FCPA’s entry into the high-capacity 2.5″ SATA arena emphasizes its enterprise-readiness with a design intended for 24×7 operation and compensation for the vibration often found in multi-drive setups. Fujitsu Announces 200GB¹ 2.5″ 5400 RPM SATA Hard Disk Drive With Rotational Vibration Compensation Designed for 24×7 Operation For Industrial and Enterprise Applications Sunnyvale, CA, July 24,

WD’s first terabyte drive is one a bit off the beaten path. Citing growing consciousness for the environment as well as cost of ownership accounting that affects bottom lines, the firm today introduces its “GP” (GreenPower) series of drives. Pointing out that CPU manufacturers have shied away from brandishing specs such as gigahertz, WD likewise

Augmenting its consumer-oriented 750-gig offering, WD today takes the wrap off of the RE2 WD7500AYYS. Like the Caviar SE16, the RE2 offers 750 gigabytes of capacity spec’ed with an 8.9 ms seek time, 16 MB buffer, 3.0 Gb/sec interface, and NCQ. WD ANNOUNCES 750 GB ENTERPRISE-CLASS SATA HARD DRIVES WD RE2 750 GB Hard Drives

With today’s introduction of its Ultrastar C10K147, Hitachi throws its hat into the 2.5″ “small form factor” (SFF) arena and joins competing products from Seagate and Fujitsu. In part driven by the continuing maturation and acceptance of the SAS interface (which continues to displace the disparate 80-pin SCA-style and 68-pin SCSI connector styles with a

Seagate today finally marks its long-awaited entry into the one-terabyte drive arena. Manufactured around a 4-platter design (as opposed to the 5 platters found in the already-shipping Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000), the new drive will be available as a consumer oriented unit, the Barracuda 7200.11, and an enterprise-targeted Barracuda ES.2. With this new generation Seagate makes

Packing 334 GB per platter, the F1 achieves its massive 1-terabyte capacity utilizing just 3 discs. Like the Deskstar 7K1000, the series ups the ante with a 32 MB buffer. With a 1.2 million hour MTBF spec, the F1 also represents Samsung’s first foray into the enterprise-class SATA drive market. SAMSUNG’S NEW ONE TERABYTE HARD

Some SR readers may recall how Seagate introduced the Cheetah 10K.7 as the last 10K RPM Cheetah, ceding sub-15K operation to its 2.5″ Savvio and SATA nearline-oriented drives. Today, however, the firm backpedals… somewhat. The Cheetah NS takes the basic mechanical and electrical platform introduced by Seagate with the Cheetah 15K.5 and shaves the drive’s

It’s the one that just won’t go away! Topics and inquiries pepper the SR discussion forum on a regular basis regarding pros and cons, configuration, RAID levels, etc. Thus, it might be time to remind readers of some standing resources here at SR that aim to assist readers with everything RAID: Front and center is

On the entry-level front, Seagate recently announced its low-profile Barracuda ST3250x10AS series, units that utilize ever-maturing perpendicular magnetic recording technology to achieve a 250-gigabyte capacity through the use of a single platter. Seagate goes on to mention that these platters will form the basis for a yet-to-be-announced terabyte unit. As usual, SR readers have already