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Seagate Savvio 15K.2 SAS 2.0 6Gb/s 146GB 2.5-inch Hard Disk

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:23:06 +0000

Real progress for 2.5 is coming from the enterprise market where many servers have been launched with bays only for these miniature drives. The premise is simple; smaller drives means you can fit more in the same amount of space. When it comes to rack mount servers space comes at a premium and ...

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HotHardware and TechVi Video Podcast No. 2

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:35:59 +0000

We just finished up our second podcast with the folks at TechVi. In this installments we talk about our recent performance tests on USB 3.0 and SATA 6G drives, Dave breaks down a "consumer level" $800 SSD with massive performance, plus two new notebooks running Intel’s CULV processors and a deep ...

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Western Digital Unveils First SAS Interface HDD – S25

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:59:13 +0000

Western Digital announced today the debut of its new WD S25 2.5-inch traditional hard drive, featuring a SAS interface.

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Vizo Ninja HS Laptop Stand

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:37:49 +0000

Today I will be reviewing a unique laptop cooling stand. This stand is unique because not only does it have USB ports and fans, it is also designed to work for 17" laptops and is completely customizable. Very very few companies make accessories like this for larger laptops so I was happy to ...

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Seagate XT 2TB SATA 6GB/s Hard Drive Testing

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:11:27 +0000

The Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB hard drive is the industry’s first drive to support the new SATA 3.0 specification, which supports speeds up to 6GB/s. We also have the SATA 6GB/s ready, ASUS P7P55D-E Premium motherboard for benchmarking. Read on to see LR's first look at SATA 6GB/s to see what ...

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Seagate Savvio 15K.2 SAS 2.0 6Gb/s 146GB 2.5-inch Hard Disk

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:33:00 +0000

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Vantec NexStar Vault Enclosure

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:09:55 +0000

Laptop users are increasingly using external hard drives to tote around their digital lives. While the data on your computer is marginally secure with login passwords and perhaps even data encryption, external hard drives are easily accessible when physical access is obtained. The NexStar ...

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Motherboards Supporting USB 3.0 & SATA 6Gbps Now Available

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:16:00 +0000

Forget Intel, mobo makers will go on their own

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Super Talent announces world's first USB3 flash drive

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:26:11 +0000

Dubbed the RAIDDrive, the lineup will include 32GB (STU32GSSK), 64GB (STU64GSSK) and 128GB (STU128GSSK) parts. The new devices turn out speeds between 200MB/s and 320MB/s, depending on the attachment method.

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Toshiba Introduces Industry's Largest-Capacity[1], 320GB 1.8-inch HDD

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:03:00 +0000

TOKYO Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502), the industry pioneer in small form factor hard disk drives (HDDs), today introduced a new line up of 1.8-inch HDDs with a maximum capacity of 320GB, the highest yet announced by the industry, targeted at thin and light mobile PCs and portable external ...

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Sun Oracle Database Machine: The Million Oracle Database IOPS Machine or Marketing Hype? Part II.

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:32:46 +0000

In my recent post entitled Sun Oracle Database Machine: The Million Oracle Database IOPS Machine or Marketing Hype? Part I, I started a discussion about why this million IOPS-capable platform is interesting to Oracle deployments that don’t require quite (or nowhere near) that much I/O. Since I, ...

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Ray Burner at 12x Appears

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:17:09 +0000

This external Blu-ray burner offers four ways to connect to a PC or Mac. Looking for an external (or internal) drive to store all those "special files" on disk? Look no further than OWC's Mercury Pro 12x Blu-ray burner , using a Pioneer BDR-205 and costing a whopping $349.99 USD. This ...

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Western Digital Unveils Its First Serial Attached SCSI Hard Drive

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:16:24 +0000

WD Releases S25 SAS Enterprise Hard Disk Drive

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Hardware Reviews ,Crazy Projects, Modding Tutorials and Overclocking

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:06:17 +0000

Full Disk Encryption + SSD Got a chance to test Intel X25-M G2 160Gb SSD; Dropped it in a laptop , Dell Latitude E6400/2Gb as well as Dell Precision/X5560/4Gb system. The desktop was run unencrypted, the laptop tests were run with full disk encryption (Utimaco Safeguard Enterprise). The outcome ...

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Hardware Reviews ,Crazy Projects, Modding Tutorials and Overclocking

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 06:43:12 +0000

Introduction It's been almost 2 month since Intel launched LGA1156 socket on 8th Sep. The new platform product line and market position are clearer. LGA1156 is still focus in between high end and middle end CPU has 3 models so far. The highest is i7-870 and middle is i7-860. They both support HT ...

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Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS 2.0 6Gb/s 600GB Hard Disk

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:46:00 +0000

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Little, big, and green: a biography of the solid

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:32:00 +0000

Little, big, and green: a biography of the solid-state disk With flash prices dropping and power efficiency becoming ever more prized in segments as far apart as mobiles and the datacenter, solid-state disk is a technology whose time has come. And what a long time coming, it was. In this ...

