Japan-based hard disc drive (HDD) motor supplier Nidec has announced that it has already resumed production in its Thai Ayutthaya plants. Production was halted last month when flooding struck the area, destrupting much of the world’s hard drive supply. While some hard drive manufacturers escaped direct flooding, they still relied on parts such as motors
OCZ reported their second quarter 2012 financial results today, with not surprisingly, SSDs leading the way. The SSD business for the quarter took in a record $71.1 million, an increase of 252% compared with Q2′ 2011 SSD revenue of $20.2 million, and a 3% increase compared with Q1′ 12 SSD revenue of $69.1 million. Total revenues were a
It’s not even Halloween yet, but the holiday shopping season has begun for manufacturers of computer peripherals. Western Digital is announcing today that it’s updated its Mac-centric "My Passport" line of portable hard drives. The line is divided into two models: the "My Passport Studio" and the "My Passport for Mac."
Samsung has introduced two new optical drives: the USB-powered SE-506AB slim Blu-ray writer for Macs and PCs and the SE208BW DVD writer. What makes the SE208BW special though is that it is a dual-purpose optical drive and wireless access point.
Corsair has added 60GB and 90GB capacities to their family of Force GT and Force 3 SSDs. The 90GB drives are the first SandForce SF-2200 SATA 6Gb/s SSDs to ship thus far. While they may be small in capacity, these SSDs still offer tremendous speeds, with the 60GB Force GT cranking out 555 MB/s reads.
Amazon