Hitachi Ships 1TB Hard Disk Drive
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) has started to ship its 1TB hard disk drives (HDDs) introduced early this year commercially. But the hard drive that represents a milestone in desktop data storage costs a little less than two times higher compared to slightly less capacious one, which makes it not very affordable.
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6.4.2007 Hitachi aiming for 5TB hard drive by 2010
Solid-state disks may be eating into the territory of traditional hard drives, particularly in laptops, but that doesn't mean spinning platters are on their last legs – particularly not at Hitachi.
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3.7.2008 Western Digital launches world's first 2TB Hard Drive
Western Digital haven't officially launched their brand-new WD20EADS 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green HDD, however it is already available for purchase at Australia's Mwave online store.
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27.1.2009 Western Digital Launches High-Performance 7200RPM 2TB Drives
Western Digital has announced today that it will be shipping 7200 RPM 2TB drives: the WD RE4 (WD2003FYYS) which is targeted towards servers and enterprise systems, and the 2TB Western Digital Caviar Black (WD2001FASS) for desktop systems
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1.9.2009 Terabyte Drive is Coming Now
Having storage problem with your PC? You have downloaded a lot of movies, MP3 songs, games, etc.
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12.2.2007 How to REALLY erase a hard drive
You may already know that “deleting” a file does nothing of the sort. But did you know that your disk drive has a built-in system for the secure erasure of data? No? Then read on.
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4.5.2007 How to REALLY erase a hard drive
You may already know that “deleting” a file does nothing of the sort. But did you know that your disk drive has a built-in system for the secure erasure of data? No? Then read on.
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18.6.2007 How to REALLY erase a hard drive 2
A new version of HDerase.exe has been released Go direct to
UCSD’s Center for Magnetic Recording Research website to download version 3.2.
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19.6.2007 Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive
Overview
The Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive includes essential tools that can help you transform the way you create, share, and manage ideas and information using all four Office 2004 for Mac programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage. After you install the Test Drive, you can use it for 30 days. It includes almost all of the features found in Office 2004. For details about the Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, see the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive Read Me.
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4.12.2005 Hard drive price war coming
According to reports, we may witness a price war in the hard drive business industry. At least this is what Seagate Technology CEO Bill Watkins said on Wednesday. Seagate is currently the world's largest hard drive manufacturer and competes with such companies as Western Digital, Hitachi, Samsung and Toshiba.
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13.8.2006 Seagate Confirms 1TB Hard Drive
Seagate has confirmed to the folks over at DailyTech, that they plan to launch a 1TB (Terabyte) hard drive sometime in the first half of 2007.
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5.1.2007 New Windows Vista Test Drive Website
"The Windows Vista Business test drive allows you to try this latest operating system from Microsoft..."
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6.1.2007 Test drive the new Windows Live suite
You’ve probably already read about some changes we’re making to Windows Live, and have seen some of your services change over the past few weeks. Starting later today, you'll be able to test out the new suite of Windows Live software at http://get.live.com/wl/all.
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5.9.2007 Fujitsu Shows 500GB Laptop Drive
The latest entry in high-capacity notebooks is Fujitsu, which will release a laptop with a 500GB drive in May.
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25.2.2008 Microsoft Hones IE 7's "Drive-by-Download" Defenses
While Microsoft's chairman Bill Gates told security professionals that security is job number one on Tuesday, he's leaving it up to developers like those working up the next version of Internet Explorer to make it happen.
Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7), said Gary Schare, director of product management for IE, will reduce the chance that spyware spreaders can use silent drive-by downloads to infect PCs with malicious software.
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16.2.2006 Microsoft shows off HD DVD drive for Xbox
Microsoft on Monday offered the first glimpse of an external HD DVD drive built for the Xbox 360 game console.
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8.8.2006 Dell Ships Laptop with Blu-ray Drive
Dell on Monday became the latest manufacturer to support Sony's Blu-ray discs in its notebook computers, a move that was largely expected as Dell is a founding member behind the format.
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12.12.2006 Free Hard Drive Virtualization for Windows - SteadyState 2.5
Whether you manage computers in a school computer lab or an Internet cafe, a library, or even in your home, Windows SteadyState helps make it easy for you to keep your computers running the way you want them to, no matter who uses them.
