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There’s no question solid state drives (SSDs) are fast, especially now that the latest controllers have all but eliminated the stuttering problem that plagued first generation drives. The problem is SSDs are still expensive, forcing system builders to …
It used to be that if you wanted to record television or stream media into your living room, you’d need to fumble around with a home theater PC (HTPC). That’s still an option — and a good one — but no longer necessary. There are a host of set-top box…
Marvell will soon be launching the 88SE9130 6GB/s SATA Controller, a new drive controller that uses its propriety HyperDuo technology to combine an HDD and SSD into a single logical unit, the company said Monday. The SSD-HDD hybrid is apparently much…
Archos on Wednesday announced the availability of its Archos 70 Internet tablet in 250GB trim. That’s not a typo, this thing sports a capacious 250GB hard drive, giving the iPad and most other tablets a serious case of storage-envy.
“We are proud to be…
We’re still waiting for solid state drive (SSD) pricing to fall to pedestrian levels in terms of price-per-gigabyte, but in the meantime, those capacious mechanical hard drives just keep getting bigger.
As the new year rolls around, 1TB platter designs…
We just got word from Intel that it has new Rapid Storage Technology (RST) drivers available for download, and there’s a good reason why you might want to check them out. As we’ve been told, version 10.1 adds support for hard drives larger than 2TB in …
After noting a decline in hard drive shipments back in the second quarter of this year, HDD makers are ready to celebrate a “happy holiday” as shipments end the year on a rally, iSuppli says.
“The fourth quarter increases in HDD shipments and revenue r…
Hitachi can now add its name to the list of hard drive makers kicking out 3TB HDDs with the introduction of not one, but three new high capacity drives/bundles.
First up is the Hitachi’s Deskstar Internal Hard Drive Kit. This includes a 3TB 7K3000 hard…