News tagged ‘hitachi’
Friday, 14 Sep 2012
Hitachi GST Introduces Helium-Filled Hard Disk Drive Platform
Hitachi GST has announced its new helium-filled hard disk drive platform. This radical technology is touted to reduce power consumption by around 23 percent and in turn helps to lower overall operating temperatures by up to four degree Celsius. The company plans to ship these HDDs by 2013.
Thursday, 15 Dec 2011
Hitachi GST Ships Two New 4TB Deskstar-Based HDDs
Hitachi GST has launched two products based on its new 4TB HDDs early this week. The Deskstar 5K4000 is a 3.5-inch HDD targeted at consumer PCs while its Touro Desk external drive, with the new 4TB capacity, houses the Deskstar 5K4000.
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, 8 Nov 2011
Capital Equipment Costs to Fix Flooded HDD Factories in Thailand Substantial
Replacement and repairing capital equipment in the flooded plants will lead to large increases in capital equipment, with the cost likely to amount to $1 billion.
Wednesday, 7 Sep 2011
Hitachi GST Announces 1TB Per Platter Hard Drives
Hitachi GST has announced their flagship 3.5-inch hard drive featuring 1TB of storage capacity per platter.
Monday, 15 Aug 2011
Stone-Like Optical Discs that are Nearly Indestructible, the M-Discs
Start-up Millenniata and Hitachi-LG Data Storage plan to release an optical disc and read/write player that will store photos and other data forever.
Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011
Hitachi GST Announces the New Ultrastar SSD400M Enterprise MLC SSDs
Hitachi GST unveils a new enterprise-class solid-state drive based on Intel's 25nm MLC NAND Flash. The new Ultrastar SSD400M family of SSDs is a result of a joint development between Hitachi GST and Intel.
Tuesday, 8 Mar 2011
Western Digital to Acquire Hitachi GST for US$4.3 Billion
Western Digital and Hitachi announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby WD will acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $4.3 billion.
Tuesday, 28 Dec 2010
Foxconn Buys Stake in Hitachi Displays
In a proposed tie-up, Foxconn will purchase a total of 100 billion yen in shares of Hitachi's LCD panel subsidiary, Hitachi Displays Ltd, according to the Nikkei newspaper.
Friday, 12 Nov 2010
Hitachi GST Redefines External Storage with the LifeStudio Drive Family
With the new LifeStudio family, launched today by Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), the company is breaking through the long-established confines of the category and is delivering an external drive that combines highly reliable storage and new levels of data protection.