Sony Debuts DVDirect DVD Recorder

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: July 18, 2007 - 8:59 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.sony.com/index.php Sony debuted its next-generation multi-function DVDirect DVD recorder, which can quickly transfer high-definition home videos and digital photos to DVD discs without using a computer. The new VRD-MC5 model can now transfer AVCHD quality videos to DVD discs in their native 1080i HD resolution when connected directly to a Sony hard drive or Memory Stick Handycam camcorder. The DVD can be played back on compatible Blu-ray Disc devices. The model includes Digital Video (i.LINK/FireWire/IEEE-1394), S-Video, Composite Video inputs, and USB. In addition, the VRD-MC5 can directly record digital photos to a DVD as a slideshow or just for photo storage from any of the five popular digital camera memory cards. It sports slots for Memory Stick Pro and Memory Stick Pro Duo media, Compact Flash, Secure Digital (SD/SDHC), and xD-picture card. It comes with a built-in 2.5-inch color LCD screen and features automatic DVD menu and title creation. VRD-MC5 will be available in August for about USD 230. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

LG Intros First 6x Blu-Ray Burner

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: July 13, 2007 - 12:38 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.lge.com/products/category/list/computer%20products_optical%... LG announces the first 6x Blu-Ray Burner. The GGW-H20N is the successor of the currently available GGW-H10N Super-multi Blue Blu-Ray /HD DVD combo drive. The new model can write 6x BD-R, 16x DVD+/-R, 40x CD-R and read 3x HD-DVD ROM.It also can burn BD-R DL (50GB) at 4x, which means that you will be able to write approximately 46 GB of data in less than 50 minutes. The drive will be available in the third quarter of the year. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Fujitsu Unveils 300 GB External HD

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: July 5, 2007 - 9:44 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/computing/storage/hdd/ Fujitsu unveils its new portable 300 GB External Hard Disk Drive. It features an integrated USB 2.0 cable, a 16-point omnidirectional shock mounting design, Data Protection Suite for PC and Cryptainer encryption program. The new Hard Disk Drive has 300 GB of capacity, runs at 4200 RPM and it is available for US$ 229. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Mitsubishi Ships HD DVD-R DL

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: July 4, 2007 - 6:14 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.mitsubishi.com/ Mitsubishi announced the release of the first dual-layer HD DVD-R media, which offers 30 GB of capacity. It can be recorded at 1x. The discs will be launched first on the japanese market by the end of the month at US$ 33 aproximately. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

SanDisk Announces MicroSDHC with 6 GB and 8 GB

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: June 28, 2007 - 9:34 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Catalog(1132)-SanDisk_microSD_Cards.aspx SanDisk has announced that increased the storage capacity for its MicroSDHC line: now it is available in 6 GB and 8 GB. With 8 GB, it is possible to store up to 2,000 digital songs or five hours of MPEG4 video. Both cards are rated at SD Speed Class 4 (writes at 4MB/sec). Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Transcend Announces 32GB ExpressCard/34 SSD

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: June 27, 2007 - 1:06 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.transcendusa.com/products/ModDetail.asp?ModNo=162 Transcend announces its latest 32GB ExpressCard/34 SSD. With a low power consumption, it is perfect as a mobile storage solution in notebook computers with ExpressCard slot. It also supports USB 2.0 and PCI Express Applications, and perfectly matches mobile and desktop systems. Moreover, it comes bundled with a portable USB adapter, which makes it work as a regular USB flash drive. Suggested price: USD 509. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Seagate Ships 1 TB Barracuda 7000 series

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: June 26, 2007 - 8:11 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/ Seagate will begin shortly shipping in volume its first 1 TB Barracuda 7000 series, for desktops (Barracuda 7200.11) and enterprises (Barracuda ES.2). They deliver a 105MB/s sustained transfer rate, as well as a low power rating of 8 watts at idle. They also feature 7,200-rpm spin speeds, average seek times of 8.5ms and caches up to 32MB. Seagate's newest hard drives pack 1TB of data on four discs. The 1TB Barracuda 7200.11 will cost USD 399.99. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Samsung Begins Mass Producing 1.8" 64 GB SSD