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AXUS FiT 500 RAID box

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:31:50 +0000

Introduction RAID is very popular among those looking for the fastest possible, the most reliable possible, or both when in comes to their storage solution, but not everyone has the chassis space to pack 4+ drives for their RAID6, or just the two required for RAID0 and 1. That’s when you turn to ...

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Hardware Reviews ,Crazy Projects, Modding Tutorials and Overclocking

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:11:51 +0000

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A-DATA Technology

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Taipei, Taiwan – October 27th, 2009 – A-DATA Technology Co., Ltd., the worldwide leader in DRAM memory and Flash application products, announced today its industry-leading SSD S596, a 2.5” STATII SSD designed specifically for PC enthusiastic, multi-task and heavy-graphic users to perform ...

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WD S25 ( WD3000BKFG )

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:56:01 +0000

The WD S25 SAS hard drives provide up to 300 GB of high performance storage suitable for both enterprise server and enterprise storage applications. The supersonic 6 Gb/s SAS interface enables optimum data reliability, availability and scalability. The small form-factor, 70 percent smaller than ...

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Qnap TS-219P Turbo NAS

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:03:50 +0000

var fbShare = {url: 'http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/qnap-ts-219p-turbo-nas/',size:'large'} I love network attached storage, or NAS boxes as they’re called because they’re extremely useful for many, many things. External hard drives are nice if you want portability, but how many ...

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Icy Dock Announces 2.5" to 3.5" SATA & SSD HDD Converter

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:15:00 +0000

MB882SP-1S-2B Icy Dock has unveiled the MB882SP-1S-2B , a user friendly 2.5" to 3.5" SATA & SSD HDD converter which allows users to install 2.5 SATA or SSD HDD onto their PC easily. Measuring 145 x 101 x 25mm and weighing 163g, the lightweight plastic converter is able to support ...

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HighPoint Unveils Serial ATA-600 Controller for PCI Express 2.0 Interface

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:50:25 +0000

HighPoint Starts Shipping of SATA-600 PCIe 2.0 Host Controller

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Thecus N7700 Ultimate NAS Server Review

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 04:15:51 +0000

Thecus N7700 Network Attached Storage Server

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Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB Review

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 04:15:51 +0000

With the advent of solid state drives, even the fastest mechanical hard disk drives don't seem so quick anymore. Solid state drives offer lightning fast response times as well as generally superior read and write speeds compared to traditional drives. However, the good old hard drive still has ...

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Western Digital WD TV Live HD Media Player

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:19:57 +0000

The WD TV HD Media Player turns your NAS or external storage drive into an HD media player. Connect your USB hard drive to this device and you can instantly play crisp HD movies, listen to high-quality digital music, and watch slideshows of your family photos on your TV. No need to figure ...

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Little, big, and green: a biography of the solid-state disk

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:18:18 +0000

Faster and dramatically more power-efficient than rotating magnetic media, solid-state disks (SSDs) are one of the longest-awaited and most eagerly anticipated technologies in the past two decades of computing. The theoretical underpinnings of mass storage ...

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QNAP TS-419P Four-Bay Turbo NAS Server

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:32:00 +0000

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LaCie Starck Mobile (320GB)

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:01:01 +0000

The LaCie Starck Mobile (320GB) is one of the cleanest looking external hard drives we've seen thanks to LaCie's design efforts. The aluminum design was the brainchild of French product designer Philippe Starck (hence the name), but because of this aluminum case, it weighs a lot (and we mean...a ...

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Seagate Cheetah NS.2 and Cheetah 15K.7

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 06:30:00 +0000

This spring I took a look at the 15k RPM Savvio drives from Seagate, a 2.5 inch high speed hard drives designed for server use. I also found that they were perfect for enthusiast use as long as you are willing to pay the premium. Today I have the chance to test out Seagate's Cheetah hard ...

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MSI won't do USB 3.0 / SATA 6.0Gbps

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 06:30:00 +0000

It doesn't make sense

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HP Proliant DL180 G5 With Nehalem EP and PC2-5300 DDR2 Memory?

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:29:20 +0000

Please forgive…I just can’t resist a tongue-in-cheek post after seeing this. According to this HP webpage for the Proliant DL180 G5 , there is a new flavor of server and new flavor of Nehalem processor for that matter. As the following screen shot shows the G5 now supports 2 Xeon 5500 (Nehalem) ...

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Silicon Power Announces SDHC Class 10 16GB

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:02:00 +0000

Silicon Power SDHC Class 10 Silicon Power has launched its new line of speedy SDHC memory cards , targeted at photo enthusiasts who require adequate storage capacity for their pictures and fast write speeds for continuous photo shots. Fully compatible with todays digital handheld devices ...

