Hitachi DeskStar 7K1000 1TB 3.5 inch HDD Review

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Today we are looking at the largest capacity hard disk drive around, the 1TB Hitachi DeskStar 7K1000 HDD. This drive not only has massive storage capacity, but it bests the Western digital 10k RPM Raptor in several benchmarks.

If you are a hard care PC gamer looking for more space for your games, a digital music fan or a lover of digital video the Hitachi 7K1000 HDD is the drive you want in your PC. Read more

Posted on Tue, 22 May 2007 16:57:12 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro ''Quad Interface'' 1TB External Drive

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Other World Computing (OWC) announces the Mercury Elite-AL Pro "Quad Interface" 1TB External Drive Solution.

OWC uses the high-speed Oxford 924 chipset combined with the fastest drive mechanisms available to give you 80MB/s via FireWire and up to 150MB/s via eSATA.

The drive solution offers connectivity options for FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0, and eSATA ports. Read more

Posted on Tue, 1 May 2007 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Next Gen Storage Format Squeezes 1TB onto a DVD Size Disc

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More, more, more is the battle cry for storage manufacturers. A company called Mempile has a new storage technology that is set to make Blu-ray and HD DVD look positively measly when it comes to storage capacity.

The new technology, dubbed TeraDisc, can store up to 1TB of content on a single platter. It records and reads over 100 virtual layers on one disc and was recently demoed in Japan. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sharp Aquos DV-ACW60 1TB HD Recorder

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I feel so small with my 80GB digital video recorder. Terra Byte HD recorder are set to become the standard size in Japan. Sharp has just released the Aquos DV-ACW60 HD digital recorder with a 1TB HDD.

The Sharp DV-ACW60 has a Terrestrial BS 110 degree CS digital tuner supporting recording of 2 shows at the same time. Sharp also claims the fastest startup time with 0.8 seconds for the DV-ACW60.
Another new feature in a digital recorder is a high-speed IrDA interface. You can upload photos from a mobile phone to the recorder via infra-red to store it or view it on your TV. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Maxtor Shared Storage II 1TB External Hard Drive Review

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If you are looking for an easy way to backup both Mac’s and PCs on the same network Maxtor has a great solution called the Maxtor Shared Storage II External hard drive that has a whopping 1TB storage capacity.

The Maxtor Shared Storage II External hard drive connects directly to your network and configures itself so any PC on the network can backup to the drive via a user account. You can also stream media from the Maxtor Shared Storage II External hard drive with a special adapter. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:56:41 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Hitachi Announces their Own 1TB 3.5'' HDD

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Hitachi is following in the footsteps of Seagate and announcing that they will have a 1TB internal hard drive in the first quarter of 2007. The really interesting tidbit about the Hitachi drive is that it will sell for a positively bargain price of $399, that is a mere $0.40 per gigabyte.

Hitachi has three different versions of the 1TB drive coming our way; one is the standard Deskstar 7K1000, one is a version for DVR boxes and one will be an enterprise version with certified mean time between failures. Only the standard 1TB version will be launched at first with the other two following later. Read more

Posted on Fri, 5 Jan 2007 10:33:02 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Seagate Confirms 1TB 3.5'' HDD

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Seagate has confirmed to DailyTech that they will be launching a 1TB HDD in the first half of 2007. The new 1TB drive will use the perpendicular recording technology Seagate pioneered with the 750 GB drive.

The new drive however will utilize fewer platters and less heads meaning the platters will hold more data than the ones in the current 750GB drive. This move leaves the other big hard drive manufacturers in the dust as no one else has matched the 750 GB HDD from Seagate to date. Read more

Posted on Thu, 4 Jan 2007 17:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Maxtor OneTouch III Turbo Edition 1TB Review

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External storage is a great option for those without the space inside their computers to add more internal hard drives or for those who want a portable storage option. The Maxtor OneTouch III Turbo Edition has storage capacity in droves with 1TB of space.

The drive is formatted for use on a Mac out of the box, but can be formatted for Windows easily as well. Multiple connectivity options are available including USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and FireWire 800. Read more

Posted on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:45:23 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New Western Digital My Book Pro II 1TB External HDD

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Western Digital is introducing their new 1TB My Book Pro II external hard drive. The new drive is shipping configured for RAID 0, which spans data across both of the 500GB internal drives for 1TB of total storage space.

However, the new My Book can be configured to use RAID 1 where the data is mirrored between the two drives for security and redundancy should one of the drives fail. Connectivity for the new 1TB drive is via USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and FireWire 800. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Oct 2006 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Maxtor OneTouch III 1TB Consumer Storage System

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Maxtor announces the Maxtor OneTouch III 1TB storage system for consumers. We just make to many damn digital photos and videos, yes we need 1TB.

The Maxtor OneTouch III allows Mac and PC users, allows users to easily configure the solution for either RAID 0 or RAID 1 and backup and synchronize data.

The Maxtor OneTouch III, Turbo Edition comes in a 600GB or 1TB capacity and features a triple USB 2.0/FireWire 400/FireWire 800 interface. Read more

Posted on Tue, 18 Oct 2005 08:39:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr