Western Digital Ships 750 GB HD

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: June 4, 2007 - 1:46 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=311 Western Digital ships 750 GB Serial ATA (SATA) WD Caviar SE16 desktop-class hard drives, which deliver high performance with 3 Gb/s transfer rate, 16 MB cache and Native Command Queuing (NCQ), 7,500 rpm and 4.20 ms average latency. The SecurePark technology improves non-operational shock tolerance by ensuring that the recording heads never touch the disk surface, reducing head and surface wear and enhancing long-term reliability. The hard drives also use a special technology, IntelliSeek, to reduce power consumption. It calculates an optimum seek speed to eliminate hasty movement of the actuator that produces noise and requires power, which is common in other drives. Manufacturer's Suggest Retail Price (MSRP) for the WD Caviar SE16 750 GB is USD 249. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

PQI Intros 256GB SSD

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: June 1, 2007 - 9:15 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.pqi.com.tw/ PQI officially announced high speed 226X Industrial CF Turbo+ card, 256GB SSD Turbo+, 32GB PCI-E SSD and 1.8” 32GB ZIF – SSD storage mediums. The high speed 226X Industrial CF card Turbo+ is available with a maximum capacity of 16GB and a transfer rate of 38MB/sec. The popularity of flash drive hard drive has been increasing due to its shock proof, high stability and low power consumption properties. On the other hand,  SSDs are still very expensive. But PQI expects SSD to become the hard drive of the future and believes that in 2008, SSD may replace up to 30% of traditional hard drive market. PQI's 256GB SSD Turbo+ features transfer rates of up to 60MB/sec, PCI-E SSD is dedicated to notebooks in the form of a removable storage medium and 1.8” 32GB ZIF interface SSD is a rare but effective industrial storage option. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Fujitsu Unveils Its First 2.5" 15,000 rpm HD

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: May 30, 2007 - 10:26 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/ Fujitsu today announced that it has updated its line-up of hard disk drives (HDDs) for enterprise applications. The new product line includes 2.5'' drives running at 15,000 rpm which support the mainstream Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface and Serial ATA interface. Supporting SAS and other traditional interfaces, the new line-up includes the MBB2 series of 2.5'' drives running at 10,000 rpm, as well as Fujitsu's first 2.5'' drives running at 15,000 rpm, the MBC2 series, and the MBA3 series of 3.5'' drives running at 15,000 rpm. Fujitsu is also introducing the MHW2 BK series of 7,200 rpm 2.5'' drives that are SATA compatible and designed for 24-hour continuous operation. They are available in capacities up to 120 GB. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Western Digital Intros WD Scorpio Hard Drive

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: May 22, 2007 - 7:54 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.wdc.com/pt/products/Products.asp?DriveID=314 Western Digital intros WD Scorpio, a 2,5" SATA hard  drive for notebooks. It delivers low power consumption it is one of the quietest 2.5-inch drives on the market with real-time data protection technology to help keep your data safe, says the manufacturer. It features 250 GB os storage capacity, 5400 RPM spin speed and 12 ms access time. WD's ShockGuard technology protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

PQI Releases Traveling Disks H Series

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: May 21, 2007 - 6:43 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.pqi.com.tw/ PQI has released its Traveling Disks H Series, including three models: U310H, U350H and U339H. They are all Windows Vista ReadyBoost and are available from 512MB to 4GB capacities. Webaroo offline browser comes built-in and allows the users to browse a website of their choice offline on a laptop, PDA or a smartphone. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Plextor Intros Serial-ATA PX-810SA DVD-RW Drive

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: May 10, 2007 - 6:39 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.plextor-europe.com/ Plextor announces the Serial-ATA PX-810SA DVD-RW drive from its PX-800 series. The drive incorporates multi-format (DVD+/-R & DVD-RAM) technology. DVD+/-R runs at 18x; DVD+/-R DL at 10x; DVD+RW at 8x; DVD-RW at 6x; DVD-RAM at 12x; DVD-ROM at 16x; CD-R at 40x; CD-RW at 32x and CD-ROM at 40x. It comes with PlexTools Professional LE, Nero Express 7 Essentials SE. PX-810SA will be available from early June. No word on price yet. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Plextor Launches PX-PH16U2 Portable HD

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: May 7, 2007 - 6:42 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.plextor.be/products/px-ph16u2.asp?choice=PX-PH16U2 Plextor extends its range of personal storage with the announcement of the new portable 2.5" hard disk drive, with capacity of 160 GB. Small enough to fit in your pocket (only 17 mm thick and 200 g in weight), PX-PH16U2 has a brushed aluminium case and it's Mac and PC compatible. In addition, it has USB 2.0, 5400 RPM and features a password protection. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Thermaltake Announces Max4 2.5-inch eSATA

