Entries in 'hdd' (9)
WD moves to finalise purchase of Hitachi HDD division
NEWSWestern Digital has announced that it is close to finalising the purchase of Viviti Technologies, the holding company of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies.
GfK: Thailand flood could crash consumer sales
NEWSResearch from GfK has found that the recent floods in Thailand has set hard drive pricing back by 12 months, and could have a widespread effect on the IT and ...
Sweex boosts peripherals range
NEWSPeripherals vendor Sweex has launched two new products this month a hard drive docking station and a laptop mouse.
SSD and spindle drives could co-exist
NEWSA number of memory vendors have stated that they see a future in which traditional spindle drives operate alongside solid state drives, resulting in an overall performance boost.
Flash SSDs ?reduce battery life?
NEWS SSDs, or solid state drives, are very much the fashion at the moment amid claims that they represent a substantial power saving over standard hard drives – but a new ...
Camcorder sales to pass 16m in 2008
NEWS JVC's sales director has said that he expects camcorder sales to pass the 16 million mark during 2008, with sales being driven largely by HDD models.
Hitachi to cease small HDD production
NEWS Hitachi has indicated that it is preparing to phase out production of small sized hard drives, highlighting increasing competition from flash-based products as the key driver for its move.
HDD prices fall despite strong demand
NEWS Despite strong PC sales, hard drive prices have continued to tumble as competition from flash memory and consumer electronics continue to drive down prices, according to a survey released by ...
