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Western Digital has announced a new storage capacity to its Scorpio Black hard drive line-up by launching the 750GB model. This 2.5-inch hard drive features a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, a 16MB of buffer and works at 7200 RPM (rotations per minute). The 750GB Scorpio Black is priced at $149. [Maxishine]
Hitachi has unveiled the Hitachi Ultrastar C10K600 Enterprise HDD, which is claimed as the industry’s fastest and most power-efficient 10,000 rpm enterprise class HDD. Available in up to 600GB of storage space, the 2.5-inch drive drive spins at 10,000rpm and uses the 6Gb/s SAS interface. The drive delivers 15% better random and 18% faster sequential performance than other products on the market today. Hitachi also claims that the HDD needs 22% less power during operation compared to other products on the market. In addition, the Hitachi Ultrastar C10K600 Enterprise HDD uses a 64MB cache to optimize the drives read/write response time. The drive needs only 5.6 Watts of power during random read/write operations and 3.1 Watts of power in idle mode. [Slashgear]
Hitachi has announced the availability of the 5K750 and 7K750 series. Available in 500GB, 640GB, 750GB of storage capacities, both hard drives support a SATA 3.0Gb/s interface and the new Advanced Format, which uses a 4K sector size. The Advanced Format improves data integrity in high capacities and improves performance. The 5K750 and 7K750 are also available in Enhanced Availability (EA) editions, which are designed for servers and other systems requiring 24/7 operation. More common features of the drives include the Thermal Fly-height control for better soft error rate and improved reliability, the TrueTrack Technology for tracking accuracy in high vibration environments and Fluid dynamic bearing motors for quiet operation. The Travelstar 5K750 will be available in November 2010 for $129.99, while the 7K750 line will be available in Q1 2011. [StorageReview]
The G-DRIVE mini hard drive is the perfect storage solutions for people on the go. Weighing at less than 9 oz., the storage device provides up to 500GB of storage space to store your important documents, MP3s, digital video and digital photo files. What’s more, the system can also withstand up to 1000 G’s of shock to ensure your data is protected against the bumps and bruises encountered on the road. The 500GB G-DRIVE mini hard drive (7200RPM) is priced at $169.99. [G-DRIVE]
There are still a whole lot of fans of classic games out there despite all of the revolutions in technology with the new gaming systems. A good way to show your loyalty to these classic games is with these new flash drives and hard drives that use classic game cartridges for their casings. There is the Game Boy Advance cartridge which acts as a 4GB flash drive or you can choose an NES or SNES external hard drive which can hold up to 1TB. [NewLaunches]
Samsung has once again expanded its line of hard drives with the introduction of the Spinpoint F4. Coming in 3.5-inch form factor, this new 320GB drive features a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, an 8MB or 16MB of buffer memory and offers a working speed of 7200 RPM. Not to mention, the drive also uses all the latest technologies including SilentSeek and NoiseGuard. The Spinpoint F4 has begun shipping to OEMs, though its price has not been mentioned yet. [Softpedia]
Western Digital has introduced a new line of SATA 6.0 Gbps hard drives namely the Caviar Blue. Coming in 320GB, 500GB and 640GB capacities, these 3.5-inch drives feature a SATA 6.0 Gbps interface, a 32MB of cache memory and offer a working speed of 7200 RPM. Unfortunately, there’s no info on pricing and release date yet. [Western Digital]
Western Digital has added two new storage capacities to its VelociRaptor hard drives series by launching the 450GB and 600GB models. Coming in both 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch (with built-in heat sink) form factors, these hard drives offer a working speed of 10,000 RPM, a SATA 6.0 Gbps interface, a 32MB of cache memory and a MTBF of 1.4 million hours. The 450GB and 600GB models are now available for purchase via Western Digital’s online store for $299 and $329, respectively. [Press Release]
EZQuest has announced a new member to its Thunder Pro Quad A/V Hard Drive series by releasing the 2TB version. Featuring a high quality anodized-aluminum enclosure, this 3.5-inch drive comes with five different ports to connect to your computer including one eSATA, two FireWire 800, one FireWire 400 and a USB 2.0, and provides transfer speeds of up to 115MB/s. Not to worry, the device is compatible with Windows, Mac OS X as well as Apple Time Machine. The Thunder Pro Quad A/V 2TB is priced at $340. Read more
Seagate has just unveiled the world’s thinnest 2.5-inch hard drive ‘Momentus Thin’ designed specifically for slim laptops and netbooks. Coming in 160GB and 250GB capacities, these 7mm thick drives feature an 8MB of cache memory, a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface and provide a working speed of 5400 RPM (rotations per minute). These drives are scheduled to ship to Seagate’s OEM and integrator partners in January 2010. Read more
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