Aluratek Debuts Tornado plus External Hard Drives with RFID Security Key Data Encryption Onboard (Broadcast Newsroom) IRVINE, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Aluratek, Inc, a leading creator of sophisticated yet user-friendly computer peripherals and consumer electronic devices, today announced the availability of its new Tornado plus line of external hard drives featuring built-in radio frequency identification (RFID) security key data encryption, lightning fast transfer speeds and storage capacities of up to 1TB....more...SAS Storage: High-Performance Hard Drives (Tom's Hardware) While people keep looking at flash SSDs, a lot has been going on in the hard drive space as well. The new enterprise drives by Hitachi and Seagate offer throughput that remains unmatched by flash-based models. ...more... SimpleTech eyes share of Egyptian retail market (ITP.net) External hard drive vendor SimpleTech intends to ship more than 6,000 units into the Egyptian retail channel before the end of the year after appointing its first in-country distribution partner....more... Finally, an easy way to backup your computer (Miami Herald) I've been saying it for years now: It's not "if" your hard drive will fail, it's "when." Eventually, your hard drive is going to crash and when it does, it's most likely going to take everything you have stored on it with it. So just ask yourself: How much of your stuff are you willing to lose?...more... Finally, an easy way to backup your computer (The State) I've been saying it for years now: It's not "if" your hard drive will fail, it's "when." Eventually, your hard drive is going to crash and when it does, it's most likely going to take everything you have stored on it with it. So just ask yourself: How much of your stuff are you willing to lose? Are you willing to lose all of the documents you created with your word processor? How about all those ......more... PXI Embedded Controller uses 2.53 GHz dual-core processor. (ThomasNet) Featuring Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 processor and 800 MHz DDR2 memory, Model PXI-8108 can be upgraded to include 32 GB PXI solid-state hard drive for extended operating temperature of 0-55°C. Using PXI-8250 system monitoring module, engineers and scientists can monitor system intake and exhaust temperatures, fan speeds, processor and memory utilization, and power supply voltage levels ......more... Taiwan market: Buffalo unveils 3.5-inch external hard drive series (Digi Times) Japan-based Buffalo, on August 20, debuted the HD-CEU2, its series of 3.5-inch external hard disk drives, which will launch in the Taiwan market in late August 2008, according to its Taiwan subsidiary Buffalo Technology (Taiwan)....more... USB Storage Drive/Hub Combo has up to 2 TB capacity. (ThomasNet) Mercury Elite-AL Pro USB 2.0 Dual-Drive Storage Solution is offered in 6 versions with 500 GB to 2 TB storage capacity and 60 MB/sec data transfer rates. Additional 2 powered USB 2.0 ports on rear and one USB 2.0 port directly on front eliminates need for separate USB hub. Unit features compact, shock resistant design, protective aluminum package, and blue activity LED behind front grille that ......more... WD(R) Adds High Capacity, High-Performance WD RE3 750 GB and 1 TB 3.5-Inch SATA Hard Drives to Popular Enterprise ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) As the enterprise market for highly reliable, high-capacity storage continues to grow, WD® today added 750 GB and 1 TB WD RE3 SATA hard drives to its successful family of WD RE hard drives....more... |