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Fujitsu Japan today announced a new line of 2.5-inch drives. The new MBD2 RC and MBE2 RC series boast a speed of 10,025 and 15,000 RPM and Fujitsu claims that these drives are 60% faster than the current set of 2.5-inch drives. The drives use perpendicular magnetic recording, support 6GB/s SAS (Serial-attached SCSI) that allows [...]

 
At CEATEC, TDK revealed a new drive which makes Toshiba’s 1.8-inch drive a thing of the past. Because of the TMR head it uses, the TDK drives are able to store a whopping 260GB of data with a surface record density of 803 gigabits per square inch. That’s more than 400 gigabits per square inch [...]

 
Toshiba already has the credit of making the world’s first 1.8-inch 240GB PATA Drive and here is another feat which is also the world’s first. Toshiba has created its third generation 1.8-inch SATA drive (MKxx29GSG) boasting storage space up to 250GB. A user will now be able to experience fast transfer speeds given the SATA [...]

 
If you’ve an obsession for thin devices, then you’d be happy to hear about Buffalo Technology’s MiniStation Shinobi HDD. Its thickness measures just 5mm. MiniStation Shinobi USB HDD is a 1.8-inch SATA drive running at 4200RPM which is not a storage warehouse as the available variants will come in capacities of 30GB and 60GB. However, [...]

 
Toshiba announced their new HDD crammed up a mammoth 240GB of storage space in a 1.8-inch housing. The new model (MK2431GAH) holds 120GB on each platter present and uses mechanical and firmware design for durability. The drive is not the fastest of the lot (running at 4,200 RPM) but it proves to be 33 percent [...]

 
We knew Samsung’s 1.8-inch SpinPoint N2 drives were small enough to sneak easily into gadgets but selling these drives as external and measuring not more than credit cards is extraordinary. These USB powered drives are being sold in China (maybe even in Korea and Japan) in its signature glossy piano black finish. Looks are the [...]

 
There are already many players fighting for their share in the portable hard drive market and Toshiba comes up and throws out its 2.5″ trio offering. The colorful design is not only meant to show its aesthetic side but in fact it will signify how much storage it will carry. For instance, the Gecko Green [...]

 
If you were left unexcited with the recently announced LG XD1 portable HDDs, another Korean company, GDIS is offering the same solution albeit with some swanky body design. Dubbed as Spica art, it is in fact a floral design etched on a different combination of colors. These drives will come in 250GB and 320GB and [...]

 
Korea’s electronic giant, LG has unveiled its new line of portable HDDs known as the XD1. If you dig simplicity then this drive will appeal to you with its classy Sunrise Gradient look and an option of couple of hues like Black Pearl and Red Wine to spruce it up. Function wise, it has a [...]

 
Pictured above is a SATA HDD Dock from SSI computer corp. This too won an award at the Computex for design and it supports 3.5″ and 2.5″ SATA HDDs. Just put the drive in the cradle and make it work as a portable disk. More Computex coverage.