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Seagate unveils new SSHD series for laptops and desktops, combines speed with space

Seagate unveils new SSHD series for laptops and desktops, combines speed with space
  • Posted March 5, 2013, 10:02 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Seagate is moving ahead with its plan to offer high-speed, high-capacity hybrid drives as an alternative to more expensive pure SSD solutions. Shortly after confirming it’s dropping 7200RPM mobile hard drives by the end of the year, the company is…

Seagate to end 7200rpm mobile hard drive production this year

Seagate to end 7200rpm mobile hard drive production this year
  • Posted March 4, 2013, 10:19 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Seagate has revealed it plans to end production of mobile hard drives with 7200rpm spindle speeds by the end of this year. Such drives represent a minority of 2.5-inch shipments and are mostly found in high-end laptops or built-to-order configurations,…

Seagate invests in DensBits, plans its first consumer SSDs

Seagate invests in DensBits, plans its first consumer SSDs
  • Posted June 26, 2012, 1:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Seagate has announced a partnership with DensBits, an Israeli company whose "revolutionary" memory controller design may prove useful for upcoming solid-state drives. Seagate made an undisclosed investment in DensBits, stating its plans to improve both consumer and business-class products with…

IDC: HDD production will fully recover soon, prices probably won't

IDC: HDD production will fully recover soon, prices probably won
  • Posted April 4, 2012, 7:00 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Between Japan's earthquake and Thailand's flooding, hard drive makers had a rough 2011 with year-over-year shipments declining 4.5%, but the industry is well on its way to rebounding. IDC reports that the cleanup of manufacturing facilities should conclude in the…

Crucial announces 'Adrenaline' hybrid storage kit with 50GB m4 SSD

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  • Posted January 5, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • Although solid state drives aren't as pricy as they used to be, they're still considered somewhat of a luxury. With some success, manufacturers have attempted to bridge the gap between flash drives and mechanical storage with hybrid solutions such as…

Seagate launches new Momentus XT hybrid drive

Seagate launches new Momentus XT hybrid drive
  • Posted November 29, 2011, 10:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • Seagate has begun shipping the next generation of its Momentus XT solid-state hybrid drives, improving upon its predecessor with faster speeds and increased capacity. Whereas the original drive featured a 500GB HDD paired to 4GB of SLC NAND flash and…

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