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Western Digital announces 40 per cent rebate on Sentinel DX4000

Western Digital announces 40 per cent rebate on Sentinel DX4000

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Resellers have until May 30th to take advantage of Western Digital’s rebate of over 40 per cent on 4TB WD Sentinel DX4000 demo devices.

Laura Barnes
by Laura Barnes
on Apr 30th 2012 at 5:15PM
Hard drive prices elevated until the third quarter

Hard drive prices elevated until the third quarter

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Supply chain analysts IHS iSuppli said that hard drive production will not return to annual growth until the third quarter.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Feb 13th 2012 at 6:32AM
Seagate slugs WD in $525m arbitration victory

Seagate slugs WD in $525m arbitration victory

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Seagate, already the unwitting benefactor of the Thai floods on competitors, has struck another blow against rival Western Digital. Seagate secured a hefty half billion victory in arbitration relating to ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Nov 22nd 2011 at 1:10AM
Hard drive prices surge on Thai flood supply constraint

Hard drive prices surge on Thai flood supply constraint

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Photos have emerged which show the extent of the flooding at Western Digital's Thailand manufacturing facilities as the supply of hard drives continues to be impacted.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Nov 8th 2011 at 9:35PM
Samsung considers HD business sale, Seagate a suitor?

Samsung considers HD business sale, Seagate a suitor?

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Samsung is looking to sell the firm's loss-making hard drive business for as much as $1.5 billion according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 19th 2011 at 8:40AM
WD introduces 6TB external drive

WD introduces 6TB external drive

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Storage giant Western Digital unveiled a new addition to the firm's range of My Book external hard drives fitted with two 3TB drives.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 18th 2011 at 2:40AM
WD Scorpio Black wins notebook hard drive round-up

WD Scorpio Black wins notebook hard drive round-up

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An in-depth round up of 7,200rpm notebook drives by the Tech Report awarded the WD Scorpio Black the Editor's Choice award.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Dec 3rd 2010 at 6:46AM
WD launch My Book Live gigabit NAS media server

WD launch My Book Live gigabit NAS media server

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Western Digital has launched the My Book Live home network drive which combines storage, gigabit ethernet and a home media server.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Oct 8th 2010 at 8:24AM
Hard drive makers face 'significant decisions' ahead

Hard drive makers face 'significant decisions' ahead

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Hard drive maker Hitachi's research boss has said that a big change is needed to take physical disks beyond 2015. 

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Aug 20th 2010 at 7:24AM
600GB WD Velociraptor sells out

600GB WD Velociraptor sells out

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The latest in Western Digital's performance hard drive range arrives in the channel, doubling capacity over the previous model. 

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jul 8th 2010 at 5:25AM
Win an LED TV with Spire and WD

Win an LED TV with Spire and WD

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Spire Technology and Western Digital are offering customers the chance to win a 46-inch Samsung LED TV and Blu-ray player with surround sound system in time for the World Cup ...

by Nicky Trup
on May 24th 2010 at 10:49AM
Western Digital sees hard drive shipments rocket

Western Digital sees hard drive shipments rocket

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Western Digital has reported a 61.7 per cent year-on-year rise in hard drive shipments for its third fiscal quarter.

by Nicky Trup
on Apr 23rd 2010 at 10:08AM
Western Digital profits drop 8%

Western Digital profits drop 8%

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Disk drive group Western Digital has reported Q4 profits falling 8 per cent due to lower revenue, though has still outperformed previous estimates.

by Rob Crossley
on Jul 29th 2009 at 1:22PM
WD sets sights on SSD market

WD sets sights on SSD market

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Key for Western Digital is Silicon Systems' knowledge in hard wearing solid state technology as it looks to muscle into the netbook, client and enterprise markets.

by Ben Furfie
on Mar 30th 2009 at 3:30PM
Western Digital to axe 2,500 jobs

Western Digital to axe 2,500 jobs

NEWS Western Digital has announced that, as a result of a significant shortfall in revenue, it is to cut five percent of its global workforce, amounting to 2,500 jobs, close two ...
Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Dec 29th 2008 at 11:26AM
Tech companies stand firm in the face of global credit crunch

Tech companies stand firm in the face of global credit crunch

NEWS Despite fears that the credit crunch may be adversely affecting businesses across the globe, many major technology firms – vendors and distributors – have announced quarterly results that appear to ...
by Ben Furfie
on May 12th 2008 at 12:47PM