Western Digital ships 7mm WD Blue, world’s thinnest 1TB hard drive

Western Digital ships 7mm WD Blue, world's thinnest 1TB hard drive

Move over, Seagate — there’s a new sheriff in slimtown. Not content to introduce the first 5mm thick 500GB HDD, Western Digital just announced that it’s shipping the world’s thinnest 1TB hard drive, the 7mm WD Blue. It features StableTrack which secures the motor shaft at both ends to reduce vibration and improve tracking, plus dual-stage actuators — electromagnetic for coarse displacement and piezo for fine movement. SecurePark keeps the heads clear of the disk surface and increases shock resistance. It’s the same HDD we caught in prototype form at IDF 2012 and we reckon the 7mm WD Black (hybrid) version we saw at CES 2013 can’t be far behind. The 1TB model (WD10SPCXX) is priced at $139 with a two year warranty and is available to OEMs, integrators and consumers right now. We fully expect this drive to appear in one of the laptops / tablets launching at Computex this week, so don’t miss our coverage.

Filed under: ,

Comments

Toshiba – External HDD “CANVIO DESK” 1TB/2TB/3TB model – Fast and large, place it horizontally or vertically and connect your TV of Blu-ray recorder

Toshiba - External HDD "CANVIO DESK" 1TB/2TB/3TB model - Fast and large, place it horizontally or vertically and connect your TV of Blu-ray player

Toshiba is announcing external HDD “CANVIO DESK” – 1TB/2TB/3TB models. The 2TB model is already out, while the 1TB and 3TB models will be out on May 25.

Since “CANVIO DESK” is USB3.0 compliant, it’s able to transfer data 10 times faster than USB2.0 compliant HDD. You can connect it to your TV or Blue-ray recorder that features USB HDD recording functionality and can record hi-vision TV programs in high image quality for a long period of time.

In the large capacity 3TB model, an estimated 816,000 photos, 318 hours of video, and 762,000 songs can be saved.

Size: 42 x 129 x 167mm
Power source: AC adapter and/or USB
Interface: USB3.0
Compatible with: Windows 8/7/Vista, Mac OS X v10.8/v10.7/v10.6/v10.5

BUFFALO – “Omoide bako” – Digital photo album

Buffalo has released its digital photo album, Omoide bako (PD-100S-L/PD-100S) with a new software update. Import up to 120,000 photos (up from 60,000) with a display speed improved by 20%.
With Omoide bako – “the memory box” – you can easily upload and save photos, organize them, and view them through the built-in software via a TV screen or phone and share them with other people.
PD-100S (500GB)- 22,800円
PD-100S-L (1TB)- 27,800円
Size: 230 × 35 × 155mm
Weight: Approx. …

BUFFALO – Another 8 models in the “Design Selection HDD” series to be released

We introduced the first models in Buffalo’s “Design Selection HDD” series in February.
Now, Buffalo has announced another 8 models of their designer portable HDD with USB 3.0 (1TB capacity will be released on March 25 2013.
All models are 13,860 yen:
– Pandaholic
– Cute eyes
– Dorothy
– Sapphire flash
– Monster’s safari
– Flower on water
– Flower in dream
– Look at me
Other specs:

Size: 77×14×114mm
Weight: 165g
Accessories: USB cable (50cm), instruction document

They can be …

Buffalo – “Design Selection HDD” – Finally, hard disk drives with some flair for design

Are you getting bored with simple black or white HDDs? If so, you could consider one of Buffalo’s new HDD series: “Design Selection HDD” – 8 models in two series:
– HD-PCTU3-BD Series
– HD-PCTU3-WD Series
Designs use various patterns in simple and pop colors like pink and gold. It’s a portable HDD with USB3.0 that holds up to 1TB.
These models are only available upon request and Buffalo will be accepting orders until 1pm on March 4th at their online shopping site. …

Sony VAIO – 18 new models for spring 2013 among its 5 series – Duo 11, T Series, S Series, E Series, L Series

Sony just revealed its new models for spring for VAIO’s 5 series with a total of 18 models. All are due to be released in Japan on February 9th. Laptop and desktop computers include 3 touch panel compatible models. All of these new models have Windows 8 “Office Home and Business 2013″ pre-installed.
I previously wrote about the convertible laptop/tablet “VAIO Duo11″ with Windows 8 64 bit on Intel Core i5, 11.6 inch display, 4GB RAM and SSD 128GB hard drive, but …

SONY LLS-201 – PCS Manager (Personal Contents Station) – Save and share photos and videos through NFC Wi-Fi 1TB HD with a wave of your smartphone

Sony is utilizing its NFC (Near Field Communication) technology to develop the next generation in backing up and sharing data – “one touch backup”. Photos, videos can be backed-up, saved and shared in the cloud, or locally to its 1TB (terabyte) hard drive, all without going through a PC.
Data will be shared totally wirelessly by a simple wave of your smartphone, tablet, etc., making the whole process of saving, sharing and managing data much more efficient and less …