<![CDATA[News Tom's Hardware UK - Storage]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk en 10 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:28:29 +0100 <![CDATA[News Tom's Hardware UK - Storage]]> http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_uk.jpg http://www.tomshardware.co.uk <![CDATA[Laser Heat Used to Make HDD Write Transfers Faster]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/laser-pulse-HDD-Thomas-Ostler-magnetic-field-platter,news-37712.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/laser-pulse-HDD-Thomas-Ostler-magnetic-field-platter,news-37712.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:40:00 CET Researchers have discovered that recording data on a HDD platter using a quick laser burst is much faster than the traditional use of a magnetic field.]]> <![CDATA[Intel Introduces New 520 Series Line of SSDs]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Intel-520-Series-ssd-25-nm-Compute-Quality,news-37687.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Intel-520-Series-ssd-25-nm-Compute-Quality,news-37687.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:10:00 CET Intel has officially launched its new line of SSDs, the 520 Series.]]> <![CDATA[Seagate Quietly Intros GoFlex Thunderbolt Adapter]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Seagate-Thunderbolt-GoFlex-Adapter-Chaining,news-37659.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Seagate-Thunderbolt-GoFlex-Adapter-Chaining,news-37659.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:10:00 CET This adapter provides a Thunderbolt connection to Seagate's portable GoFlex external drives.]]> <![CDATA[Seagate Believes HDD Supply Disruption to Continue in 2012]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-supply-earnings-hdd-thailand,news-37652.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-supply-earnings-hdd-thailand,news-37652.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:10:00 CET Seagate estimates 2012 HDD shortage at 150 million units]]> <![CDATA[Other World Computing (OWC) Reveals Two New SSDs]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/OWC-SSD-PCIe-SSD-MacBook-Air,news-37640.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/OWC-SSD-PCIe-SSD-MacBook-Air,news-37640.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:10:00 CET Other World Computing (OWC) has introduced two news SSDs in its lineup: the Mercury Enterprise Pro 6G series and 480 GB Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G. ]]> <![CDATA[Cleversafe Announces 10 Exabyte Storage System Configuration]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cleversafe-cloud-storage-HDD-exabyte,news-37626.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cleversafe-cloud-storage-HDD-exabyte,news-37626.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:10:00 CET Cleversafe, a cloud storage software vendor which offers its customers "limitless storage space", says that it has designed a dispersed storage system that exceeds a storage capability of 10 Exabytes (EB), or 1,000 Petabytes (PB). ]]> <![CDATA[The 15 Winners of the "Explain a Samsung SSD" Contest]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/samsung-830-series-ssd-solid-state-drive-contest,news-37073.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/samsung-830-series-ssd-solid-state-drive-contest,news-37073.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:10:00 CET Join team Tom's to try to win in Samsung's SSD contest. OPEN WORLDWIDE.]]> <![CDATA[Western Digital Intros My Book Thunderbolt Duo Drive]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/WD-Western-Digital-Thunderbolt-Mac-10Gbps,news-37612.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/WD-Western-Digital-Thunderbolt-Mac-10Gbps,news-37612.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:10:00 CET Western Digital has introduced an external drive using Thunderbolt connectivity.]]> <![CDATA[Nvidia & AMD Say HDD Shortage is Impacting GPU Sales]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Thai-floods-hard-drives-shortage-hdd-gpu,news-37601.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Thai-floods-hard-drives-shortage-hdd-gpu,news-37601.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:10:00 CET Hardware manufacturers continue to feel the effects of the 2011 Thai floods.]]> <![CDATA[OCZ Issues Destructive Firmware for Octane Speed Increase]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/OCZ-Octane-Firmware-Update-SATA-6Gbs,news-37591.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/OCZ-Octane-Firmware-Update-SATA-6Gbs,news-37591.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:10:00 CET OCZ Technology offers firmware update to improve IOPS performance on its Octane SSD series]]> <![CDATA[Crucial Offers Firmware Update For Crucial m4 SSD BSOD]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Crucial-m4-Firmware-BSOD,news-37588.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Crucial-m4-Firmware-BSOD,news-37588.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:10:00 CET Crucial offers a firmware update to address a BSOD issue.]]> <![CDATA[1TB SSD Crammed Into Swiss Army Knife, Costs $3000]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/victorinox-swiss-army-knife-ssd,news-37571.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/victorinox-swiss-army-knife-ssd,news-37571.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:10:00 CET Pack all that you need to survive for an entire weekend in your pocket.]]> <![CDATA[Mushkin and OWC Shows Off PCI-Express SSDs]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Mushkin-OWC-PCI-Express-SSDs,news-37555.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Mushkin-OWC-PCI-Express-SSDs,news-37555.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:10:00 CET During CES 2012, Mushkin and OWC showed off their PCI-Express SSDs, which are set to compete against OCZ Technology's RevoDrives. ]]> <![CDATA[Cache SSD Shipments to Drive SSD Market Growth]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-cache-hdd-solid-state-drive-ultrabook,news-37535.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-cache-hdd-solid-state-drive-ultrabook,news-37535.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:10:00 CET Solid state drives may finally go mainstream in the form of cache SSDs that are becoming an attractive technology for ultrabooks and possibly similarly thin notebooks that are expected to be pushed by AMD later this year.]]> <![CDATA[ioSafe Jolts Thunderbolt SSD RAID With 1,000,000 Volts]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ioSafe-Thunderbolt-SSD-Megavolt-lightning,news-37530.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ioSafe-Thunderbolt-SSD-Megavolt-lightning,news-37530.