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13.6.2008 Free Gadget: Hard Drive Diagnosis Software
Is there any funny sound generated when your hard drive is in operation? Here I am introducing a free application that can be used to diagnose your hard drive problem.
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27.7.2008 Microsoft may offer Windows 7 on thumb drive for netbooks
Microsoft has shown Windows 7 running on netbooks even since it first introduced the operating system, however, helping consumers getting it on there may prove a bit tricky.
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27.6.2009 Test Drive Google Android OS on Windows 7
XDA-Developers forum member xda2_haseeb has managed to extract and run Android Emulator on Windows which comes as a part of Google Android SDK package.
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2.9.2009 Free Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Test Drive
Microsoft has started pressing the acceleration pedal of the marketing of Windows Vista, now complete with Service Pack 1.
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11.6.2008 Microsoft eases hard drive capacity restriction for netbooks
Microsoft has officially eased the restriction of the standard specification for netbooks using the Windows XP operation system by increasing the allowable hard drive capacity from 80GB to 160GB, according to sources in the channel.
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3.9.2008 Gateway to Put Quad-core Desktop, Media Drive in Stores
Gateway will be one of the first PC makers to put quad-core desktops on retail shelves. The company announced April 30 deals with Best Buy, Circuit City Stores and CompUSA to sell its FX series at stores nationwide.
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3.5.2007 Microsoft Addresses Xbox 360 100 GB Hard Drive Rumor
Following yesterday's report on a supposed 100 GB Hard Drive for the Xbox 360 being announced at the Korean X06, we contacted Microsoft to confirm the existence of such accessory.
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22.10.2006 Download Hard Drive Powerwash to Remove Unused Clutter Files in Windows System
Previously we mentioned about BitFinder that can scan for duplicated files to conserve your hard disk space, but if you are looking for some freeware that can do more than that, then this tiny utility may fit your need.
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29.9.2009Hitachi GST announces first 7,200RPM 2TB hard drive
Its fun to think that ten years ago the biggest hard drive available was 73 gigabytes. However with the constant and near unstoppable push to solid
state drives, hard disk manufacturers must continue to press on. Fast forward to today and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies becomes just the first
vendor to announce a 2TB 7,200RPM desktop hard drive. Hitachi is not the first hard drive manufacturer to reach 2TB, Western Digital did that earlier
this year, but the first 2TB drives were limited to a read/write of 5,400RPM. Seagate hit 5,900 RPM earlier this year as well, but again these new
drives will have a distinct speed advantage.
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07.08.2009Western Digital launches world's first 2TB Hard Drive
Western Digital haven't official launched their brand-new WD20EADS 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green HDD, however it is already available for
purchase at Australia's Mwave online store. Priced at AU$377.80 (US$250) Western Digital will be the first ever hard drive maker to
provide users with a 2TB hard disk drive. Image Courtesy: Engadget So far, Seagate's Barracuda 7200.12 packs 500GB per platter, and has the
highest areal density of 329 Gigabits per square inch. Western Digital might have reached this areal density with the release of its 2TB hard drive.
Further product specifications are not known yet.
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27.01.2009Hitachi to Debut 1-Terabyte Drive at CES
Hitachi introduced the first
commercially available
one-terabyte hard drive on
Friday, delivering on a
promise made nearly two years
ago. The drive uses
perpendicular recording
technology in order to store
data...
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06.01.2007Seagate release their first 2TB SATA 3.0 hard disk
Seagate have introduced their first hard drive which supports the new SATA 3.0 specification. The Barracuda XT is the Seagate's first drive to use
the new interface, which has a theoretical bandwidth of 6GB/s - double that of the SATA 2.0 (3GB/s) specification. The drive offers 2TB of storage
space, using four platters, according to Seagate (via Techspot). The 7200RPM drive has a sustained data rate of 138MB/s – the fastest speed
achieved by a 7200RPM drive, Seagate claims. The 64MB cache provides "screaming burst rate speeds and improve
overall performance," according to
their website.
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neowin.net - 22.09.2009
Hitachi Officially Shipping 1TB Drive
Hitachi this week announced it
has ramped up production on
its 1 terabyte hard drive,
shipping the unit to retailers
across the United States.
Pricing for the drive, which
spins at 7,200 RPM and
features a Serial ATA
interface is set at $399 USD...
betanews.com - 27.04.2007
Hitachi to form hard drive company with Toshiba, Fujitsu?
