Storage

Hitachi unveils 2.5" 7mm & 9.5mm CinemaStar HDDs for AV

Hitachi has announced its new family of CinemaStar 2.5" hard disks for set-top boxes such as DVRs, Satellite/Cable PVRs, including traditional and ultra-slim models. The family includes 7mm models for ultra-slim boxes and high capacity 9.5mm models, all featuring quiet acoustics and optimised for 24/7 recording, such as in a CCTV DVR.

• 16 May 12 23:41 by Seán Hard Disk Drives

Hybrid HDD Ultrabooks to attack pure-SSD Ultrabook market (2)

According to researchers at TrendFocus, a 128GB SSD still accounts for roughly 25% of the BOM (build of materials) cost of an Ultrabook. With the development of thin 7mm 2.5" HDDs, TrendFocus predicts that Ultrabook manufacturers will use a large capacity 7mm 2.5" HDD coupled with a small mSATA to run as a cache for the SSD, to undercut with pure SSD Ultrabooks.

• 15 May 12 18:15 by Seán Hard Disk Drives,Solid State (ssd)

Kingston HyperX 3K SSD review

MyCE is taking an indepth look on the Kingston HyperX 3K SSD. The Kingston HyperX 3K comes with the 25nm NAND from Intel and uses the Sandforce SF-2281 processor. Continue reading to find out more...

• 09 May 12 14:33 by Vroom Solid State (ssd)

OCZ Vertex 4 SSD review update (2)

OCZ are never a company to stand still. Only last month I reviewed the Vertex 4, and found it was the fastest SSD I had ever reviewed. Just one month down the line and OCZ have updated the firmware which promises even better performance. Let's check it out in this article.

• 07 May 12 15:00 by Dee Solid State (ssd)