Toshiba’s Storage Products Business Unit of Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc., a committed technology leader, announces four new large capacity nearline hard disk drives (HDDs), including the first self-encrypting models in the company’s enterprise capacity-optimized storage lineup. The 3.5-inch 7,200 rpm MG Series includes both SATA models — the MG03ACA400 and the MG03ACA400Y — and SAS models — MG03SCA400 and the MG03SCP400 — and all deliver 4TB of storage, the company’s largest capacity to date.

As businesses work to keep up with the explosion of unstructured data, large capacity HDDs are crucial for IT systems designed to organize and access the growing pools of valuable information. The massive capacity of the MG Series is perfectly suited for RAID storage and arrays, tiered virtual infrastructures for public and private cloud deployments, archives, and disk-based backup and data protection solutions. The robust 24x7 design and massive capacity provide the cost-effectiveness required for business-critical servers and external storage systems, including NAS, SAN and tiered storage deployments for large enterprises, as well as for direct-attached storage in general purpose servers and SMB-oriented systems and applications.

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I-O Data Japan sent out a couple of press releases this morning, announcing its new BDXL compatible 16x Blu-ray Disc writers. Like Buffalo's latest offerings, the internal BRD-S16X and external BRD-UT16X appear to be based on an LG design. Both drives are capable of 16x BD-R (with Sony 6x BD-R media), 12x BD-R DL, 6x BD-R LTH, 2x BD-RE and 2x BD-RE DL writing speeds and can write to triple- (100GB) and quad-layer (128GB) BD-R media at 6x and triple-layer (100GB) BD-RE media at 2x. They also offer support for Millenniata's M-DISC technology which uses an inorganic rock-like material to provide up to 1000 years of  permanent data storage.

Both drives comes bundled with WinDVD 10, Roxio Creator BD and Nero Essentials 12. The BRD-S16X and BRD-UT16X are scheduled to ship in late December and are expected to retail for about 13,600 Yen ($166US) and 18,900 Yen ($231US), repsectively.

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ADATA Technology, a leading manufacturer of high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash storage application products, today announced the release of the DashDrive Durable UD310 USB Flash drive, a handy and rugged addition to the company’s portable storage portfolio.

The advantages of USB Flash drives lie in their ability to provide instant accessibility to a wide range of USB compatible devices, while simultaneously giving the user reassurance that his/her valuable data is protected at all times. The UD310 is manufactured through a special chip-on-board (COB) process, resulting in high water and impact resistance for the drive. A sparkling jewel-like faceted end-cap highlights the ultra-small and extremely portable design that takes up no space when used in a laptop or desktop. It allows for the unlimited sharing of pictures, music and videos, making the UD310 an ideal accessory for Ultrabook computers and many slim and sophisticated electronic devices.

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All the spotlights are now focusing on the surge of Ultrabook, Team Group, the leading brand names in the world in memory storage, is rolling out the new Team Ultra L2 SSD. Only 7mm in thickness, it is the most compact model in the market.  It can be installed on the new generation of Ultrabook with ease, improving significantly the booting speed and read-write performance.  The model provides substantial battery life and shock resistance.  It is like a size of featherweight boxer packed with heavyweight champion performance.  It is the ultimate upgrade choice for your Ultrabook.

Team Ultra L2 SSD is equipped with synchronized Flash cell management technique that improves the response of computer effectively while enhancing multitasking processing functions.  Team Ultra L2 SSD is loaded with SATA III 6Gb/s interface and 4-channel transmission capability.  The maximum sequential read/write speed goes up to 450MB/s and 350MB/s, respectively, measured by reliable speed testing programs (CrystalDiskMark and AS SSD Benchmark).  4k random read/write speed reaches as high as 9400IOPS, showing high-speed and fluent transmission capability.  Full supports for Win7 Trim command, S.M.A.R.T and NCQ hard drive testing are provided.  Low power consumption not only helps save power but also improves the efficiency of computer system.  Team Ultra L2 SSD comes with 32GB, 64GB and 128GB, enough to satisfy demands of all levels.

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