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Hard drive manufacturer Hitachi recently announced a new range of hard drives intended primarily for laptops.
The specificity of these hard drives lies in their size, since they will measure only 7 millimeters thick. Available in 3 capacities - 250 GB, 320 GB and 500 GB - these hard drives all operate at 7200 rpm, have a S-ATA 6 Gbps interface and have a reduced consumption: 1.8 watts in read/write and 0.8 watts in standby.
Whether a consequence of the floods that affected "classic" hard drive manufacturers in 2011 or a favorable economic situation, the price of SSD hard drives seems to be decreasing endlessly in the United States.
Transcend has just announced the creation of very special SD memory cards. Named Copy Protection SD and micro SD, these new generation memory cards are equipped with a data protection system.
One day, your hard drive stops working.
Not being a computer scientist by trade, you rush to said computer expert to find out what's happening to your hard drive. They examine the precious storage of your years of photography, music, documents, and other photos. The verdict is final: your hard drive has failed.
It is then that you turn to a data recovery company - such as SOS Data Recovery - which informs you of the two possible types of failure: software or hardware.
Not having become a computer scientist in the meantime, you remain silent, not knowing what it's all about.
International manufacturer Intel finally unveils its first PCI-Express SSD, the SSD 910. Announced in 400 and 800 GB versions, which actually hide 448 GB and 896 GB of MLC-HET Flash - announced as more durable than classic MLC - this SSD hard drive uses a PCI-Express 2.0 x8 interface.
Following the floods in Thailand in 2011, global hard drive production was severely disrupted due to the presence of numerous hard drive manufacturer factories - such as Seagate or Western Digital - in the affected areas.
As a result of the floods that struck Thailand in 2011, the hard drive reserves of many computer manufacturers were depleted in the last quarter of 2011. Thus, at the beginning of 2012, many computer manufacturers no longer had enough storage devices to meet demand.
Manufacturer SanDisk, a global leader in flash memory cards, has announced the release of two new SSD hard drive models: the Extreme and the x100.
With the widespread adoption of smartphones, tablets, and other mobile computing devices that allow users to be reached, consult, and respond to emails virtually anywhere, companies are increasingly facing security problems.
Following the European Commission's approval of the acquisition of Samsung's hard drive division by the giant Seagate in October, the news was officially announced recently. According to the Commission, this acquisition does not create competition problems.
Transcend has just unveiled two new SDHC memory cards with 8GB and 16GB capacities. These two memory cards have relatively interesting transfer rates, as the manufacturer announces no less than 85 MB/s.
On the trail of illicit manipulations...
In the age of modern technology, SOS Data Recovery is involved in computer forensics, i.e., digital investigation on computer media.
With the evolution of computer technology, the development of new possibilities for using digital information has obviously led to the opening of new possibilities for illicit actions by malicious individuals.
Thus, it has become vital for both companies and judicial services to sometimes have access to the data contained on a computer medium.
Also affected by the floods in Thailand, the motor manufacturer Nidec, unlike the hard drive manufacturers, has restarted its factories since December 1st.
Nidec, which produces essential hard drive motors with its compatriot Minebea, is unfortunately very established in Thailand. This is a logical location since hard drive manufacturers are also very present in the Asian country.
The floods have consequently affected the entire sector, including manufacturers of the final product (Seagate, Western Digital, Toshiba, etc.) and manufacturers of fundamental parts such as Nidec and Minebea. Six out of ten factories that were hit by the floods have now restarted, and three others have had their production moved to other factories. However, this does not mean that the factories are running at 100% and no date for a return to normal has been given by Nidec.