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Samsung develops a tiny 2TB portable SSD
Portable hard drives that don’t require a power cable to function seem to have hit a 2TB upper storage limit for the moment. But that’s mechanical hard drives for you, which require some […] Original...
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CES 2016: Seagate’s unveils world’s slimmest portable 2TB hard drive
If you’re in need of expandable storage for your laptop, one of the most affordable way to get copious amount of extra space to store your digital files is with a hard drive. At CES 2016, Seagate...
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CES 2016: SanDisk wants to give your next laptop or tablet 1TB of solid state...
This year, even more laptops and tablets will come with 1TB solid state drives if SanDisk has its way. The company announced a 1TB X400 solid state drive in the compact M.2 form factor at CES 2016...
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CES 2016: Toshiba’s new USB-C drives will provide your new tablet with more...
Toshiba is targeting mobile users with new external hard drives and flash drives at CES 2016 that utilize the new USB Type-C, also known as USB-C, connector. The new Canvio Premium portable hard disk...
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10TB Seagate drive is their first filled with helium
Western Digital introduced a 10TB hard drive in December, leapfrogging Seagate’s 8TB monster. It didn’t take Seagate long to catch up, however. Today, Seagate unveiled a 10TB drive of their own. It’s...
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HP LaserJet printer could be a gaping hole in your security defences
Have you got an HP LaserJet printer tucked away in the corner of the office? If that’s the case, then be warned that malware peddlers could be abusing the hard drive on board the device. This warning...
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Sony looks to shake up SSD arena with new 240GB and 480GB drives
Sony is putting out a range of consumer SSDs – brace yourselves for the SLW-M series. As TechPowerup, which spotted the development, notes, Sony has been producing solid-state drives for the Japanese...
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This glass disc can store 360TB of data and outlive humanity
Talk about a backup plan to end all backup plans. Scientists at the University of Southampton are storing history’s greatest documents on an "eternal" format capable of outlasting the human race. The...
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Which hard disk is best? Here are some pointers
Backblaze uses a hell of a lot of hard drives for its cloud backup and storage services, and every year (since 2014) the firm produces a report on what it has found to be the most (and least) reliable...
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Think your SSD will last forever? Google has some answers on that
The jostling between SSDs and spinning hard disks is an ongoing process, and some new research from Google has thrown light on the reliability of solid-state drives both in general terms, and compared...
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Updated: How to improve your USB data security
Introduction and protecting data Note: Our USB data security feature has been fully updated. This article was first published in November 2012. At this year’s CES Samsung showed off its 2TB T3...
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The gap between SSD and hard disk prices is shrinking rapidly
The price of SSDs is continuing to drop, and they’re becoming an ever-more tempting proposition compared to traditional spinning disks, according to a new report. DRAMeXchange, which is a division of...
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WD’s PiDrive cooks up extra storage for Raspberry Pi owners
Hot on the heels of the launch of the Raspberry Pi 3 comes a nifty external drive from Western Digital. The WD PiDrive is targeted at those who want a good dollop of storage for their miniature...
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Western Digital starts selling a 314GB PiDrive
Last year, Western Digital introduced a 1TB USB-native hard drive designed for use with the Raspberry Pi. This year, for Pi Day, they unveiled a new, cheaper model. To get the price down, […] From -...
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Humidity rather than heat is the number one enemy of the hard disk
Heat isn’t the biggest enemy for the humble hard disk, rather humidity is what causes the most failures, a new piece of research has observed. The study, carried out by Rutgers University and entitled...
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Seagate’s huge capacity external hard disk throws away the power cable
Seagate has revealed the Innov8, a new external hard drive with a whopping capacity 3.5-inch disk inside the enclosure – and it’s a drive which doesn’t need to be plugged into a power socket. As the...
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Huge 18TB hard drives will soon be here
Helium-using hard disks will push storage capacities up to the 18TB mark in just a couple of years, according to a new report. Storage research firm TrendFocus reckons that drive manufacturers will be...
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USB Type-C will soon protect your hardware from dodgy chargers or USB sticks
USB Type-C cables offer many benefits, but there is a darker side to the new technology, namely firms selling cheap but dodgy cables which when plugged in can potentially fry your laptop – an issue...
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5 best USB-C accessories, cables and adapters
INTRODUCTION What the port Gods giveth, they taketh away – so the saying goes. USB-C is the newest port on the block having found a way into everything from Apple’s 12-inch MacBook to Dell’s XPS 12...
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Microsoft wants to store data in DNA
When it comes to storage, there are many different mediums, but Microsoft has taken a bold step on this front with plans to store data in DNA. That doesn’t mean we are about to see hard drives or SSDs...
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