Hard Drives Have a Merry Christmas
iSuppli announced that it expects manufacturers of hard disk drives (HDD) to receive a late-year boost during the Christmas holidays as shipments rally in the fourth quarter.
Archive of posts tagged Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
Western Digital Unveils 3 TB Hard Drive
Western Digital Corporation announced that it has added 2.5 and 3 terabyte (TB) models to its WD Caviar Green family of SATA hard disk drives. According to the statement, the WD Caviar Green 2.5 TB (WD25EZRSDTL) and 3 TB hard drives (WD30EZRSDTL) sell for $189 and $239 respectively.
Imation and Nine Technology Offer RDX-Enabled Online Backup
Imation Corp. announced an agreement with Nine Technology to offer an online backup and disaster recovery service employing Imation’s RDX removable hard disk cartridge system.
Imation and BDT Team Up on RDX Storage
Imation Corp. announced an agreement with Germany-based BDT AG under which the two companies intend to market and commercialize new automated multi-cartridge RDX removable hard disk drive devices.
Rimage Publishes Archiving White Paper
Rimage Corp has published a new white paper entitled The Advantages of Optical Archiving, which discusses the importance of long-term archival data storage and argues the case for using recordable Blu-ray Discs (BD-R) over magnetic tapes and hard disk drives.
Taiyo Yuden Slashes Optical Disc Production
Some sad but not unexpected news today. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. announced a number of severe actions aimed at dealing with eroding market conditions and an “extraordinary loss” within its recordable optical disc group. According to the statement, Taiyo Yuden will cut back its production of CD-R, DVD±R and BD-R media from a current level …
Continue reading ‘Taiyo Yuden Slashes Optical Disc Production’ »
Hitachi-LG Chooses Micron NAND for Hybrid Optical Drive
Micron Technology, Inc. announced that Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. (HLDS) will employ Micron’s 25-nanometer (nm) NAND flash memory in its new HyDrive hybrid optical disc drive (ODD).
Evaluator Group Joins RDX Storage Alliance
The RDX Storage Alliance and Evaluator Group today announced that Evaluator Group Inc. has joined the RDX Storage Alliance.
Panasonic France Launches DMR-XW380 DVD Recorder
Panasonic Corporation announced a new DIGA set-top DVD recorder for the French market, the DMR-XW380.
Freecom to Bundle Nero Backup Software
Nero announced that Freecom will bundle Nero BackItUp & Burn Essentials with Freecom’s portfolio of external hard disk drives (eHDDs).
Panasonic France Unveils Blu-ray Disc Recorders
Panasonic Corporation announced two new DIGA Blu-ray Disc recorders for the French market, the DMR-BW880 and DMR-BW780 (successors to the DMR-BW850 and DMR-BW750).