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Seagate 3TB HDDs will arrive this year
Share Apparently, Seagate will not only increase the maximum storage space, but it will also enable higher transfer speeds by means of the 6Gbps SAS interface. Known as the Constellation ES, the HDD will have a capacity of no less than 3TB and will come to replace the Baracuda ES. The latter spins at 7,200RPM [...]
WD VelociRaptor 600GB 6Gb/s 10,000rpm HDD arrives
Share We reported about is last week already, yet now they are official. Western Digital have updated their high-performance VelociRaptor hard-drive range with another, even larger SATA 6 Gb/s model. The WD VelociRaptor 600GB 6Gb/s spins at 10,000rpm and has a whopping 32MB cache, and the company reckon it’s up to 15-percent faster than the [...]
WD to launch new-series VelociRaptors HDDs
Share In a leaked PDF file it became apparent that WD is working on a new series VelociRaptor HDDs. Looks like WD is increasing capacity towards 450 and 600 GB models. The new VelociRaptor will get an extension in their name called VR200M. The platters will be 200 GB each, rotating at 10.000 RPM. Power [...]
Western Digital Unveils First SAS Interface HDD – S25
Share Western Digital announced today the debut of its new WD S25 2.5-inch traditional hard drive, featuring a SAS interface.
Western Digital releases 2 Terabyte HDD
Share Lake Forest bit fisherman Western Digital has now rolled out another hard drive with the almost magical capacity of 2TB.
WD launches 2 TB GreenPower HDDs
Share Western Digital Corp. today expanded its enterprise family of hard drives to include the next-generation 2 TB capacity, the largest and only 2 TB enterprise-class hard drive shipping today. Combining industry-leading 64 MB cache, dual processors, and increased areal density, WD RE4-GP hard drives yield twice the processing power resulting in as much as [...]
WD acquires SSD maker Silicon Systems
Share Western Digital is feeling the heat and has made an entry into the SSD market by acquiring SiliconSystems for $65 million in cash. This company supplies SSDs for the embedded systems market and will now be known as the WD Solid-Stage Storage business unit.
WD 8TB ShareSpace network storage system
Share Western Digital has introduced the WD ShareSpace network storage system, these units are available with up to 8TB of storage capacity.