Nov 05
A new drive called Transporter Sync provides the convenience of cloud storage without the subscription fees, or the yucky government spying.
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Nov 04
Transcend has recently added a new storage capacity to its JetFlash 770 USB 3.0 flash drive line-up by launching the 64GB model. Just like the 8GB, 16GB and 32GB, this capless flash drive features a slide-out USB 3.0 connector and promises to deliver a data transfer speed of up to 80MB/s. Backed by Transcend’s renowned limited lifetime warranty, the 64GB JetFlash 770 is available now for $69. [Transcend]
Nov 04
HGST, a subsidiary of Western Digital, announced on Monday the launch of its first helium-filled hard drive. The new Ultrastar He6 drive comes with a 6TB capacity in a 3.5-inch drive enclosure.
According to HGST, having helium in the enclosure has significantly less friction than air, allowing for less energy needed to physically move platters around inside the drive resulting in more platters with an acceptable performance. More platters mean more drive space with a general increase by three quarters over a standard air-filled hard drive.
The challenge has been to create a chamber in the drive that was tight enough to avoid leaking the helium, and HGST assures us that it is a safe volume with “less helium than a balloon”. Pricing was not initially available, however the company stated that it will “…cost-effectively extend the capacity and cost-per-gigabyte curve for many product generations to come.”
Nov 04
HGST is a hard drive manufacturer that makes storage products for enterprise use and to fit inside desktop computers and more. The company has announced that it is now shipping a new and very unique hard drive aimed at use in data centers around the world. The new hard drive has 6 TB of capacity […]
Nov 04
Digital storage is always getting cheaper and more capacious—but Western Digital has a plan to fill it with helium to make hard drives way more efficient than ever before.
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Oct 31
Buffalo hits back with a new line of USB 3.0 portable HDDs, the HD-PNFU3. Coming in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB capacities, these HDDs feature a USB 3.0 connection interface, a shock-absorbing internal frame, TV recording support and come with a TurboPC EX2 software to increase up to 20% of data storage capacity. The HD-PNFU3 will hit the market from late November for around $113 (500GB), $153 (1TB) and $293 (2TB), respectively. [Buffalo]
Oct 30
HGST is preparing to release their newest internal HDD, the Travelstar Z5K1000. Coming in 1TB capacity, this 2.5-inch HDD (7mm thick) is equipped with a SATA 6.0 Gbps interface, a 32MB of buffer memory and a 5400RPM spindle speed. The Travelstar Z5K1000 is scheduled to hit the market from November, however, there’s no word on pricing yet. [HGST]
Oct 28
Team Group T134 USB Flash Drives
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Team Group hits back with a new line of USB flash drives, the T134. Featuring a fun glove look (lively green & soft pink color options with the classic snowflakes pattern), these USB flash drives (8GB, 16GB & 32GB Models) make use of COB (Chip-on-Board) technology, have a USB 2.0 connection interface and can deliver read and write speeds of up to 20MB/s and 10MB/s, respectively. Prices unannounced yet. [Team Group]
Oct 27
Team Group is proud to announce a new line of USB 3.0 Portable SSDs, the PD200. Available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB sizes, these compact and lightweight 1.8-inch SSDs feature a USB 3.0 connection interface, an LED indicator for indicating data transfer status and can deliver read/write speeds of up to 250/100 MB/s (64GB Model) and 250/120 MB/s (128GB & 256GB Models), respectively. Prices unannounced yet. [Team Group]
Oct 25
Here’s the newest addition to Thecus’ 2-bay home/SOHO NAS server line-up, the N2310. Powered by an 800MHz AMCC APM 86491 processor, this energy efficient NAS server (5W Idle) is equipped with a 512MB DDR3 RAM, two SATA HDD bays, Gigabit Ethernet, a USB 3.0 port, a USB 2.0 port and supports for multiple RAID setups (0,1) as well as JBOD. The N2310 will begin shipping in December for unannounced price yet. [Thecus]
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