News tagged ‘hdd’
Monday, 13 Aug 2012
Toshiba to Increase HDD Production by 35% to Meet Demand
Toshiba will be boosting production of hard drives by about 35% in the next three years to meet increasing demand from data centers and PC manufacturers.
Thursday, 12 Apr 2012
WD Ships Energy-Efficient Hard Drive for Ultrabook Devices
The latest addition to its mobile hard drive family, the Scorpio Blue is also the 2.5-inch drive with the lowest power consumption on the market. Compatibility with industry-standard 9.5mm slots make them the ideal storage for notebooks, including Ultrabook devices which require a 7mm drive height.
Friday, 24 Feb 2012
Hybrid Drives Likely to Push Ultrabook Prices Down
Right now, Ultrabook prices are a little out of reach for some consumers, while others may complain about its small storage space. Both issues are directly associated with the Ultrabook's reliance on SSDs, but hybrid drives might just be the solution that PC manufacturers are looking for.
Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012
Thermaltake Expands Its Max Series with Internal and External Drive Enclosures
Thermaltake launches the Max 5G 2.5-inch External Hard Drive Enclosure and the Max 5 Duo SATA HDD Rack. Their enclosure offerings allow portable storage solutions on-the-go as well as hot swappable drives without the need to reboot or restart the desktop system.
Monday, 13 Feb 2012
New Heat Technology for HDDs Offers 10x Capacity and 300x Performance Compared to Existing Drives
Developed by a group of scientists led by the University of York's Department of Physics, the new heat technology allows for 10 times storage capacity and 300 times performance compared to current disk drives.
Wednesday, 14 Dec 2011
Hitachi GST Unveils 2.5-inch HDD
Reportedly offering up to 18% faster sequential I/O than its predecessors, the 2.5-inch Ultrastar C10K900 is available in capacities including 300GB, 450GB, and 600GB.
Tuesday, 13 Dec 2011
Intel Lowers its Q4 Revenue Outlook Due to Shortage of HDDs
Intel has lowered its Q4 revenue expectations to be between US$13.4 and US$14 billion. The revised figures are down approximately 6 to 9% from the earlier expected revenue figures of between US$14.2 to US$15.2 billion.
Tuesday, 6 Dec 2011
Western Digital Partially Restores HDD Production
A facility shutdown previously due to the Thailand floods resumes operations a week ahead of its scheduled production date.
Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011
Kingston: SSDs to Displace Mechanical HDDs in Second Half of 2012
Is SSD finally going to displace the mechanical hard disk drive? According to Kingston, it is, and that's going to take place in the second half of 2012.
Friday, 25 Nov 2011
Acer and Asus to Raise Notebook Prices by 2-3 Percent
It was going to happen sooner or later. Manufacturers, who are now facing a dire shortage of hard drives due to the floods in Thailand, have announced that one they will raise their notebook prices by 2 to 3 percent.