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  • Toshiba intros 1-terabyte hard disk drive for laptops

    Toshiba enters the nascent 1-terabyte laptop hard drive market with the company's first 2.5-inch 1TB HDD, the MQ01ABD. The drive has an industry-standard 9.5mm height and uses two 500GB platters.

    Written by Melanie Pinola03 Aug. 11 04:46
  • 5 more PC upgrade mistakes (and how to avoid them)

    As PCs get more powerful and easier to use, the challenges involved with upgrading them have remained about the same. For the novice, a hard drive upgrade can appear downright daunting. For more experienced tinkerers, the upgrade itself may be easy, but it's easier still to overlook factors that could streamline the whole process and better protect both the hardware and the data stored on it.

    Written by Robert Strohmeyer29 July 11 00:08
  • Intel investigates possible bug in SSD 320 drives

    Intel is investigating a potential bug that may be causing SSD 320 solid-state drives to fail. The company is offering replacement drives to affected customers until the issue is resolved, a customer service representative said.

    Written by Agam Shah16 July 11 07:28
  • Startup targets flash memory latency

    Plenty of hardware vendors are pushing out Solid State Disk products to speed up data access. Now a startup is emerging from stealth mode with server software designed to make it easier to use SSD with existing storage systems and applications.

    Written by Jon Brodkin09 June 11 03:24
  • Sandisk updates SSD line with SATA III models

    Sandisk has updated its line of solid-state drives (SSDs) for tablet and portable computers with models that feature higher performance.

    Written by Martyn Williams31 May 11 11:04
  • Crucial M4 SSD

    Solid-state drives have had their share of ups and downs in the past few years. Although SSDs are definitely faster than their mechanical counterparts, they've yet to live up to the performance their specifications suggest. What's more, they can be at least eight to 10 times as expensive as their mechanical equivalents -- putting them out of range for the lower-end consumer market.

    Written by Bill O'Brien12 May 11 00:34
  • Consumer SSDs to break out in 2012, Gartner says

    Consumer solid-state drives will have a break-out year in 2012 due to falling prices, which will make SSDs a primary storage option for mainstream users, Gartner said this week.

    Written by Agam Shah11 May 11 20:23
  • What does tiered storage really do to performance?

    This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.

    Written by Doug Rainbolt, vice president of marketing, Alacritech28 April 11 00:52
  • Hitachi GST expands portable storage drives to cloud

    Hitachi Global Storage Technologies on Tuesday introduced new Touro storage offerings that package local and online storage so data can be accessed locally or through the cloud via smartphones and tablets.

    Written by Agam Shah20 April 11 03:15
  • Samsung to sell HDD unit to Seagate in $1.4B deal

    Samsung Electronics will sell its hard-disk drive operations to Seagate Technology in a $US1.375 billion deal that will create strong links between the two companies, they said Tuesday.

    Written by Martyn Williams19 April 11 19:18
  • Look out for the 256GB thumb drive and the 128GB tablet

    How much money would you be willing to pay for a 128GB thumb drive or a 512GB solid-state hard disk? What about paying half the amount that you would have to spend today? Intel and Micron Technology say the scenario should become a reality next year.

    Written by Bruce Gain17 April 11 08:19
  • Intel and Micron shrink NAND flash

    Intel and Micron Technology on Thursday said they had shrunk NAND flash memory in size, which could help add more storage and features to smartphones or tablets.

    Written by Agam Shah15 April 11 02:16
  • Xiotech plans to integrate storage management on blades

    Xiotech plans to incorporate management functions into an entry-level version of its ISE (intelligent storage element) storage blade for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs), a company executive said.

    Written by John Ribeiro07 April 11 01:29
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