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WD Black 4TB hard drive arrives: 7200RPM, 5yr warranty, $340

WD Black 4TB hard drive arrives: 7200RPM, 5yr warranty, $340
  • Posted November 20, 2012, 1:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Western Digital announced today the launch of its first 4TB mechanical storage offering aimed at desktop consumers -- the 3.5-inch, 4TB, 7200 RPM WD Black (WD4001FAEX). With an MSRP of $339.00, Western Digital claims their new drive is the fastest…

Thailand flood still inflating hard drive prices after one year

Thailand flood still inflating hard drive prices after one year
  • Posted November 9, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • The Tech Report has taken a detailed look at hard drive prices, revisiting them more than one year after the devastating Thailand floods which stifled mechanical drive production. What their analysis uncovers is likely what storage consumers had been fearing: the vast…

Portable Thunderbolt drive promises 750MB/sec speeds for $799

Portable Thunderbolt drive promises 750MB/sec speeds for $799
  • Posted October 10, 2012, 2:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple
  • Promise Technology today announced the availability of what it claims to be the world's fastest ultra-portable storage device with Thunderbolt connectivity: the Pegasus J2. At the time of this writing, the J2 appears to only be available at the Apple…

Marvell announces low-cost, high performance SATA controller for SSDs

Marvell announces low-cost, high performance SATA controller for SSDs
  • Posted March 16, 2012, 1:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Marvell has announced their new low-cost 88SS9187 SATA 3 controller, designed for use in solid-state drives (SSDs) targeted at the enterprise and mobile markets. The new controller features the latest 6Gb/s SATA 3.1 host interface which they say has been…

New 'SATA Express' spec supports speeds up to 16Gb/s

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  • Posted August 10, 2011, 7:00 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware Breaking News
  • The Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) has announced the development (PDF) of a new standard that combines SATA software infrastructure with the PCI Express interface. Colloquially dubbed "SATA Express," the new technology will allow manufacturers to create devices that can tap into…

Plextor announces 480MB/s M2S SSD with SATA 3.0

Plextor announces 480MB/s M2S SSD with SATA 3.0
  • Posted February 7, 2011, 7:13 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • Plextor has announced its first UK-bound solid-state drives, the second-generation M2S series. The 2.5-inch drives will come in three capacities -- 64GB, 128GB and 256GB -- and features the latest SATA 6Gbs interface. That's not just for show as the…

Zotac intros HTPC AMD motherboards with USB, SATA 3.0

Zotac intros HTPC AMD motherboards with USB, SATA 3.0
  • Posted December 2, 2010, 4:45 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • Zotac isn't a newcomer to the compact computing scene having released various nettops, HTPCs and related hardware. Today, the company has added two more products to its portfolio: the M880G-ITX WiFi and 880G-ITX WiFi. Both are ITX motherboards based on…

ADATA announces USB 3.0, SATA II dual-interface SSD

  • Posted August 20, 2010, 12:33 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • ADATA has announced the release of a new solid-state drive equipped with both USB 3.0 and SATA II interfaces. Like Super Talent's recently announced UltraDrive MX, the new N004 can double as an external or internal drive, allowing users to…

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