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Rumor: Updated MacBook Pro units could arrive on March 1st

You’re eagerly waiting for the next MacBook Pro refresh. And it could happen on March 1st. A report from Danish blogger Kenneth Lund has claimed that Lund has had heard from retailers in the country that a limited supply of the new MacBook Pros will be available from March 1st. Last week, it was reported […]

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Western Digital Scorpio Black notebook drive now available in 750GB capacity, 7200 rpm speed

If you’re using your Mac notebook for video, gaming or graphics work, you’re going to want a spiffy hard drive. Per Macworld, Western Digital has announced that the latest hard drive in its Black series is ready and shipping. The WD Scorpio Black is a 2.5″ SATA hard drive, now available in 160, 250, 320, […]

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Hitachi announces Z5K500 500GB notebook hard drive

Electronics giant Hitachi has announced the industry’s highest density, single-platter hard disk drive that has an areal density of 636Gbit/inch, almost 100Gbit per square inch more than its closest competitor. Per Macworld, Hitachi’s 2.5″ in 5400-rpm Travelstar Z5K500 laptop drive is only 7mm in height. The drive is the industry’s highest capacity, single-platter hard disk […]

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Seagate announces one terabyte 2.5″ notebook hard drive

Hard drive manufacturer Seagate on Monday announced the industry’s first 2.5″ enterprise-class drive with one terabyte of capacity, or about 60% more could be stored previously. Per Macworld, the next generation Constellation hard drive allows a standard 2U (3.5-in high) storage array to store up to 24TB, and a full server rack to store up […]

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hard drive Hardware Review

Review: 120GB Mercury Extreme Pro 2.5″ Notebook Drive

Maybe it’s part of getting older. When the idea of solid state hard drives first emerged a few years ago, there was some hesitancy on my part. Not quite the smashing of all available nearby looms, but some hesitancy. This was a new thing, a hard drive made entirely of flash memory with no moving […]