As we mention on our last podcast, several users were frustrated to find that WD Red NAS drives they purchased were SMR when they thought they were CMR. SMR is a technology that can introduce more capacity onto a platter, as well as introduces performance differences, particularly in writes. WD has responded through its blog,

WD is demonstrating the first PCI Express hard drives at Computex Taipei, which takes place on June 3rd through the 4th. WD’s prototype introduces the new SATA Express interface, a form of PCI Express technology, which is available on the recently launched Intel series-9 chipset motherboards. The SATA Express interface offers a path to improved speeds, lower power consumption,

Seagate announced that it started shipping the Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (Seagate Desktop HDD.15), the industry’s only 4TB, 4 platter desktop hard drive with 1TB on each platter. Designed with home, SOHO, workstations and small businesses in mind, the drive is an update on what was previously called the Seagate Barracuda. Seagate claims that the

The 4TB WD Black is Western Digital’s top-capacity and top-performing 7,200 RPM client system hard drive. The standard 3.5" form factor is designed to provide bulk storage for desktop use, while still offering top class performance. WD is using their standard five platter design for the 4TB Black (note: Caviar has been dropped from the

It’s an interesting decision – WD is expanding their low-power 3.5" hard drive offerings with a second line at the same time Seagate  exists the "green" market, claiming low-power drives aren’t really all that beneficial or quite frankly, special. The Western Digital Red family of hard drives is designed for the 1 to 6 bay

Hitachi continues to innovate in large-capacity hard drives, and it is easy to see from products like the Deskstar 7K4000 why Western Digital found Hitachi’s hard drive division an attractive acquisition. The 7K4000 provides four terabytes (TB) of storage at 7200RPM, and like the Deskstar 5K4000 which we recently reviewed, the 7K4000 uses a five

Shrinking dimensions in the ultrathin computing market have threatened to push hard drives to the side in favor of higher performing and more battery friendly SSDs. At only 7mm high and featuring a new single-platter design, Western Digital’s updated Scorpio Blue hard drive line is engineered for maximum mobile appeal for those who still need

WD has its eyes on seizing some of the ultrabook storage market from SSDs with the new Scorpio Blue hard drive. At 7mm / 2.5 inches and engineered especially for mobile use, the Scorpio Blue makes a compelling case for why hard drives will remain relevant even with the slimming dimensions of 2012’s mobile market.

Hitachi has announced their next generation enterprise hard drive, the Ultrastar 7K4000. The most obvious change is the 1TB capacity bump over the Ultrastar 7K3000, but this is no insignificant matter. The 33% capacity boost in the same 3.5″ form factor gives enterprise users the opportunity to lower their cost/GB as the new Ultrastar 7K4000