It probably doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone that Apple is basically a money-making machine these days thanks to a combination of sales of popular hardware and control of an ecosystem that allows the company to take a cut of sales of apps, games, music, videos, eBooks, and other content. But Apple became a […]
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WD introduces Red Plus hard drives in response to SMR performance complaints
Recently a number of the companies that produce hard drives have begun shipping models that use SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording) technology rather than CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording). And some users have noticed. For example, the Western Digital Red line of hard drives are designed specifically for use in NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices… but in […]
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Western Digital to acquire SanDisk for $19 billion
Two major storage companies could soon combine forces: Western Digital has announced plans to buy SanDisk in a deal valued at $19 billion. Western Digital is probably best known for producing hard drives, while SanDisk is a major player in the flash storage space. Western Digital says the acquisition will help the company expand its product lineup […]
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Lilbits 298: When hard drives go bad
Hard drives fail from time to time… and while it’s sometimes possible to recover some or all of your data, there are times when everything effectively disappears. That’s why it’s a good idea to back up all of your data on a regular basis. You can do that with a spare hard drive connected to […]
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Hard drive shortage could drive up PC prices
Flooding in Thailand is expected to lead to a shortage in hard drives, since some of the top manufacturers of hard drives and components are located in that country. The shortage could drive up the costs of hard drives temporarily — and some PC makers are already talking about raising computer prices as a result. […]
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Western Digital to buy Hitachi Global Storage
The number of top tier hard drive and solid state disk makers shrinks by one today, with the announcement that Western Digital is acquiring Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. The deal is worth about $4.3 billion, and it gives Hitachi Storage’s parent company (Hitachi Ltd) a share in Western Digital and two seats on the company’s […]
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Toshiba unveils new 1.8 inch hard drives with up to 220GB of storage
Sure, solid state disks are all the rage these days. But you know what’s still cheaper? Hard drives. So while the new Active Media 1.8 inch SSDs announced yesterday top out at 128GB, Toshiba has just announced a new line of 1.8 inch hard drives that will come in sizes up to 220GB. These little […]
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Budget SSDs rounded up, tested
Solid State disks offer a lot of benefits over traditional hard drives. They have no moving parts, so they tend to be quieter and harder to break. Many are also significantly faster than hard disks, since platters don’t need to spin for your computer to find the data it’s looking for. Solid State disks also […]
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Seagate to launch thinner hard drives for netbooks
Netbooks and notebooks are continuing to get thinner and thinner. The $450 Dell Vostro V13, for examplem, is just 0.65 inches (about 16.5mm) thick. But in order to make thin computers you need thin components. And Seagate is doing its part to help move things along with a new 7 millimeter thick hard drive called […]
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Toshiba introduces 320GB 1.8 inch hard drive
Toshiba’s latest hard drive is both really big, and really small. On the one hand, it can hold up to 320GB of data, which hardly makes it the highest capacity hard drive for mobile devices. But it’s better than the 160GB and 250GB hard drives that come with most netbooks. But at just 1.8 inches, […]