Seagate Launches First Successful Hybrid
The first hybrid drives that came out a few years ago didn’t offer much of a performance boost. Now Seagate is trying again to give us the best of both worlds with its new Momentus XT, a roomy 500GB...
View ArticleProblems with Momemtus XT SSD/HDD Hybrid
The critically acclaimed SSD/HDD hybrid Momentus XT from Seagate – a combination of a 7,200rpm hard drive and 4GB of SLC NAND flash – that we mentioned a while back appears to be stuck with some...
View ArticleSamsung Sells HDD Production to Seagate – Launches SSD Venture
The storage giant Seagate is taking over Samsung’s hard drive division and initiates a partnership with the Korean company in current SSD, hybrid storage and flash memory technology. The rumor that...
View ArticleHard Drive Prices, Warranties Decline
Hard drive prices went through the roof after flooding in Thailand a couple of months ago, but now they appear to be on the decline again. Unfortunately, warranty periods are also declining for many of...
View ArticleOne Terabit per Square Inch
The good-old mechanical hard drive is not quite dead yet. SSDs will probably never beat it in one area, namely cost per GB. Recent developments from Seagate may cement this advantage, since the company...
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