Japanese conglomerate, Hitachi, may be in talks with Toshiba and Fujitsu on forming a new company dedicated to hard drives and storage systems. The
new company would combine the limping hard drive divisions of Hitachi and Toshiba as well as some of the storage systems technology from Fujitsu. Each
would own a third. The three-way deal is being proposed as an alternative to a private equity buyout. Hitachi has been in discussions with equity firm
Silver Lake and others about spinning off its money-losing hard drive group, according to sources and news reports. Those talks, however, have not
gone smoothly, sources familiar with the discussions said.
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neowin.net - 14.01.2008
Western Digital's 2TB Caviar Green hard drive
Late last week Western Digital briefed us on their forthcoming release of a new addition to their Caviar Green family of hard drives.
No
we're not talking some sort of exotic sushi or cracker-bound fish egg here either but rather a new, rather humongous and environmentally more
friendly hard drive from WD, that can be considered an "industry first". Today marks the day that standard rotational media breaks the 2TB barrier.
Let's spell that out a bit more clearly again here; T-W-O full Terabytes of SATA-based storage on a single, standard 3.5" hard drive.
Those of you on the consumer side of the market, hording gigs of music, movies, pictures and other media just got a bunch more breathing room to play
with. And those of you in the enterprise space now have a new option to consider with respect to bulk, low-cost, power-efficient storage. Perhaps
that rack just got a little smaller or the need to cool it a little less? well anyway the 2TB Monster is available from a starting price of $299.
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Seagate plans SSD, 2TB hard drive for next year
Seagate will introduce its first SSD (solid-state drive) storage and 2TB hard drive next year, company CEO Bill Watkins said.
The company's first SSD product will be targeted at enterprises that need speedy storage and can afford to pay a premium for the expensive
drives. Seagate has no plans to release SSD drives for consumers as the high prices could deter them for the next few years, Watkins said in an
interview.
The release date and price information for the 2TB hard drive were not available. Seagate released 1TB hard drives,
the Barracuda 7200.11 and Barracuda ES.2, in the middle of 2007.
winbeta.org - 30.05.2008
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 (1 Terabyte) HDD review
The terabyte race for consumer
desktop hard drives has been
on for a long time, now the
first generation of drives is
here. On April 25th, Hitachi
announced that it would begin
shipping the Deskstar 7K1000,
their latest series of
consumer hard drives,
weighting in at 750GB and a
monstrous 1000GB (1TB). The
1TB version which we are
reviewing today is slated at
$399, a serious price tag
for this colossal amount of
storage.
The
Deskstar 7K1000 represents a
milestone for Hitachi and for
the hard drive industry as a
whole, as it is the first
drive to offer a 1 terabyte
capacity. However, Hitachi has
not simply grabbed five 200GB
platters and stuck them
together to create a 1TB hard
drive. Rather, there is much
more to the Deskstar 7K1000,
such as its Serial ATA II
interface and the massive 32MB
memory buffer. This is also
the first desktop Hitachi
drive to feature PMR
technology (Perpendicular
Magnetic Recording).
neowin.net - 21.06.2007
Hitachi aiming for 5TB hard drive by 2010
Hitachi has announced plans to have a commercial 3.5-inch hard drive on the market that can hold 5TB. They hope for this to be available by 2010.
Hard drive specialist Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is continuing to push HDDs to the limit, with a strong emphasis on increasing
capacity and with a clear goal in mind.
The space will be achieved using 'current perpendicular-to-the-plane giant
magnetoresistance', or in short, CPP-GMR.
CPP-GMR pushes data density above 1TB per square inch, a long-awaited threshold that promises
drives many times larger than those available today.
neowin.net - 03.07.2008
Hitachi introduces third-gen Blu-ray camcorder
Hitachi today announced the third version of its Blu-ray camcorder that is able to record and store video directly on a disc so it can be later viewed
on any PC or TV with a Blu-ray drive -- but not a PS3...
betanews.com - 25.07.2008
Western Digital launches a 2 TB internal hard drive
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28.01.2009Interview with Hitachi GST's Shiv Shivaji
The Hard Drive Plays a
Critical Role in Overall
Gaming System Capacity and
Performance.
