HGST Hits 10-Nanometer Patterned-Bit Milestone By Kevin Parrish published 4 March 13 HGST's new discovery will double the bit density of today's disk drives by the end of the decade.
Build It Yourself: A Mini-ITX Gaming System For Just Over $500 By Igor Wallossek published 7 February 13 Low-cost, low-power, small form factor PCs are popular right now. With Intel’s Ivy Bridge architecture available in the low-end Pentium family, you can now build a living room gaming PC with discrete graphics to beat any modern console for just over $500.
Four 2.5" Hard Drives From 500 GB To 1 TB, Benchmarked By Manuel Masiero, Achim Roos published 4 October 12 Thanks to advances in manufacturing and 4 KB sectors, we finally have 2.5" hard drives with 500 GB per platter and a notebook-friendly 9.5 mm Z-height. Thanks to their high data density, even power-friendly 5400 RPM drives offer impressive transfer rates.
Hitachi Says Data Lives Forever in Quartz Glass By Kevin Parrish published 25 September 12 Hitachi has found a way to store data in quartz glass.
USB 3.0-Based 2.5" Hard Disks From Adata, Hitachi, And WD By Manuel Masiero, Achim Roos published 31 August 12 USB 3.0 allows external hard drives to realize their performance potential. Each of the three external USB 3.0-based 2.5” disks we're reviewing also excels in some other discipline. We study these specialties up close: speed, capacity, and durability.
Hitachi Global Storage to Demo First 12Gb/s SAS SSD By Douglas Perry published 2 May 12 Hitachi Global Storage Technology (HGST), which was recently acquired by Western Digital, claims to be first with a demonstration of the first 12Gb/s SAS SSD.
Hitachi's 4 TB Hard Drives Take On The 3 TB Competition By Patrick Schmid, Achim Roos published 25 April 12 Hitachi recently started shipping a pair of 4 TB hard drives. We can see that they're pretty expensive, but how do they compare to existing 3 TB models in other ways? It’s time for a comprehensive overview of today's high-capacity hard drive offerings.
System Builder Marathon, March 2012: System Value Compared By Thomas Soderstrom published 29 March 12
Hitachi Confirms 4TB 3.5-inch HDD, Shipping Now By Jane McEntegart published 15 December 11 Shipping in limited quantities now, and worldwide early next year.
HDD Shipments to Drop by 35% in Q4 2011 By Wolfgang Gruener published 23 November 11 Seagate has just lowered its shipment forecast for Q4 again.
Six 2.5” High-Capacity Notebook Hard Drives By Manuel Masiero, Achim Roos published 3 November 11 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.
Four 3 TB Hard Drives, Tested And Reviewed By Manuel Masiero, Achim Roos published 8 September 11 Hard drives able to hold 3 TB of data need to be considered carefully because they might not always work as expected. This round-up of four high-capacity disks compares products from Hitachi, Seagate, and Western Digital, then covers their caveats.
Hitachi Ships 1TB Per Platter HDDs By Kevin Parrish published 6 September 11 Two new lines of 3.5-inch HDDs from Hitachi feature single platters offering up to 1 TB of storage capacity.
Three 2.5" SAS Drives: Enterprise Data Giants, Compared By Manuel Masiero, Achim Roos published 17 June 11 Currently, 2.5" enterprise drives are leaving their 3.5” competitors behind. They're faster, more flexible, and now they offer comparable capacities (we're up to 1 TB now). In this piece, it's Hitachi versus Seagate battling for high-density supremacy.
WD Acquires Hitachi GST for $4.3 Billion By Kevin Parrish published 7 March 11 WD has acquired Hitachi GST for $3.5 billion in cash and $750 million in stock.
Cloud Backup: Hitachi’s Life Studio Mobile Plus, Tested By Igor Wallossek, Achim Roos published 31 December 10 What do you do if you need to back up your data, transport it, synchronize it between several locations, and access it online? Hitachi’s Life Studio Mobile Plus is a brave attempt at solving that dilemma, but it only really appeals to mainstream users.
New Hitachi HDD Could Lead to 4TB and 5TB By Kevin Parrish published 17 December 10 Hitachi's new 2.5-inch HDD crams 500 GB onto one platter.
