Neowin News Feed for: Hard drive

Xbox One's hard drive can't be removed, but USB port supports extra storage

John Callaham — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:04:46 +0100

Microsoft has confirmed the 500 GB hard drive inside the upcoming Xbox One can't be removed or replaced by their owners but the USB 3.0 port does allow for extra external hard drive storage. Read more...

TechSpot: Synology DS2413+ NAS Review

Julio Franco — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:55:32 +0100

The DS2413+ is Synology's newest twelve-bay NAS for small to medium sized businesses who need loads of storage. Along with supporting up to 48TB worth of drives out of the box, the... Read more...

Seagate ships worlds first 4TB hard drive using 1TB platters

Steven Parker — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:42:38 +0100

Proving you can still get more gigabytes per dollar, Seagate has made available the worlds first 4TB hard drive utilizing four 1TB platters, and the cost won't burn a hole in your pocket either. Read more...

Seagate sells two billion hard drives; half that in the last four years

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:26:21 +0000

Seagate has announced they have managed to sell a total of two billion hard disk drives. Half of the sales happened in the last four years alone while the first half took almost 29 years. Read more...

Western Digital brings their highest-performing drives up to 4TB

Paul Ferson — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:15:00 +0000

If you need a ridiculous amount of storage space, Western Digital can say that they more than have you covered. The company has brought its top-tier hard drives to a monstrous 4TB capacity. Read more...

Study: Windows 8 to boost PC hard drive shipments

John Callaham — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:15:09 +0100

Shipments of PC hard drives worldwide have recovered from 2011's shortages and a new report predicts the launch of Windows 8 will boost hard drive supplies even more. Read more...

Japanese researchers create faster SSDs

Paul Ferson — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:33:23 +0100

Wait, your SSD wasn't fast enough? You'll be pleased to know a group of Japanese researchers agree, so they've managed to find a way to squeeze some more performance from available technologies. Read more...

Analyst: Hard drive prices won't be back to normal until 2014

John Callaham — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:26:38 +0100

An analyst claims that prices for PC hard drives, which skyrocketed in 2011 thanks to floods in Thailand that affected hard drive factories, won't return to their pre-flood price levels until 2014. Read more...

TechSpot: Crucial Adrenaline Review, SSD Cache for your HDD

Julio Franco — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:00:12 +0100

The Crucial Adrenaline is a cache solution meant to work along your existing disk drive, using a 50GB SSD to act as solid state flash-based cache for your larger primary hard drive. Read more...

Seagate: 60 TB hard drive possible with new tech

John Callaham — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:47:00 +0000

Hard drive manufacturer Seagate announced this week it has developed a new way to store even more data per square inch which could allow for drives in the future to have as much as 60 TB of space. Read more...

Western Digital becomes world's largest hard drive maker

John Callaham — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:14:50 +0000

Western Digital has finally completed its acquisition of the hard drive division of Hitachi for $4.8 billion in cash and stock, making Western Digital the world's largest hard drive company. Read more...

TechSpot: Hard Drive Pricewatch, Three Months Into the Thai Floods

Julio Franco — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:14:39 +0000

The hard disk drive supply chain was hit hard late last year when a series of floods struck Thailand. The Asian country accounts for about a quarter of the world's hard drive production, but... Read more...

Man buys "new" HDD filled with pirated movies, malware

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:59:50 +0000

Ooops. Looks like Australian retailer Dick Smith has made a mistake in selling a "new" hard drive to a man that was filled not only with pirated movies, but malware as well Read more...

Seagate officially buys Samsung's hard drive division

John Callaham — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:02:14 +0000

Seagate has announced it has now officially acquired the hard drive division of Samsung in a deal that's worth $1.4 billion in cash and Seagate stock. Read more...

Hard drive shortage will cut PC shipments in 2012

John Callaham — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:01:57 +0000

The current hard drive shortages caused by the flooding of plants in Thailand will cut into the PC shipment numbers in the first quarter of 2012, according to a new research report. Read more...

First 4 TB hard drive on sale in Japan

John Callaham — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:34:56 +0000

A new report claims that Hitachi has become the first PC hard drive maker to release one with 4 TB of storage. The hard drive is now on sale in Japan for $345. Read more...

Thai flooding leaves Apple with a shortage of 2TB drives

Paul Ferson — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:26:45 +0000

The recent flooding in Thailand has had some impacts upon the availability of hard drives for all computer manufacturers, except Apple, it seemed. Now, even the Cupertino company cannot source drives. Read more...

Western Digital resumes HDD production in Thailand

John Callaham — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:20:09 +0000

Western Digital has announced it has resumed production of hard drives in one of its Thailand plants after the building was shut down for a number of weeks due to flooding in that country. Read more...

Seagate streamlines hard drive line-up; offers 1 TB platters

John Callaham — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:13:30 +0000

Seagate has announced plans to streamline its hard drive line up, folding two line-ups into one big Barracuda hard drive family while also offering 1 TB hard drive platters in its products. Read more...

New hard drive platters could lead to big jump in storage space

John Callaham — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:04:25 +0100

A new way to make PC hard drive platters, developed by a team in Singapore, could lead to future hard drives that have up to six times the storage space compared to current drives. Read more...