Western Digital Unveils SiliconDrive III SSD Series

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 17, 2009 - 2:21 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.westerndigital.com/en/company/releases/PressRelease.asp?rel... Western Digital has just entered the SSD business (thanks to the March 2009 acquisition of SiliconSystems) with the launch of SiliconDrive III SSD series. SiliconDrive III line-up include 2.5” and 1.8” SATA-300 (read speed of 100 MB/s and write speed of 80 MB/s) and 2.5” PATA (read speed of 85 MB/s and write speed of 60 MB/s) models in capacities up to 120 GB. No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

OCZ Intros Agility SSD Series

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 11, 2009 - 5:52 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2009/342 OCZ has officially launched Agility series of 2.5” solid state drives. Available in 30 GB, 60 GB and 120 GB capacities, Agility SSDs have a buffer of 64 MB, SATA-300 interface and provide read and write speeds of up to 235 MB/s and 135 MB/s, respectively (30 GB model provides read speed of 185 MB/s and write speed of 100 MB/s). No word on pricing. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Western Digital Launches 4 TB External Hard Drive

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 9, 2009 - 11:51 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.wdc.com/en/company/releases/PressRelease.asp?release=927cea... Western Digital has launched a new external hard drive targeted to Mac users. Called My Book Studio Edition II, this 4 TB hard drive has USB 2.0, FireWire (400 Mbps/800 Mbps) and eSATA interfaces, supports RAID 0 configurations and is priced at USD 649.99. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

OCZ Debuts Summit SSD Series

Author: Cássio Lima Date: May 20, 2009 - 8:53 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2009/340 OCZ has officially launched Summit series of solid state drives. Available in 60, 120 and 250 GB capacities, Summit SSDs have 128 MB of buffer, SATA-300 interface and provide read and write speeds of up to 220 MB/s and 125 MB/s, respectively. No word on pricing. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Corsair Launches 256 GB SSD Drive

Author: Cássio Lima Date: May 12, 2009 - 5:44 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.corsair.com/news/press_release.aspx?id=966835 Corsair has officially launched its highest-capacity SSD drive, the P256 (CMFSSD-256GBG2D). Holding up to 256 GB of data, this new Corsair SSD drive has a 128 MB buffer, SATA-300 interface, supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) technology and provides read and write speeds of up to 220 MB/s and 200 MB/s, respectively. No word on pricing. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Patriot Intros Fusion SSD Series

Author: Cássio Lima Date: May 4, 2009 - 7:00 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.patriotmemory.com/company/news/newsp.jsp?source=162 Patriot has officially launched Fusion series of solid state drives. Available in 64, 128 and 256 GB capacities, Fusion SSDs have 64 MB of buffer, SATA-300 interface, RAID support (0, 1, 0+1) and provide read and write speeds of up to 260 MB/s and 180 MB/s, respectively (64 GB model provides read speed of 220 MB/s and write speed of 135 MB/s). No word on pricing. click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

OCZ Intros Z-Drive PCIe SSD

Author: Cássio Lima Date: April 24, 2009 - 1:29 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2009/337 OCZ has officially introduced Z-Drive, a PCI Express x4 SSD unit equipped with a RAID controller and 256 MB buffer. Z-Drive is available in 250 GB (read speed up to 450 MB/s and write speed up to 300 MB/s), 500 GB (read speed up to 510 MB/s and write speed up to 480 MB/s) and 1 TB (read speed up to 500 MB/s and write speed up to 470 MB/s) capacities. No word on pricing and availability. click to enlarge   click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (1) top

New Buffalo External HDDs

Author: Cássio Lima Date: March 12, 2009 - 11:27 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.buffalotech.com/products/external-storage/ministation/minis... Buffalo has launched a new external hard drive series, called MiniStation Cobalt HD-PEU2. Available in 250 GB, 320 GB and 500 GB capacities, these USB 2.0 hard drives measure 3.18” x 0.6” x 5.11” or 8.1 cm x 1.6 cm x 13 cm (W x H x D), weight 0.41 lb (190 g) and come in red, black or white. The 250 GB, 320 GB and 500 GB HD-PEU2 drives are priced at US$ 95, US$ 106 and US$ 171, respectively. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Samsung Intros 1.5 TB EcoGreen Hard Disk

Author: Cássio Lima Date: March 6, 2009 - 8:36 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.samsung.com Samsung has extended its EcoGreen F2EG hard disk line-up with the addition of a 1.5 TB model (featuring three 500 GB platters). According to Samsung this disk consumes 45% less power (during normal operation) than competing products. This disk has a SATA-300 interface and 32 MB buffer. Samsung EcoGreen F2EG is also available in 500 GB and 1 TB capacities. The 1.5 TB EcoGreen F2EG has a recommended price tag of USD 149. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Western Digital Launches My Book World Edition NAS

Author: Cássio Lima Date: February 20, 2009 - 8:54 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=587 Western Digital has launched a NAS unit (a networking hard disk) called My Book World Edition. This device is available in 1 TB and 2 TB versions and can be easily installed on a network to share files among users. Its USB 2.0 port allows the installation of an external hard disk to share files or to expand My Book World Edition storage capability. My Book World Edition read and write speeds is nearly 30 MB/s and 20 MB/s, respectively, and it measures 6.8" x 5.78" x 2.28" or 17.3 cm x 14.7 cm x 5.8 cm (H x L x P) and weights 2.4 lbs  (1.09 kg). MSRP for the My Book World Edition storage system with 1 TB is $229.99 USD and 2 TB is $449.99 USD. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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