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Microsoft readies disk-based recovery system
July 8, 2005 – 11:52 AM
Microsoft's System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) will be ready for prime time in the third quarter, the vendor is expected to announce Friday.
UPDATE: Samsung to ship hybrid hard disk drive in January 2007
May 17, 2006 – 4:49 PM
Samsung today said that it will be showing the commercial version of its hybrid hard disk drive at the upcoming Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) next week. The drive will combine Flash memory and will be available early next year.
Microsoft opens up Virtual Hard Disk specification
October 17, 2006 – 9:19 PM
Virtualization software, the kind that lets you run multiple operating systems at the same time, is getting a big boost from Microsoft. The company is allowing developers to use its Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) specification for free and without any licenses. The terms are quite simple with Microsoft saying, "The specification(s) could be used for free, easily, now and forever."
1 TByte disk up for standardization
February 4, 2005 – 4:04 PM
Almost six months since scientists at the Imperial College, U.K., claimed to have invented an optical storage device with a 1 TB capacity, six companies have come together to announce the development of a disk of a similar capacity.
Computex: Gigabyte demos 4 GByte RAM disk
June 1, 2005 – 12:17 PM
Fast alternatives to traditional harddrive storage have been a trend that especially resulted in Flash-based drives. Gigabyte showed at this year's Computex an even speedier device: A RAM disk with up to 4 GByte capacity and a battery to protect content when a PC is shut down.

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WD's 750 GB Hard Disk Sets New Records
July 6, 2007 – 8:11 AM
Can the new Western Digital Caviar WD7500 match the company's Raptor in performance? And, what technical advances does it offer?
Backups To Disk: Four Tape Alternatives Put To The Test
February 25, 2005 – 12:03 PM
Is there life beyond the tape drive when it comes to backups? We tested five backup solutions for medium data volumes. Accordance, Highly Reliable Systems, Iomega and StorCase are all enticing customers with very different, innovative backup alternatives.
Miniature Disk Drive: The Toshiba MK3006GAL Delivers 30 GB in a 1.8" Form Factor
March 23, 2005 – 12:03 PM
Whether it's MP3 players, subnotebook computers, or car infotainment systems, the market for small hard drives is booming. And while 2.5" notebook drives have become the standard for high-capacity mobile storage, applications abound for even smaller drives. Toshiba's new MK3006GAL packs 30 GB of storage into the 1.8" form factor - but how well does it work?
A Hard Disk In A PCI Slot? The Upgradeware HD25-I/IS
June 17, 2005 – 1:04 PM
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.
Samsung's Hybrid hard-disk drive
May 17, 2006 – 6:11 PM
First pictures of Samsung's hybrid flash/magnetic media hard-disk drive