eg - the 640Gb WD Scorpio blue (2.5") - does the dual platter improve read/write/access times (a la RAID) or is it purely an exercise in increasing capacity?<BR><BR><BR>I am about to pull the trigger ...

I wanted to get a huge 20tb or more platter drive. Just for storing movies, apps and other stuff that I want to keep for awhile. I would transfer them over to my 990pro when needed to be used. Mainly ...

Samsung has taken advantage of rising hard-disk memory storage densities to launch a new line of high-end products with capacities of up to 1TB. The Spinpoint F3 line, announced on Tuesday, uses ...

The journey to mass production has been extraordinarily difficult – will it be worth it? Feature Seagate says it has a clear way forward to 100 TB disk drives using 10 TB per platter technology, but ...

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Another 1TB entry has made it into the desktop hard drive market, with Samsung's addition to their high density 7200RPM SpinPoint F1 unit. While they have been quiet about it, this new drive actually ...

Toshiba Corp. has boosted the rotational speed of its latest high-capacity hard disk drive to 5,400 rpm, the company announced Wednesday, promising faster access to data for end users. Toshiba ...

Even if many modern systems eschew classic hard drive storage designs in favor of solid state alternatives, there are still a number of companies working on improving the technology. One of those is ...

The hard drive platter launcher that [Krux] built has been among my all-time favorite builds and I am so excited that he is showing it off at this year’s Bay Area Maker Faire. At its core the concept ...

For more than 50 years, hard disk drives have run on air. That’s about to change. Western Digital is preparing to launch a line of hard drives filled with helium gas that is said to drastically reduce ...