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6TB helium-filled hard drives take flight, bump capacity 50%

Finding ways to use helium gas lets Western Digital to decrease power use by 23%

By Lucas Mearian

Nov 4, 2013 5 mins

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Toshiba launches 1TB laptop drive less than 1/3-in. thick

The new drive comes with four read-write heads

By Lucas Mearian

Oct 23, 2013 2 mins

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WD rolls out secure My Cloud drive, media hub

My Cloud allows users to transfer files between their Dropbox, SkyDrive and Google Drive accounts

By Lucas Mearian

Oct 2, 2013 5 mins

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Disk giants raise the hard-drive banner at a flash storage powwow

The newly formed Storage Products Association aims to raise the profile of spinning disks amid a flash craze

By Stephen Lawson

Aug 13, 2013 4 mins

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Western Digital releases its first 1.5TB mobile drive

Hard drive features industry's highest capacity for 9.5mm-high drive

By Lucas Mearian

May 21, 2013 2 mins

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Western Digital and SanDisk deliver their first hybrid drive

The WD Black SSHD read/write performance tops out at 450MB/350MB/sec, respectively

By Lucas Mearian

May 9, 2013 4 mins

Computers and PeripheralsData CenterWestern Digital

WD shrinks laptop drives to just 5mm thick

The new slim drives offer greater shock resistance for mobile applications

By Lucas Mearian

Apr 23, 2013 3 mins

Data CenterEnterprise StorageWestern Digital

WD releases first 12Gbps SAS SSDs

New solid-state drives aimed at supporting high-frequency trading and online transaction processing

By Lucas Mearian

Apr 9, 2013 3 mins

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Western Digital claims HDD capacity doubled with nanotech breakthrough

The nanotech discovery may lead to denser and denser HDDs

By Lucas Mearian

Mar 1, 2013 3 mins

Computers and PeripheralsData CenterWestern Digital

Hitachi unveils first 10K rpm 1.2TB hard drive

The Ultrastar C10K1200 offers 33% more capacity than previous model

By Lucas Mearian

Jan 29, 2013 2 mins

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Western Digital acquires Arkeia to boost SMB storage offering

The company also introduced the cloud-friendly Arkeia Network Backup version 10

By Mikael Rickna$?s

Jan 22, 2013 2 mins

EnterpriseEnterprise StorageSmall and Medium Business

Helium-filled hard drives may lift WD to the top

More than 100M helium-filled drives are expected by 2016

By Lucas Mearian

Jan 3, 2013 4 mins

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Articles

6TB helium-filled hard drives take flight, bump capacity 50%

Toshiba launches 1TB laptop drive less than 1/3-in. thick

WD rolls out secure My Cloud drive, media hub

Disk giants raise the hard-drive banner at a flash storage powwow

Western Digital releases its first 1.5TB mobile drive

Western Digital and SanDisk deliver their first hybrid drive

WD shrinks laptop drives to just 5mm thick

WD releases first 12Gbps SAS SSDs

Western Digital claims HDD capacity doubled with nanotech breakthrough

Hitachi unveils first 10K rpm 1.2TB hard drive

Western Digital acquires Arkeia to boost SMB storage offering

Helium-filled hard drives may lift WD to the top

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