Hitachi TravelStar 7K500 2 TB 7200 rpm Black from WD Key Power Over eSATA from Kanguru

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Hitachi TravelStar 7K500   Posted on 03/09/2009 at 14:11 by Marc - source: Hitachi

	Hitachi has announced the release of a 500 GB 2.5" hard drive with an SATA 3 GB/s interface. Designed for notebooks, this 7200 rpm drive should be energy efficient, with Hitachi having announced consumption at 0.69 watts on standby and 1.8 watts when reading/writing. The TravelStar 7K500 also has DBE encryption technology. When this option is activated, the hard drive encodes all the data that comes from the system when written on the drive. When in read mode, the drive decodes the data so that the system can understand it. This operation is not supposed to have any impact on system performance as it is all managed by the drive controler. The Travelstar 7K500 will be widely available as of this month with capacities of 120 GB, 160 GB, 250 GB and 500 GB. As of November, Hitachi will also be selling its new drive in an EA – Enhanced Availability – version with capacities from 160 to 500 GB.

2 TB 7200 rpm Black from WD   Posted on 03/09/2009 at 14:03 by Marc - source: Guru3D

	Western Digital has announced two 2TB 7200 rpm hard drives: the WD Caviar Black 2 TB and the WD RE4 2 TB. Both have a cache of 64 MB, four 500 GB platters, an SATA 3 GB/s interface and a 5 year guarantee. These drives have a double controller that is supposed to maximise performance and the IntelliSeek, StableTrac and NoTouch functions. The Caviar Black has been designed for the general public and the RE4 has an MTBF extenstion of 1.2 million hours. The 2 TB Caviar Black has been announced at 275 euros.

Key Power Over eSATA from Kanguru   Posted on 03/09/2009 at 13:41 by Marc - source: Kanguru

	The American company Kanguru has announced an eSATA flash drive with a Power Over eSATA interface. This means it doesn’t need any additional power supply. Kanguru supplies an eSATA bracket with the key that you can, if need be, connect to an SATA port in your motherboard. So as to conserve compatability, the key also has a USB2.0 connection. Tests carried out on the net reveal max write speeds of 45 MB/s and reads of 75 MB/s. The Kanguru e-Flash is 89x24x7mm high and weighs 22 grams and is available in 32 and 64 GB versions at $119.95 and $199.95 respectively.