We
recently had the opportunity
to exchange information with
Shiv Shivaji, Hitachi GST's
Director for 3.5-inch (Hard
Drive) Commercial and Consumer
products. He was kind enough
of telling us a bit about his
role at Hitachi GST, and give
us an expert's perspective on
the present and future of
personal desktop storage.
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25.04.2007Hitachi to Exit Home PC Business, Refocus on Servers
While Japanese consumers have associated the Hitachi name with personal computers since 1978, recently it was more for historical reasons than
practical ones. Today, Hitachi decided to close a chapter of its history, discontinuing production of its Prius PC line apparently effective
immediately...
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23.10.2007Mobile Hard Drives Hit 500GB
Notebook PC disk storage leaps into the stratosphere today, hitting the half-terabyte mark with Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' announcement
of a 500GB 2.5-inch mobile hard drive. Due out in February 2008, the $400 Travelstar 5K500 drive will dramatically expand the capacity possible in
today's notebook PC designs.
Hitachi's announcement makes it the largest capacity mobile 2.5-inch hard drive. Previous high-water
capacity marks for 2.5-inch drives included Fujitsu's 300GB drive and Toshiba's 320GB drive. Hitachi's jump to 500GB represents a whopping
36 percent increase in a single bound. (Hitachi also announced a 400GB version for $350.)
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03.01.20081000GB Blu-ray Recorder Announced By Hitachi
Hitachi has revealed a
1 Terabyte Blu-ray recorder at
the Harvey Norman retail
conference being held at the
Melbourne Convention
Centre.
According to Hitachi
Australia the device will go
on sale in 2008 for around
AU$2,000 (US$1665).
A
leader in storage devices,
Hitachi has also released in
the USA for US$400 the
Deskstar 7K1000. It was first
announced at CES 2007 as the
world's first one-terabyte
hard drive and has now been
shipping for a month.
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13.05.2007Hitachi Aims To Beat Seagate To Market With 1TB HDD
A day after rival Seagate
Technology announced plans to
ship a 1-Tbyte hard drive in
the first half of this year,
Hitachi Global Storage
Technologies said it would
release its first 1-Tbyte
drive within three months.
Hitachi said Friday that at
next week's Consumer
Electronics Show in Las Vegas,
it will demonstrate the
1-Tbyte Deskstar 7K1000 drive,
slated to ship in the first
quarter and carry a street
price of $399. Hitachi
also said it would ship a
CinemaStar version of the
drive that's optimized for
digital video recorder (DVR)
applications.
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05.01.2007Seagate releases 2TB enterprise-class drive
Seagate Technology LLC today
launched
its first 2TB enterprise-class disk drive as part of a new family of near-line SAS and SATA drives.
The new Constellation
2.5-in. and Constellation ES 3.5-in. drives come in Serial Attached SCSI 6Gbit/sec. or Serial ATA 3Gbit/sec. models and include a feature that allows
them to shut down when not in use to save power.
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03.02.2009New LaCie drive sports 2TB, triple interface
LaCies new
Big Disk
Extreme+ comes in
capacities up to two terabytes
(TB ) and comes equipped with
three interfaces FireWire
800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0.
The new PC and Mac-compatible
drives are available now
starting at $350.
The
external hard disk drive
utilizes two internal drive
mechanisms pre-configured in a
RAID Level 0 array. The system
can lay flat or upright, and
can also be rack-mounted if
you desire. The drive also
features LaCies new śShortcutť
button on its face, which will
automatically launch any
application including the
included EMC Retrospect backup
software.
Inside the
drive case the mechanisms spin
at 7200 RPM and feature 32MB
of combined data cache. The
drive connects to a Mac or PC
using one of two FireWire 800
ports, one Firewire 400 port
or one USB 2.0 port.
Available in 1TB and 1.5TB
configurations for $349.99 and
$599 respectively, a 2TB model
is coming in August for $849.
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20.07.2007Hitachi Scrambles to Prove It Can Beat Fujitsu to 1 Terabit HDDs
In its regular prediction of future milestones at the opening of a major annual magnetic recording conference in Tokyo, Hitachi raised the bar yet
again: This time, the company is promising to reach the one terabit per square inch milestone commercially by 2011. First, that might be too late to
beat its competition; second, Hitachi may have to show more proof it can reach that goal even that soon...
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