Seagate Reaches Terabit Areal Density Milestone By Kevin Parrish published 20 March 12 This new areal density milestone could pave the way to 3.5-inch drives with 60 TB capacities.
Seagate Quietly Intros GoFlex Thunderbolt Adapter By Kevin Parrish published 2 February 12 This adapter provides a Thunderbolt connection to Seagate's portable GoFlex external drives.
Seagate Believes HDD Supply Disruption to Continue in 2012 By Douglas Perry published 2 February 12 Seagate estimates 2012 HDD shortage at 150 million units
Verizon, Seagate Announce 4G LTE Mobile Wireless Storage By Kevin Parrish published 11 January 12 Verizon and Seagate are showcasing a portable storage device for smartphones and tablets that connects to Verizon's 4G LTE network.
HDD Makers Want Long-Term Contracts With PC Vendors By Kevin Parrish published 29 December 11 Hard drive manufacturers reportedly want PC vendors to sign a one-year contract, locking them at the current inflated price and volume.
Seagate, WD Cutting Back on Hard Drive Warranties By Kevin Parrish published 20 December 11 Many drives from both hard drive manufacturers have been reduced down to one or three years.
Tom's Hardware's 2011 Gift Guide: Part 2, Last-Minute Extras By William Van Winkle, Anthony Celeste published 16 December 11 Welcome to Part 2 of Tom's Hardware's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide. This second installment is geared toward the folks who want to buy components that stand alone as respectable gifts--call them the add-ons to go with the complete machines we built last week.
Seagate Now Shipping 2nd-Gen Solid State Hybrid Drive By Kevin Parrish published 30 November 11 Seagate has improved upon the original Momentus XT hybrid drive with double the NAND and a SATA 6 Gbps interface.
Global HDD Supply 70 Million Units Short in Q4 2011 By Kevin Parrish published 29 November 11 The global supply for hard drives will fall 70 million units short of the 180 million needed in 4Q11.
Western Digital Ordered to Pay $525 Million To Seagate By Ross A. Lincoln published 23 November 11 A drop in the bucket Western Digital plans to fight on principle, if one can call it that.
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.
Seagate to Drop Barracuda XT, Green HDD Line By Douglas Perry published 2 November 11 Seagate announced that it will be cutting the Barracuda XT and Green drives next year to simplify the lineup.
HDD Prices are Increasing Rapidly; 50% in One Week By Douglas Perry published 24 October 11 The hard drive market is reacting to the heavy floods in Thailand.
Seagate: Terabyte Platter HDDs Now in Volume Production By Douglas Perry published 21 October 11 As part of its quarterly earnings call, Seagate said that it has begun putting 1 Terabyte per platter hard drives into production.
Flooding in Thailand Disrupts Tech Supply Chain By Douglas Perry published 14 October 11 The ongoing severe flooding in Thailand appears to have impact on the availability on the overall supply in the region.
5TB External HDDs Arriving in Three Months? By Kevin Parrish published 13 October 11 Seagate may introduce a 5TB external hard drive using five 1TB platters in January 2012.