WD 500GB Notebook HDD Now Shipping

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Western Digital has announced that its new Scorpio Blue 2.5-inch notebook HDD is now shipping in volume to OEMs. The drive offers up to 500Gb of storage and has 250GB of storage space per platter. The drive is also available in 400GB capacity.

Other features of the drive include a 3 Gb/s transfer rate and SATA connectivity. WD says that the Scorpio Blue is the highest capacity 2.5-inch 9mm thick drive to ship to date. The drive was developed for OEM use. The drive will retail for $219.99 for the 500GB and $189.99 for the 400GB. Read more

Posted on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

VOX V1 500GB USB and eSATA External HDD Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the VOX V1 500GB USB and eSATA External HDD.

Quote from the review: "Aaah, storage. As far as I’m concerned, you can’t have enough of it. Be it in a server or on the go, you can’t really ever have too much hard drive space. Today we’re taking the time to have a look at a hard drive caddie from a company called VOX. Read more

Posted on Mon, 4 Aug 2008 21:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Seagate Annonces 1.5TB HDD for Desktop and 500GB for Notebooks

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Seagate has announced the world’s highest capacity desktop hard drive at 1.5TB is capacity. The drive uses four platters to reach its capacity and Seagate says that this is the biggest increase in hard drive capacity in 50 years.

It has been about a year since Seagate launched its 1TB hard drive. The drive is called the Barracuda 7200.11 and spins at 7200 rpm. Seagate has also announced new notebook hard drives that both have a 500GB storage capacity. One of the notebook drives comes in 5400 rpm and the other is 7200 rpm, both have the same 500GB capacity. The drives will be available in Q4 2008 at undisclosed pricing. The 1.5TB drive also features the option of bulk data encryption with AES encryption. Read more

Posted on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:53:19 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Verbatim Announces 500GB Portable HDD

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Verbatim announced this week that it was adding a 500GB version is its 2.5-inch SmartDisk portable hard drive to the lineup. According to Verbatim this is the world’s first 500GB portable hard drive featuring a 9.5mm Z-height drive.

The drive is about the size of a PDA and joins the SmartDisk like that already has capacities of 120GB to 320GB available. The drive promises a weight of under 6 ounces and measures 3.38” x 5.38” x 0.63” and will be available with either a USB interface or with a USB/Firewire interface. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:05:12 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung Ships 500GB Spinpoint Notebook Hard Drive

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Samsung announced today that it is now shipping its 500GB Spinpoint M6 notebook hard drive. The drive uses three platters that each have 167GB of storage space. The rotational speed is 5400 RPM and the drive is 9.5mm thick.

"Our customers require more and more notebook storage for their data, video and music files", said Andy Higginbotham, director of hard drive sales and marketing, Samsung Semiconductor. "Our Spinpoint M6 easily fits within notebook PCs with no modification to the notebook PC chassis, giving users more storage power than ever before." Read more

Posted on Wed, 5 Mar 2008 06:58:49 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Fujitsu Unveils 500GB 2.5-inch Notebook Hard Drive

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Fujitsu announced a breakthrough in notebook hard drives today with a 500Gb 2.5-inch notebook drive. The MHZ2 BT drive spins at 4200 rpm and consumes only 1.8W of power. Fujitsu says the drive is intended for notebook computers, DVRs and external hard drive applications.

"With the expansion of HD digital broadcasts and Internet-based video distribution, there is an increasing need for high-capacity hard disk drives that can handle large volume data storage in portable devices," said Lorne Wilson, senior vice president, sales and marketing, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. "Fujitsu will continue to focus on developing high-capacity and reliable 2.5" HDDs that will further enhance its product offerings in the IT and consumer electronics markets." Read more

Posted on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:14 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Buffalo LinkStation EZ 500GB NAS Review

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ThinkComputers published a review of the Buffalo LinkStation EZ 500GB Network-Attached Storage Device.

Quote from the review: "Buffalo's routers have always wowed this writer, especially the WHR-G54S. However, this time around, Buffalo sent ThinkComputers a different kind of networking product: the LinkStation, Buffalo's foray into the network-attached storage device market. Read more

Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Neil Poulton designed 500GB LaCie Hard Disk Review

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The testing team over at our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the very cool looking external hard-drive designed by Neil Poulton for LaCie.

Quote from the review: "On December 5, 2007, LaCie announced yet another hard drive with a breathtakingly sleek design. The "Hard Disk" by Neil Poulton is a study in elegant simplicity - glossy black surface, no markings or logos, and a soft LED light that spills a blue glow in front of the drive. Read more

Posted on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 500GB Review

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The test team over at our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 500GB.

Quote from the review: "The fourth iteration of Maxtor’s popular OneTouch external backup drives has arrived in a sexy new shell and a brand-new software package. Read more

Posted on Tue, 8 Jan 2008 07:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

LaCie Ethernet Disk mini 500GB Review

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The test team over at our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini with 500GB.

Quote from the review: "Network storage enthusiasts rejoice! LaCie recently announced a new hard drive - the Ethernet Disk mini "Home Edition". It's a sleek little 500GB, gigabit-capable network drive with a special twist - it can be securely accessed from anywhere in the world via a high-speed Internet connection and a proper setup on your network. Read more

Posted on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:10:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

SimpleTech Pininfarina 500GB External HDD Review

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Everything USB reviews the SimpleTech Pininfarina 500GB External Hard Drive.

Quote from the designer HDD drive review:
"Have you ever noticed how boring the external hard drive market is compared to some of the finer computer cases on the market? With perhaps one or two exceptions, everything currently on shelves is either squared off, constructed of dull matte plastic, or glows so freakishly bright it may as well substitute for a lighthouse. Read more

Posted on Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Pioneer DVR-940HX 500GB DVR and 1080p Upscaling DVD Player

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Pioneer announces in Europe a cool new digital video recorder and DVD player. The Pioneer DVR-940HX-S features a 500GB HDD, 1080p upscaling and DVB-T Tuner.

The Pioneer DVR-940HX-S incorporates the newly designed VQE10 core video chipset, which enables a scaling up to 1080p via HDMI. The maximum recording time on the 500GB hard-drive is 1422 hours.
Via the front-side USB port you upload digital images or compressed audio files from portable devices.
Read more

Posted on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 02:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Seagate 500GB eSATA External Hard Drive Review

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External hard drives are great for portable storage needs, but often you have to trade speed for that portability. Seagate has an external drive that is as close as you will get to internal drive speeds that uses the eSATA interface.

The subject of this review is the Seagate eSATA 500GB External Hard Drive. Seagate includes a PCI eSATA card for users who don’t have an on-board eSATA part and the required cable. Read more

Posted on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:31:43 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

LACIE 500GB!!! Big Disk

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Twice the capacity of external hard drives currently on the market (achieved through two 250GB HDDs), the LaCie Big Disk is a unique innovation that offers 500GB of storage space in a portable 5.25" format. With this unsurpassed storage capacity, the 500GB LaCie Big Disk lets users store two days of Digital Video or the equivalent of 100 personal DVD-Videos (MPEG2).
Equipped with the FireWire interface, the LaCie Big Disk delivers fast transfer rates of up to 400Mbits/sec.

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Posted on Wed, 19 Feb 2003 21:14:50 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr