Western Digital Scorpio Black 500GB Review (WD5000BEKT)
Although more than two years have elapsed since its public unveiling, the 320GB Western Digital Scorpio Black continues to hold the distinction of the fastest platter-only notebook drive we’ve tested at StorageReview.com. Sure, some SSDs have turned in better numbers, and the hybrid SSD/HDD Seagate Momentus XT even succeeded in besting WD’s long-running benchmark champion. But among pure HDDs in 2.5-inch format, the Scorpio Black has, against all odds, continued to rule the roost for what can fairly be described as an eternity in the world of technology.
Iomega Releases eGo USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
Iomega has updated its eGo portable external hard drives with USB 3.0 technology. The drives also feature hardware encryption and a rugged exterior designed to withstand abuse.
Buffalo Updates DriveStation NAS Line
Buffalo has refreshed their line of DriveStation Duo and DriveStation Quad NAS units and added a single-drive unit, DriveStation Axis.
OWC 40GB Mercury Extreme Pro SSD Launched
OWC has followed the path of other SandForce licensees and added a 40GB boot drive capacity to their Mercury Extreme Pro SSD line. The drive features 285MB/s peak read speeds and 270MB/s writes.
G.Skill Adds SSD Capacities, IcyDock Tool-Less Enclosure, Samsung Adds USB 3.0 to Externals, Sans Digital 8-Bay TowerRAID
In this news roundup G.Skill has added three capacities to their SandForce powered Phoenix Pro SSD line, IcyDock has a new USB 3.0 2.5" drive enclosure that's tool-less, Samsung has added USB 3.0 to their external drives and Sans Digital has a great-looking 8-bay RAID unit.
Although more than two years have elapsed since its public unveiling, the 320GB Western Digital Scorpio Black continues to hold the distinction of the fastest platter-only notebook drive we’ve tested at StorageReview.com. Sure, some SSDs have turned in better numbers, and the hybrid SSD/HDD Seagate Momentus XT even succeeded in besting WD’s long-running benchmark champion. But among pure HDDs in 2.5-inch format, the Scorpio Black has, against all odds, continued to rule the roost for what can fairly be described as an eternity in the world of technology.
Iomega has updated its eGo portable external hard drives with USB 3.0 technology. The drives also feature hardware encryption and a rugged exterior designed to withstand abuse.
In this news roundup G.Skill has added three capacities to their SandForce powered Phoenix Pro SSD line, IcyDock has a new USB 3.0 2.5" drive enclosure that's tool-less, Samsung has added USB 3.0 to their external drives and Sans Digital has a great-looking 8-bay RAID unit.