Business Storage
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Six 2.5” High-Capacity Notebook Hard Drives
November 3, 2011 – 12:00 AM
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 ... Read more
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Four SAS 6 Gb/s RAID Controllers, Benchmarked And Reviewed
October 6, 2011 – 12:00 AM
We got our hands on four SAS 6 Gb/s RAID controllers from Adaptec, Areca, HighPoint, and LSI and ran them through RAID 0, 5, 6, and 10 workloads ... Read more
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Three PCI Express-Based SSDs: When SATA 6 Gb/s Is Too Slow
July 1, 2011 – 12:00 AM
When it comes time to hunt down the ultimate in storage performance, you simply cannot settle for standard SSDs. Instead, look to PCI ... Read more
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Analysis: The Impact Of Shifting From 512 Byte To 4 KB Sectors
October 27, 2010 – 2:00 AM
Slowly but surely, hard drives with 4 KB sectors are replacing the "legacy" 512 byte sector size. By January 2011, all drive vendors will have ... Read more
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Business Storage: A Look At The 3.5" To 2.5" Transition
October 23, 2010 – 12:00 AM
There is more than one way to skin a cat. Several hard drive vendors have created transitional products to simplify the transition from 3.5" ... Read more
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Storage Specialist Starline Interviewed on Business HDDs
October 21, 2010 – 8:20 AM
Choosing the right storage products is imperative for successful businesses. We interviewed the German storage specialist Starline on the state ... Read more
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The Impact of 4 KB HDD Sector Size
September 30, 2010 – 2:10 PM
4 KB sectors are replacing 512 byte sector size in the hard drive space. Buyers of new PCs are safe, but there are still a few performance pitfalls.Read more
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Faciliating the 3.5” to 2.5” Transition
September 15, 2010 – 8:00 AM
Several hard drive makers created transitional products to facilitate the transition towards the compact 2.5” hard drive form factor. We provide ... Read more
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Enterprise Storage: Two 2.5" 600 GB Hard Drives Tested
July 30, 2010 – 7:10 AM
The latest 2.5” hard drive generation ships with SAS 6Gb/s and delivers up to 600 GB of storage space, narrowing the gap with much larger 3.5" ... Read more
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Analysis: Which Enterprise Capacity Point Performs Best?
June 21, 2010 – 9:50 PM
SSDs are best for performance. SATA hard drives provide maximum capacity. Enterprise-class SAS disks are the workhorses positioned between them. ... Read more
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Do It Yourself: More Storage For Your PlayStation 3
June 7, 2010 – 7:10 AM
The latest PlayStation 3 Slim offers up to 250 GB of storage on its built-in hard drive. But enthusiasts are better off paying Sony less for a ... Read more
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9.5 Versus 12.5 mm: Which Notebook HDD Is Right For You?
May 22, 2010 – 7:40 PM
Notebook drive manufacturers can choose between two drive heights: 9.5 mm and 12.5 mm. At 9.5 mm, most drives are limited to two spinning ... Read more
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3.5" Vs. 2.5" SAS HDDs: In Storage, Size Matters
May 8, 2010 – 2:50 AM
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 ... Read more
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Changing Of The Guard: 2.5” Hard Drives In The Enterprise
April 18, 2010 – 7:10 AM
The role of 2.5” hard drives is changing. The smaller form factor now provides increased storage density and improved power efficiency compared ... Read more
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Three Generations Of 1.8" Hard Drives Benchmarked
March 28, 2010 – 7:50 AM
With the adoption of flashed-based solid state drives, 1.8" hard drives have seemingly fallen out of favor. However, we're taking a look at ... Read more
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Four Compression And Archiving Solutions Compared
March 10, 2010 – 7:10 AM
Would you rather use 7-Zip, FreeArc, WinRAR, or WinZip? We put four of the most popular file archiving tools to the test, analyzing compression ... Read more
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3.5” Enterprise Hard Drive Development Analyzed
March 6, 2010 – 7:10 AM
SSDs might be the fastest storage option today, but by no means is it the most popular. Magnetic media offers high throughput and proven ... Read more
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3.5” Enterprise Hard Drive Development Analyzed
March 6, 2010 – 2:00 AM
SSDs might be the fastest storage option today, but by no means is it the most popular. Magnetic media offers high throughput and proven ... Read more
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Two Portable 500GB Drives Benchmarked (And Dropped)
March 5, 2010 – 7:10 AM
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, ... Read more
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Two Portable 500GB Drives Benchmarked (And Dropped)
March 5, 2010 – 2:00 AM
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, ... Read more
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Three Generations Compared: Why Storage Density Matters
February 27, 2010 – 7:10 AM
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 ... Read more
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Three Generations Compared: Why Storage Density Matters
February 27, 2010 – 2:00 AM
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 ... Read more
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HDDs, The Next Generation: Drives With 4KB Sectors On The Way
February 26, 2010 – 7:10 AM
In the future, an increasing number of hard drives will be writing data in 4KB chunks (rather than 512 bytes) to increase storage capacities. ... Read more
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HDDs, The Next Generation: Drives With 4KB Sectors On The Way
February 26, 2010 – 2:00 AM
In the future, an increasing number of hard drives will be writing data in 4KB chunks (rather than 512 bytes) to increase storage capacities. ... Read more
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Three New Desktop Hard Drives For 2010
February 19, 2010 – 7:10 AM
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 ... Read more