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Drobo, XP Users: Beware of 4K “Advanced Format” Drives!
Western Digital is first to bring "Advanced Format" 4k-sector drives to market, but buyers should beware of installing them in old systems! Personal computer hard disk drive access methods have...
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Drobo Adding 4K Drive Support – What About Everyone Else?
Western Digital is first to market with "Advanced Format" 4K-sector drives, but when will vendors support them? A few weeks ago, I wrote about the new generation of hard disk drives that use 4K sectors...
View ArticleTaming Monster Disk Drives: 3 TB and Beyond!
Fast-forward 6 months into the future! You just bought a new hard disk drive from Seagate or Western Digital. Rather than sticking to the basic 1 TB model, you opted for a brand-new 3 TB whopper. You...
View ArticleFeed Your Drobo: 1 TB WD Green SATA Drive, $55.49
It seems like my Drobo is always hungry. I’ve got all four slots stuffed with 1.5 TB drives right now, and the Western Digital Caviar Green is one of my favorites. It’s quiet and draws just a little...
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Hitachi GST Joins WD On The “Advanced Format” Hard Disk Drive Bandwagon
Advanced Format is on the rise, with Western Digital and now Hitachi GST supporting the 4K drive addressing method Given the IDEMA’s statement that all drive makers will transition to Advanced Format...
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Forecasting Seagate’s Next-Generation Momentus 5400.8 Family
Seagate's massive 1000 GB laptop drive is almost here, packing almost 800 Gb per square inch! Seagate is one of the world’s most-successful hard disk drive companies, consistently ranked first in...
View ArticleBack From the Pile: Interesting Links, March 4, 2011
I spent this week at the 2011 Microsoft MVP Summit in Redmond, WA. It was an excellent trip, full of great information that I can’t talk about: Microsoft is the only company I have an NDA with! But I...
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How To Open a Seagate GoFlex Desk Hard Disk Drive Case
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 3 TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive STAC3000101 The other day, I bought 6 TB of storage for under $300. This statement alone is startling to folks like me who have been...
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No More Green Drives from Seagate
The Seagate GoFlex Desk already ships with the new Barracuda ST3000DM001 drive! Today, Seagate consolidated three sub models of the Barracuda hard disk drive line into one. The new Barracuda is a 7200...
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