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OCZ Agility EX SSD 60GB review

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:14:07 +0000

Today we test the OCZ Agility EX SSD. If 100 reliability is your thing then this is the cheapest SLC based SSD with an Indilinx controller that you can think of. The OCZ Agility EX offers top notch performance and reliability we honestly believe in the theory that the SSD could probably outlive you.

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A.C.Ryan ACR-PV73100 Playon!HD Media Player

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:17:30 +0000

With excellent format support and NAS functionality, is this finally the media player to rule them all?

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Announcing a YouTube Video Demonstration of Sun Oracle Database Machine

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:18:20 +0000

There is a nice, flashy video of the Open World 2009 Keynote area demo of a full-rack Sun Oracle Database Machine based on Sun Oracle Exadata Storage Server V2. The demo shows a graphical user interface that drives the queries and monitors throughput by sampling Oracle Database performance ...

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Magnetic-based HDDs still cheapest in 2020

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:57:20 +0000

According to a new study, if HDDs continue to progress at their current pace, then in 2020 a two-disk, 2.5-inch disk drive will be capable of storing more than 14 TB and will cost about $40 (today, a typical 500 GB hard drive costs about $100).

ar31an posted 8 days ago from tech3d.net

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Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB: SATA 6Gb/s Performance Preview

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:33:00 +0000

We take Seagate's latest drive technology for a quick spin and wonder if SATA 6Gb/s technology will ever benefit desktop based hard drives....

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A quick look at Kanguru's e-Flash eSATA/USB thumb drive

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:10:36 +0000

A new hybrid eSATA/USB connector nicely marries the two standards to provide external storage devices with plenty of bandwidth and adequate power. We take a look at Kanguru's hybrid e-Flash drive to see if it's a worthwhile upgrade over standard USB thumb drives.

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Seagate FreeAgent Go Dock+ Portable HDD Docking Station Introduction :

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:25:00 +0000

Vote: Thumbs Down or Thumbs Up Our Rating: 82% Manufacturer: Seagate Ad Placeholder Introduction External drives are coming back around in popularity. This return to favor has been due to a reduction in price of high capacity disk drives, better power management for USB devices (needing only one ...

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Toshiba and hitachi are under investigation too

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:40:16 +0000

TOSHIBA AND HITACHI will see their optical device divisions investigated regarding antitrust issues. The US Department of Justice has announced that Toshiba and Hitachi are next to be probed regarding their optical disc drive businesses, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology and Hitachi-LG Data ...

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Toshiba and Hitachi join Sony in antitrust investigation

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:00:00 +0000

Toshiba and Hitachi have joined Sony in an antitrust investigation. The US Department of Justice will probe the companies' optical disc drive businesses, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology and Hitachi-LG Data Storage. Sony's Optiarc America was subpoenaed yesterday.

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Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB SATA 6 Gbit/s Hard Drive Performance Review

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:43:00 +0000

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Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB Boot Drive Review

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:05:06 +0000

Despite the rapid price drops of decent sized solid state drives, pricing limits them from reaching the average consumer. The marketing has also convinced us that it takes the largest and flashiest hard drives to get the best performance which means we might not buy today. Granted, today’s ...

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Netbook Compaq Mini 311c, le ION à la portée de tous : Introduction

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:02:00 +0000

Le ION dans les netbooks, nous l'attendons depuis longtemps, et il est enfin là. Samsung a été le premier à dégainer cette plateforme graphique avec son N510, mais le tarif est quelque peu élitiste. Aujourd'hui, nous testons la deuxième machine disponible en ION, le Compaq Mini 311c . ATOM et ...

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Western Digital WDTV Live HD Media Player

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:12:13 +0000

The long-awaited successor to the WDTV is finally here. Ed finds out whether it lives up to expectation.

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Verbatim Rolls Out USB/eSATA Combo SSD

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:37:00 +0000

Verbatim introduced a new USB/eSATA combo portable SSD. What looks like just another USB stick, which pops its USB connector out with a push of a slider, pops an eSATA connector out from the other side, with the push of the same slider, the other way. Measuring 80 (L) x 23 (W) x 9 (H) mm, and ...

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LaCie Mobile DVDÂ±RW review from TechRadar UK's expert reviews of Optical drives

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:31:13 +0000

Mac Pro owners enjoy two bays for internal optical drives, but as the rest of us don't have this luxury, a portable external disc burner is the natural choice for a second, such as the LaCie Mobile DVD RW. LaCie's Portable DVD RW is powered by your Mac's USB port, or two using the bundled USB ...

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Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB hard drive

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:02:00 +0000

Cramming more bytes onto each physical disk obviously enables greater storage capacities. At the same time, it also facilitates improved performance by allowing the drive head to access more data over shorter physical distances. LINK (http://techreport.com/articles.x/17812)

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