disk (SSD) based on NAND Flash memory technology. 1.8" 16 GByte SSD drives will ship in August of this year.
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Bare Metal Backup and Recovery for Small Business NetworksMay 2, 2005 - in Reviews
Small business backup solutions are numerous, but restoring files to the "bare metal" of a new disk drive after disaster strikes is probably the easiest and most effective strategy. We examine three different solutions for a Windows environment and point out the advantages and disadvantages of each.