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: June 25, 2007 - 7:51 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.samsung.com/Products/StorageProducts/index.htm After introduces 32GB SSDs into ultra-mobile personal computers, Samsung has begun mass producing 1.8-inch solid state drives (SSD) at 64 GB - the highest density SSD available today for notebooks, says manufacturer. The read and write performance of the new SLC flash-SSD have been increased by 20% and 60% respectively over the 32 GB flash-SSD Samsung introduced last year. In comparison with a 80 GB HD, which reads data at 15 MB/s and writes at 7 MB/s, the new SSD reads at 64 MB/s and writes at 45 MB/s. It weights 15g and 80 GB hd weights 61g. It also has less power comsumption. The Korean company used the 51nm process technology. Company expects that sales of SSD units will increase at a 270 percent between now and 2010 to become the largest growth segment in the NAND flash industry. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Samsung Launches SH-S203 DVD burner

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: June 21, 2007 - 6:35 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.samsung.com/Products/OpticalDiscDrive/DVDWriter/index.asp Samsung launches Super-WriteMaster SH-S203 DVD burner, the world's first to offer 16x recording for DVD+R DL media. It features 20X DVD±R recording, 12X DVD-RAM recording, 16X DVD+R Dual Layer recording, 12X DVD-R Dual Layer recording, 8X DVD+RW recording and 6X DVD-RW recording. SH-S203 supports the SATA interface, eliminating the need for Master/Slave jumper settings. Suggested price: USD 70. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Samsung Announces 1 TB HD

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: June 20, 2007 - 10:05 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/index.htm Samsung announced its one terabyte F1 Series hard disk drive, which features the world's highest recording density in a 3.5" hard disk drive using only 3 disks, says manufacturer. NoiseGuard and SilentSeek technologies guarantees quiet operation and less vibration emanating from the drive. The F1 Series drive features a 334 GB per-platter capacity, a 7200RPM spin speed, a 32MB cache, and up to a 1.2 million hour MTBF. It features a SATA 3Gb/s interface . Suggested price: US$ 399. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Toshiba Announces HD-DVD for Notebooks

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: June 18, 2007 - 8:56 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.storage.toshiba.eu/ Toshiba announced the world's first slim re-writable HD-DVD drive for notebook PCs. The SD-L912A drive wirtes HD-DVD-R SL at 2x; HD-DVD-R DL at 1x; HD-DVD-RW SL at 1x; HD-DVD-RW DL at 1x; DVD-RAM at 3x; DVD-R SL at 4x; DVD-R DL at 2x; DVD-RW at 4x; DVD+R SL at 4x; DVD+R DL at 2.4x; DVD+RW at 4x; CD-R at 16x; CD-RW at 4x; High Speed CD-RW at 10x and Ultra Speed CD-RW at 10x. Single and double layer HD DVD discs are already available and offer capacities of 15 GB and 30 GB respectively.  Triple layer HD DVD ROM discs that will offer capacities up to 51 GB are currently in development and will be available in late 2007. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

White Stripe Launches Album in USB Drive

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: June 13, 2007 - 6:11 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://whitestripes.kungfunation.com/index.php?main_page=product_music... White Stripes announced its new album, Icky Thump, in USB drives of Jack and Meg White. Each USB 2.0 flash drive has a 512 MB capacity and are Windows and Mac compatible. The Jack and Meg figures are available separately for USD 57,50, or you can purchase the set at a discount, for USD 99. They are produced in a limited edition of 6,666 drives. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Western Digital MyBook's Now with 750 GB and 1.5 TB

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: June 12, 2007 - 5:40 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.wdmybook.com/en/ Western Digital has announced new generation of its MyBook series, with 750 GB and 1.5 Terabyte (these ones are RAID systems that use two of the 750 GB drives together). MyBook is a external hard-drive family with remote-access to store and share data, photos, even when your local computer is off. They work with PC and Mac. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Seagate Intros first 250GB-per-disc HD

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: June 8, 2007 - 8:09 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/ Seagate started to ship industry's first 250GB-per-disc, 3.5-inch disc drive on the strength of second-generation perpendicular magnetic recording technology. The advantage of running a single platter in a drive comes down to lower power consumption, lower operating temperatures and less noise. The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 drive is built with a fast SATA 3Gb/s interface and will serve as the foundation for Seagate's 1-terabyte desktop, enterprise, consumer electronics and external hard drives. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Panasonic Ships DVD Supermulti Drive

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: June 5, 2007 - 2:47 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.panasonic.com/flash.asp Panasonic has released the DVD Supermulti drive for notebooks, which has just 7 mm of thicknes and weighs 99 gr. The drive supports writing of 3x DVD-RAM, 8x DVD-R, 8x DVD+R, 4x DVD-RW, 4x DVD+RW, 16x CD-R and 16x CD-RW. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top