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: May 4, 2007 - 2:41 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Storage/25_Solutions/N0018US/n0018u... Thermaltake announced its Max4 2.5-inch eSATA and USB 2.0 interface external enclosure. The drive delivers up to 3Gb/s of bandwidth with eSATA and 480Mbp/s with USB2.0.. It features a brushed aluminum body for best thermal dissipation, AC Adapter, USB cable, eSATA cable and eSATA PCI adapter. It weighs 300g. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Hitachi Ships Deskstar 7K1000, the 1 TB HD

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: April 25, 2007 - 12:58 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.hitachigst.com/portal/site/en/menuitem.8027a91c954924ae4bda... Hitachi began shipping to retailers the world’s first one-terabyte hard drive. The Serial-ATA 3.0Gb/s Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 has a 1070 Mb/s maximun media data rate, 8.5 ms average seek time, 7,200 RPM, 4.17 ms average latency and weights 700g. It has a suggested retail price of USD 399. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Transcend Announces a 32 GB SSD

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: April 23, 2007 - 6:49 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.transcendusa.com/Press/index.asp?LangNo=0&axn=Detail&PrsNo=... Transcend announces its 32 GB 2.5-inch IDE Solid State Drive (SSD), which is compatible with most mainstream PC and notebook computers. It has a tough outer metal case, low power consumption and anti-shock features. It is now available in 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB memory capacities. Its thickness is only 7.4mm,and has built-in ECC (Error Correction Code). Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Toshiba Launches 1st 200 GB Portable HD

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: April 17, 2007 - 7:15 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://sdd.toshiba.com/main.aspx?Path=81820000000700000001000065980000... Toshiba has launched a 200 GB 2.5-inch USB 2.0 portable external hard drive. Manufacturer claims it's the world's first 200 GB portable HD, which can store up to 57,000 digital photos; 52,000 MP3 music files; 88 DVD videos or 23 high-definition videos. This HD also features a shock mount system. It supports both Windows and Mac OS. The accompanied 4-foot USB cable enables users easily plug in the hard drive to any laptop or desktop PC, while USB Hi-Speed Certification allows for use of the drive in any USB port configuration. Price: USD 229.99. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Hitachi Ships GSA-H55N DVD Burner with Security Function

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: April 16, 2007 - 9:05 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.hitachi.com/ Hitachi-LG released in Europe the GSA-H55N, a 20x Multi DVD burner drive with Security Function. The SecurDisc technology enables secure data protection and content access control when writing data on CD and DVD formats, avoiding unauthorized access through password protection. The user can also applies a digital signature to data. It features 20x writing on DVD±R, 12x for DVD-RAM, 10x for DVD±R DL, 8x for DVD+RW and 6x for DVD-RW. Its suggested price in Europe is 59 euro. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

Plextor Announces 18x DVD Burner TurboPlex PX-800A

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: April 12, 2007 - 6:16 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.plextor.com/english/products/px-800a.html Plextor launches Vista-compatible 18x DVD Burner. The TurboPlex PX-800A DVD Super Multi Drive The PX-800A supports 18X burns on single layer DVD±R media (4,7 GB), 8X burns on double/dual layer media (8,5 GB) and 12X on DVD-RAM media. It features a 2MB buffer and Buffer Underrun Proof Technology to prevent buffer underrun errors. The drive comes with the Roxio Easy Media Creator 9 for burning video, music, photos, and data to DVD or CD. Its Suggested Retail Price is USD 79.00. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

SimpleDrive Now Available Up to 1 TB

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: April 9, 2007 - 4:15 PM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.simpletech.com/commercial/products/simpledrive-external-pin... Simple Drive, from Simple Tech, is now available up to 1 TB. The external HD features 7200 rpm, USB 2.0 connector and one-click backup button. The drive is designed by Pininfarina, the design firm that gives Ferrari sports cars their stylish lines. The colors are based on their capacity: red (160 GB), white (250 GB), sapphire (320 GB), onyx (500 GB) and gray (750 GB and 1 TB). Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top

LG Ships GSA-E40 DVD Burner

Author: Alessandra Carneiro Date: April 2, 2007 - 7:09 AM PST Category: Storage More Info: http://www.lge.com/products/category/list/computer%20products.jhtml LG debuts the GSA-E40 external Super-multi DVD burner, which supports 18x writing on DVD±R media, 10x on DVD±R DL, 12x on DVD-RAM. 48x on CD-R and 32x on CD-RW. It features LightScribe Technology. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Comments (0) top