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Toshiba Launches Canvio Connect Portable Hard Drive

Toshiba Launches Canvio Connect Portable Hard Drive

Toshiba has announced today a new portable hard drive in the Canvio Connect. The drive will be available in capacities up to 2TB and comes in black, silver, blue, red and white colors. Toshiba says you can share files directly from the device at anytime, although that does require the drive do be connected to an internet-enabled PC that is powered on. So for those thinking this is an standalone WiFi hard drive it is not.

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WD Ships World’s First 5 mm 2.5-inch Hard Drive

WD Ships World’s First 5 mm 2.5-inch Hard Drive

WD has announced today that they are shipping the world’s first ultra-slim 2.5-inch, 5 mm hard drives and solid state hybrid drives (SSHD). These new drives are designed for slim devices like tablets where there is not much space available. With their 500 GB capacity these drives are aimed to increase storage capacity while enabling them to fit in smaller device slots.

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Seagate Now Shipping World’s First 4TB Hard Drive with 1TB Platters

Seagate Now Shipping World’s First 4TB Hard Drive with 1TB Platters

Seagate has reportedly begun shipping what it claims is the industry’s first and only 4TB hard drive to utilize 1TB-per-platter technology. These drives can be found in Seagate’s Barracuda 7200.15 series. Seagate says the four-platter design allows for the highest performance possible while doubling capacity and reducing costs, ultimately giving consumers the best of all worlds. The drive has 4000 GB of unformatted space, a 7,200 RPM spindle-speed, 64 MB buffer, and SATA 6 Gb/s interface.

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ADATA DashDrive HV610 1TB USB 3.0 Hard Drive Review

ADATA DashDrive HV610 1TB USB 3.0 Hard Drive Review

When it comes to all of these new devices such as tablets and Ultrabooks is that they do have a limited storage space. Whenever I am on the road or traveling I always have a portable hard drive with me. It gives me that extra storage space when I need it. Today we are taking a look at one of ADATA’s USB 3.0 portable hard drives. The DashDrive HV610 not only has a large capacity up to 1TB and super fast USB 3.0 transfer speeds it also has a cool cover that doubles as a holder for the USB 3.0 cable. Let’s see if this is the perfect portable hard drive to add to your travel bag.

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WD My Passport 500GB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive Review

WD My Passport 500GB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive Review

The WD My Passport drives have been around for quite sometime now.  They provide fast and easy backup and storage whether you are on the go or at your desk.  Just about two years ago we took a look at the My Passport Essential SE 1TB drive.  WD is back with a new My Passport drive that offers a new enclosure design, backup and encryption software, 5 color choices and capacities up to 2TB.  The My Passport Essential SE has been a fixture in my mobile computing setup, but will it soon be replaced by the newer My Passport?  Read on as we take a look…

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Western Digital Announces WD MyBook AV-TV External Hard Drive

Western Digital Announces WD MyBook AV-TV External Hard Drive

WD, a Western Digital company, and a world leader in storage solutions for the connected life, today introduced My Book AV-TV, allowing customers to instantly enable their TV recording features to store and playback hundreds of hours of entertainment by simply connecting the My Book AV-TV drive directly to a compatible TV. Additionally, customers watching live TV with the My Book AV-TV connected can press pause and rewind, or fast-forward afterward, to control and enjoy live TV at their convenience.

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OCZ Vector 256GB Solid State Drive Review

OCZ Vector 256GB Solid State Drive Review

This is officially the first consumer solid state drive from OCZ that is using the new Barefoot 3 controller.  This new controller is designed completely in-house by OCZ.  OCZ is touting this new drive as the standard for performance users and it offers sequential read and write speeds of 550MB/s and 530MB/s respectively.  The Vector is available in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB versions and OCZ is backing it with a 5 year warranty.  Will this be the drive that saves OCZ and puts them back on track or is the the last ditch effort of a dying company?  Time will only tell.

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LaCie Supercharges Best-Selling d2 Hard Drive

LaCie Supercharges Best-Selling d2 Hard Drive

Today LaCie announced its best-selling hard drive, the d2, now features USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt connectivity together with the latest 4TB 7200rpm hard drives. The LaCie d2 USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series enables professionals to complete their work faster with ample capacity for large files sizes. Plus, with universal connectivity projects are never derailed by incompatibility.

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ADATA Launches World’s Thinnest External Hard Drive

ADATA Launches World’s Thinnest External Hard Drive

ADATA Technology today announces the launch of the DashDrive Elite HE720 external hard drive, a USB 3.0 compatible device that is the thinnest of its kind on the market. Sporting a brushed stainless steel surface, and with a record-breaking slim profile of only 8.9mm thickness, the HE720 demonstrates once again the company’s consistently strong ability to combine top performance with style. The brushed metal case with protective layer provides 9H scratch resistance, which prevents damage even after long-term use.

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Toshiba Introduces World’s Slimmest 500GB Portable Hard Drive

Toshiba Introduces World’s Slimmest 500GB Portable Hard Drive

Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced the Canvio Slim Portable Hard Drive. With a capacity of 500 GB and measuring only nine millimeters thick, the Canvio Slim is the smallest portable hard drive available on the market.

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