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Hitachi announces 500GB, 7mm, 7,200 RPM Z7K500 notebook hard drive

On Wednesday, Hitachi announced the release of its 500GB Travelstar Z7K500. Per Electronista, the drive is the first to hit a half-terabyte at the slimmer 7mm height while keeping a full 7,200RPM spin speed and just one drive platter. Along with being the first to have both a 6Gbps SATA3 connection and a 32MB buffer, […]

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Accessory hard drive News

Western Digital debuts My Book Thunderbolt Duo drive at Macworld/iWorld Expo

Ok, the Thunderbolt peripherals have sort of trickled out the gate as opposed to a mighty torrent. This may be changing as hard drive and accessory maker Western Digital introduced its first Thunderbolt-equipped drive at Macworld|iWorld on Thursday. Per Electronista, the My Book Thunderbolt Duo uses the fast 10Gbps port to feed two 3.5-inch hard […]

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iMac News

iMac 2TB hard drive build-to-order delay reduced to 2-4 weeks

Hang on a bit longer and you’ll get the 2-terabyte internal hard drive you want. Per AppleInsider, custom-built iMac desktops with 2-terabyte hard drives now have a shipping estimate of 2 to 4 weeks, suggesting Apple has seen its stock of high-capacity hard drives improve. The story broke a week ago that Apple’s build-to-order iMacs […]

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Seagate announces 750GB Momentus XT hard drive, combines HDD, SSD features on same unit

This could smack of the nifty. Per Engadget, hard drive manufacturer Seagate has released its 750GB Momentus XT, a hybrid HDD/SSD unit with a conventional 742GB hard drive attached to 8GB of NAND flash memory. The unit boosts a speedy SATA III 6Gb/s interface and promises to cut boot-up and lag times compared to a […]

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MacBook Pro News

Apple quietly releases updated MacBook Pro notebook models

Well, this one came by surprise. Per AppleInsider, with no mention of the update, Apple on Monday improved its MacBook Pro lineup with slightly faster Intel processors, as well as new graphics processors and larger hard drives in some models. The new entry-level MacBook Pro now sports a 2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 CPU. It […]