Hard Drive articles

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  Seagate CEO talks Thailand recovery, why flash won't supplant magnetic hard drives

  By Sean Hollister on April 14, 2012 09:32 am + 61 comments

  We like to dream about the day when solid state storage will completely replace the comparatively Continue reading…

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  Slim Western Digital hard drive gives ultrabooks a cheap storage option

  By Nate Ralph on April 12, 2012 01:59 am + 20 comments

  Western Digital has announced a new 2.5-inch single-platter hard drive that's a scant 7mm thick, Continue reading…

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  HDD prices could drop by 10 percent at the end of April

  By Jamie Keene on March 30, 2012 02:32 pm + 29 comments

  Hard disk drive prices are expected to fall by around 10 percent this time next month, according to Continue reading…

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  Used Xboxes can be hacked for credit card information, researcher says

  By Adi Robertson on March 30, 2012 11:06 am + 26 comments

  Restoring an Xbox 360 console to factory settings before selling it apparently isn't enough to Continue reading…

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  Western Digital launches 2TB My Passport external hard drive for $249.99

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 20, 2012 11:07 am + 21 comments

  There's already a number of 2TB external hard drives on the market, but Western Digital's new 2TB My Continue reading…

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  Seagate claims record storage density of one terabit per square inch, conveniently forgets about bit-patterned media

  By Sean Hollister on March 20, 2012 06:12 am + 13 comments

  Solid state drives are far faster than magnetic hard drives, and those spinning platters may not Continue reading…

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  Seagate GoFlex Satellite software update brings Wi-Fi passthrough, improved battery life

  By Sean Hollister on March 19, 2012 05:40 pm + 4 comments

  It's not every day an external hard drive gets a software update, much less one that could actually Continue reading…

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  Western Digital completes $4.8b Hitachi GST buyout, becomes world's largest HDD manufacturer

  By Sam Byford on March 9, 2012 03:46 am + 9 comments

  We've been hearing for a while about the convoluted processes involved in Western Digital's Continue reading…

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  Space Monkey: Dropbox meets BitTorrent for peer-to-peer cloud storage

  By Sam Byford on March 8, 2012 01:42 am + 16 comments

  Space Monkey is a new cloud storage service that has some pretty cool ideas about how to serve you Continue reading…

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  Western Digital and Toshiba trade hard drive tech, clearing the way for WD / Hitachi merger

  By Sean Hollister on February 28, 2012 09:41 pm + 16 comments

  Today, Western Digital just agreed to give Toshiba the equipment and intellectual property required Continue reading…