Sep 12

Original Game Boy repurposed as external hard drive

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Okay, so maybe this here mod isn’t nearly as extreme as shoving an entire PC into the case of a classic Game Boy, but it’s still pretty fantastic in its own right. Completed at some point during the dog days of summer, the 80GB Game Boy had its innards stripped and replaced with parts that enable a 2.5-inch 80GB SATA HDD to operate beautifully as a standard USB hard drive. The display you see here is (unfortunately) an illusion, as it’s simply a professional-looking still insert that merely gives the impression of it paying Game Boy titles while offloading spreadsheets. Now, if someone could figure out how to make it pull double duty…

[Via technabob]

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Original Game Boy repurposed as external hard drive originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 09

WD ships 2.5-inch 640GB standard 9.5mm-height laptop drive

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Monkey see, monkey do — ain’t that right? Whatever the case, we’re stoked to see one more player in the 2.5-inch 640GB game, with Seagate, Samsung and Toshiba recently introducing versions of their own. Western Digital’s iteration — the Scorpio Blue 640 — sports a luscious standard 9.5mm-height package, which should fit just fine within pretty much any laptop out there. WD also claims that this HDD consumes some 30 percent less power than the previous generation Scorpio Blue, though the 5400RPM spindle speed certainly won’t impress the performance junkies in the crowd. Look for it to slide into your next portable for $149.

[Via HotHardware]

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WD ships 2.5-inch 640GB standard 9.5mm-height laptop drive originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 05

OWC shoves 750GB hard drive into Mercury On-The-Go Pro

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Other World Computing’s Mercury On-The-Go lineup has always struck us as somewhat overpriced and completely overstyled, but it’s tough to argue with 750GB of space in a bus-powered portable drive. The newest addition to the company‘s On-The-Go Pro range is a 750GB model that spins at 5200RPMs and packs 8MB of cache; we won’t even begin to tell you what all you could fit on three-quarters of a terabyte, but if your imagination already has you tempted, you can snag one now for as low as $229.99 if you’re kosher with a USB 2.0-only configuration.

[Via Electronista]

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OWC shoves 750GB hard drive into Mercury On-The-Go Pro originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 04

Samsung doles out 640GB S2 portable, 2TB S3 Station HDDs

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Whatever Toshiba can do, Samsung can do… um, equally well? Evidently that’s the game being played over at IFA, as the latter company has issued a 640GB portable hard drive of its own nary 24 hours after Tosh did likewise. The unspeakably cute S2 portable is getting a much-needed capacity bump, making the largest drive in the line 640GB. In related news, the company’s 3.5-inch S3 Station external HDD has seen its maximum storage level creep north to 2TB, though storage freaks will have to wait patiently until “early next year” in order to take one home. Prices for both remain a mystery, but if we had to guess, we’d put the MSRPs about a penny under whatever Toshiba settles on. Call it a hunch.

[Via HotHardware]

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Samsung doles out 640GB S2 portable, 2TB S3 Station HDDs originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 02

Toshiba Intros Industrys Largest 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive

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Toshiba today announced that it had pushed the limits of the 2.5-inch hard drive even further with the introduction of a 640GB drive the “industry’s largest” hard disk drive in that capacity. The MK6465GSX runs at 5,400 RPM and features an areal density of 528.5 Gbit/in2.

The MK6465GSX is part of a larger line of drives that also includes 500GB, 320GB, 250GB, and 160GB models. According to Toshiba, the drives are also 28-percent more energy efficient than their predecessors. They will begin shipping to manufacturers later this month.

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Sep 02

Toshiba intros 2.5-inch 5400RPM 640GB hard drive in internal / external flavors

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It’s no speed demon, but Toshiba’s newest 2.5-inch hard drive sure lets you store an awful lot of illicit images precious memories on a single unit. The 640GB MK6465GSX drive spins at 5400RPMs and is said to be the industry’s largest in this form factor. The range also includes 500GB, 320GB, 250GB and 160GB models, with the whole lot shipping out to OEMs and distributors later this month. In related news, Tosh is also slapping these bad boys into a few shiny enclosures (Vivid White, Liquid Blue, Komodo Green and Rocket Red if you must know), giving storage junkies an even more capacious offering to slide into their briefcase. Of note, As of now, there’s no pricing information available on the bare 640GB unit, but it should be available as we speak for $179.99 in external form.

[Via HotHardware]

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Sep 01

WD ships 7200RPM 2TB desktop hard drives: Caviar Black and RE4

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Surely you recall Western Digital’s earlier 2TB effort, the Caviar Green — right? While said drive was just perfect for the casual storage junkie, performance gurus know that it left something to be desired on the speed front. Thankfully, WD is looking out for that crowd too with a new pair of 7200RPM 2TB drives: the Caviar Black (shown left) and RE4 (shown right). Both four-platter drives boast 64MB of cache, a dual stage actuator, 3Gbps SATA interface and an integrated dual processor. The latter also promises 1.2 million hours MTBF, Active Power Save, a multi-axis shock sensor and a few other high-end advancements designed for enterprise users seeking long-term reliability. The pain? Try $299 for the now-available 2TB Caviar Black, while the RE4 awaits an MSRP as it’s “being qualified by OEMs.” Check the full release just past the break.

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WD ships 7200RPM 2TB desktop hard drives: Caviar Black and RE4 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 01

Hitachi ships 500GB Travelstar 7K500: 7200RPMs in a 2.5-inch form factor

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Itching for a speedy and spacious new upgrade for your laptop? Ain’t got the cheddar required to pop in a 512GB SSD? Then have a look at Hitachi‘s latest, a half-terabyte drive that spins at 7200RPMs yet draws just 0.69 watts when idle and 1.8 watts during read / write operations. The Travelstar 7K500 plays nice with the SATA interface and promises 16 percent better application performance than its predecessor, and for the paranoid in attendance, you can rest easy knowing that a BDE (Bulk Data Encryption) option enables users to have each and every byte encrypted as it’s written. As of now, it’s only shipping in “limited quantities” to top tier OEMs, but whenever it strolls into retail it’ll land for $159.99.

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Aug 20

Apricorn launches Aegis Padlock Secure portable USB drive for paranoia on the go

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We’re fairly certain a lot of you out there have plenty of data that needs… securing. Apricorn’s just announced its Aegis Padlock Secure USB drive with keyboard for keeping your data safe via PIN. Sure, it’s not as good looking as Lenovo’s ThinkPad Portable hard drive, but it should get the job done, right? The drive comes in AES-128 or 256 bit hardware encryption flavors, and up to 500GB capacity. Prices start at $99 and $119 for the 250GB models in 128 and 256 bit, respectively, and they’re available right now. Go ahead — indulge yourself in the idea that someone is after your Mr T. JPEG collection.

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Aug 19

Apple releases MacBook Pro firmware to silence those 7200 RPM HDDs

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That new MacBook Pro’s 7200 RPM HDD singing you too many ballads lately? As promised, Apple today released a new firmware update to silence that troublemaker. If it doesn’t come up through automatic system update, you can obtain Hard Drive Firmware Update 2.0 (catchy name, eh?) via the read link. Admit it, you’re gonna feel just a teensy bit lonelier once your laptop stops chirping so much.

Update: Apple today also released Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0.1, which alongside various bug fixes improves compatibility with the company’s wireless mouse and keyboards on all machines with the Broadcom chipset — that includes all unibody laptops and any Mac released in 2009.

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