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:10:00 CET Easily the most hair-raising demonstration in Las Vegas at CES 2012.]]> <![CDATA[Rocstor's Amphibious HDD Kicks Data Security Up a Notch]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Amphibious-HDD-Encryption-Data-Security-Protection,news-37518.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Amphibious-HDD-Encryption-Data-Security-Protection,news-37518.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:40:00 CET These guys don't mess around when it comes to protecting your data.]]> <![CDATA[OCZ Technology Reveals Chiron 4TB SSD]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/OCZ-Chiron-SSD-4TB-Enterprise,news-37515.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/OCZ-Chiron-SSD-4TB-Enterprise,news-37515.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:10:00 CET OCZ Technology reveals its Chiron 4TB SSD for Enterprise at CES 2012]]> <![CDATA[Verizon, Seagate Announce 4G LTE Mobile Wireless Storage]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Verizon-Seagate-4G-LTE-Wirless-Storage-Android,news-37500.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Verizon-Seagate-4G-LTE-Wirless-Storage-Android,news-37500.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:50:00 CET Verizon and Seagate are showcasing a portable storage device for smartphones and tablets that connects to Verizon's 4G LTE network.]]> <![CDATA[OCZ, Marvell Debut PCI Express Z-Drive R5 Solid State Solution]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/OCZ-Marvell-PCI-Express-Z-Drive-ssd,news-37499.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/OCZ-Marvell-PCI-Express-Z-Drive-ssd,news-37499.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:20:00 CET OCZ and Marvell team up to release the PCI Express Z-Drive R5 Solid State Solution]]> <![CDATA[OCZ Technology Reveals Indilinx Everest 2 Controller]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/OCZ-SSD-Indilinx-Everest-2-Controller,news-37493.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/OCZ-SSD-Indilinx-Everest-2-Controller,news-37493.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:10:00 CET OCZ Technology reveals its second generation Indilinx Everest 2 controller at CES 2012]]> <![CDATA[Crucial Announces Adrenaline SSD Cache Drive]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Crucial-Adrenaline-SSD-Cache-Intel-RST,news-37470.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Crucial-Adrenaline-SSD-Cache-Intel-RST,news-37470.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:10:00 CET Crucial has announced the release of its Adrenaline SSD Cache Solution designed to be used as a cache drive along with a standard mechanical hard drive. ]]> <![CDATA[OCZ's Deneva 2 mSATA SSD Approved for Intel Ultrabooks]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/OCZ-Deneva-2-mSATA-SSD-Intel-Ultrabook,news-37462.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/OCZ-Deneva-2-mSATA-SSD-Intel-Ultrabook,news-37462.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:10:00 CET OCZ's Deneva 2 mSATA SSD has met the requirements for use in Intel's 2012 Ultrabook]]> <![CDATA[HDD Makers Want Long-Term Contracts With PC Vendors]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/grey-market-one-year-contract-Seagate-Western-Digital-Thailand,news-37421.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/grey-market-one-year-contract-Seagate-Western-Digital-Thailand,news-37421.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:40:00 CET Hard drive manufacturers reportedly want PC vendors to sign a one-year contract, locking them at the current inflated price and volume.]]> <![CDATA[Zalman's F1 Series SSDs Hit the Market (in Japan)]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Zalman-F1-Series-SSD-SandForce-SF-2281,news-37411.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Zalman-F1-Series-SSD-SandForce-SF-2281,news-37411.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:10:00 CET Zalman's newest line of solid state drives, the F1-series, is slated for launch tomorrow in Japan.]]> <![CDATA[SSD Prices Falling Faster Than HDD Prices]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-hdd-solid-state-drive-hard-disk-drive-prices,news-37376.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-hdd-solid-state-drive-hard-disk-drive-prices,news-37376.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:10:00 CET Pingdom has posted a chart comparing the price decline of hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state disk drives (SSDs). ]]> <![CDATA[Super Talent Intros Storage POD Mini USB 3.0 External SSD]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Super-Talent-Storage-POD-Mini-USB-3.0-SandForce-SSD,news-37375.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Super-Talent-Storage-POD-Mini-USB-3.0-SandForce-SSD,news-37375.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:10:00 CET This external SSD features a max speed of over 260 MB/s when connected via a USB 3.0 interface.]]> <![CDATA[Seagate, WD Cutting Back on Hard Drive Warranties]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-western-digital-HDD-warranty-Thailand,news-37360.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-western-digital-HDD-warranty-Thailand,news-37360.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:10:00 CET Many drives from both hard drive manufacturers have been reduced down to one or three years.]]> <![CDATA[Intel Says SSD Sales Are Not Picking Up Yet]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-ssd-hdd-shortage-prices,news-37344.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-ssd-hdd-shortage-prices,news-37344.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:10:00 CET Common sense suggests that SSDs should have a great opportunity to reach more buyers once the current HDD shortage reaches through to the consumer with full force. ]]> <![CDATA[AMD CEO Says That There Are Enough Hard Drives]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-rory-read-hard-drive-shortage-intel,news-37330.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-rory-read-hard-drive-shortage-intel,news-37330.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:10:00 CET Intel just warned investors that the hard drive shortage caused by the Thailand flood has impacted processor sales and will lead the company to report a revenue shortfall of about $1 billion in the fourth calendar quarter. ]]> <![CDATA[Hitachi Confirms 4TB 3.5-inch HDD, Shipping Now]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Hitachi-4TB-HDD-Internal-Drives-3.5-inch,news-37322.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Hitachi-4TB-HDD-Internal-Drives-3.5-inch,news-37322.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:10:00 CET Shipping in limited quantities now, and worldwide early next year.]]>