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ICY DOCK MB662USEB-2S-1 External Drive Enclosure Released

ICY DOCK has recently announced a new external hard drive enclosure, the MB662USEB-2S-1, which boasts improved looks and functionality over it’s predecessor. This new enclosure boasts dashing good looks, an all aluminum construction, an ultra quiet fan, and an internal shock absorbing cage for the occasional user error. It is also easier to use, requiring

Consumer

Seagate Updates Hard Drive Forecast

In a filing with the SEC yesterday, Seagate provided an update on their view of the hard drive shortage. Seagate confirmed their 180 million unconstrained demand number for hard drives in the fourth quarter of this year, and estimates the market will be able to deliver 110-120 million units of that demand. Of that Seagate

Enterprise  ◇  Server

Micron mSATA C400 SSD Coming Soon

Micron has pseudo-announced the mSATA C400 SSD designed for Ultrabooks and dual boot systems that have both a hard drive and an mSATA SSD used for caching. The discussion came at the Needham HDD and Memory Conference today as Micron spoke about their current line of products, along with future offerings including the mSATA C400

Enterprise

OCZ Provides Vision for Next Generation SSDs and Processors

At the Needham 5th Annual HDD & Memory Conference today, OCZ revealed a good deal of vision about what both consumer and enterprise customers can expect out of the company in the coming quarters. OCZ highlighted a number of new initiatives; like the first SSD to use TLC NAND hitting the market early next year, their

Enterprise

Seagate Kills Off Green Hard Drives, Plans to Launch Barracuda Hybrid Hard Drive

As part of today’s announcement of 1TB hard drive platters shipping in the 3TB Barracuda, Seagate also released news that they’ll cease production of their line of Green hard drives. Seagate also will be migrating the Barracuda XT line to a new Barracuda Hybrid line of hard drives, implementing the caching technology seen in their

Enterprise  ◇  Software

Synology Announces Three More 2-Bay DiskStations

Barely two weeks after releasing their high-performance two-bay DS712+ NAS, Synology has announced a set of new units designed to hit a broad spectrum of price points – the DiskStations DS212+, DS212, and DS212j. They start at $200, making an affordable entry point for home and small business use.

Enterprise

OWC Announces External Enclosures for MacBook Air SSD

OWC has announced a way for those that have upgraded their MacBook Air’s SSD to use the original drive as an external storage solution. Two new enclosures are available for the SSD from any 2010/2011 Apple MacBook Air.