LaCie has recently introduced the 2big Thunderbolt Series. It comes in either 4TB and 6TB storage capacities for $650 and $850, respectively. We first saw this at the CES last month but it’s only now that it’s ready for shipping. Read more
LaCie outs 2big Thunderbolt Series Storage
February 15, 2012
Sandisk Outs Extreme SSDs For The Rest of Us
February 15, 2012
That is if the rest of us want to shell out twice as much as a terabyte SATA hard drive and want a speed boost to our aging computers. You see, hard drives we’ve all grown with come with moving parts which make data read time a lot slower, compared to the likes of Sandisk’s Extreme SSD, which in its solid state utilizes a 6GB/s SATA speeds. Yes, the per gigabyte price versus speed boost debate is still hot – Sandisk Extreme SSD in 120GB comes with a $189.99 price tag while 240GB comes in for $399.99. And if that’s not enough solid state goodness for you, a 480GB variant for $749.99 is also available.
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Angry Birds USB Flashdrives: Yet another inspired geeky gadget
January 20, 2012
I’m slowly getting annoyed seeing more Angry Birds products. At first, it was cute but now, I’m getting sick of ‘em. But you know, the famous birds won’t go anywhere anytime soon. EMTEC has even came up with something new for the geeky Angry Birds fanatics: Angry Birds USB drives. Read more
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Sony outs new high-speed SD memory card
January 16, 2012
Sony has introduced a new SD memory card over at the CES. It didn’t make it big in the news but this one is the company’s latest flagship series. This one is ideal for DSLRs because it’s UHS-I compatible (ultra-high speed interface). Read more
Budweiser USB Drive won’t get you drunk
December 30, 2011
Where will you be this New Year’s Eve? I bet you’ve already planned to go out of town to catch some really cool fireworks display or perhaps just stay at home and get wasted. I’ll be staying home but will not drink, maybe eat, be merry, and sleep. Read more
eGo iPhone Case comes with a USB Stick
December 28, 2011
I don’t remember the last time I used a USB stick or flash drive because most of the file transfer I do now is online. But then I still have a few that’s been sitting on my drawer. I buy any USB drive that I find cute and quirky. I think my next purchase will be this USB case from Ego & Company. Read more
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Apple buys SSD maker Anobit for $500 million
December 21, 2011
Apple recently purchased Israeli flash-chip company Anobit for $500 milion. The deal between Apple and the MLC NAND flash chip designer aims to further the SSDs being used by the former in their products. Read more
Seagate to Cut Warranty to Some HDDs
December 19, 2011
Now you really have to cross your fingers for your Seagate hard drives to work longer. Seagate has announced that it will cutting warranty length to some of its HDD models. Read more
Western Digital recovering after the flood
December 5, 2011
Almost a month ago we mentioned how the Thailand flood affected HDD production. As one of the biggest producers of hard disk drives in the world today, the halt in production could mean other manufacturers also affected. Good thing that within less than a month, Thailand is quickly recovering. Western Digital has continued its operation, thanks to the power being restored and flood water being drained and pumped out. Read more
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Seagate rolls out Momentus XT 750GB Hybrid SSD+HDD
November 30, 2011
I’m on the lookout for a new storage drive. Believe it or not, it’s on top of my Christmas wishlist for this year. I prefer it to be a wireless storage hard drive that I can connect to a media player. This way, I could play movies and shows directly on to the TV. Read more
