LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra

LaCie has updated its Little Big Disk Quadra by offering a new 1TB version that will accompany the 400GB and 500GB versions. It will retain the following specifications :-

• 1 x eSATA 3Gbits port
• 2 x FireWire 800 ports (FireWire 400 compatible)
• 1 x Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port
• Aluminum heat sink design
• 16MB cache

The 400GB, 500GB and 1TB models will retail for $429.99, $429.99 and $699.99, respectively.

source ubergizmo

The World's Fastest, Largest Capacity 2.5'' SSD, by Samsung

Samsung announced the development of the world’s fastest, largest capacity 2.5’’ SSD, MLC-based with SATA II interface. It provides a 256GB capacity, with a reading speed of 200MBps and writing speed of 160MBps. It's also very thin, only 9.5mm, and measures 100.3x69.85mm.
Taipei, Taiwan, May 26, 2008 - Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced today that it has developed the world’s fastest, 2.5-inch, 256 Gigabyte (GB) multi-level cell (MLC) based solid state drive (SSD) using a SATA II interface at the fifth annual Samsung Mobile Solution Forum held at the Westin Taipei Hotel. Samsung’s new 256GB SSD is also the thinnest drive with the largest capacity to be offered with a SATA II interface.

With a sequential read speed of 200 megabytes per second (MB/s) and sequential write speed of 160MB/s,
Samsung’s MLC-based 2.5-inch 256GB SSD is about 2.4 times faster than a typical HDD. Furthermore, the new
256 GB SSD is only 9.5millimeters (mm) thick, and measures 100.3x69.85 mm.

Once introduced, the Samsung’s 256GB SSD will mark the largest capacity SSD from the global market leader in SSD sales, effectively eliminating density as a barrier to SSD adoption in the consumer space.

“With development of the 256GB SSD, the notebook PC is on the brink of a second stage of evolution. This change is comparable to the evolution from the Sony Walkman to NAND memory-based MP3 players, representing an initial step in the shift to thinner, smaller SSD-based notebooks with significantly improved performance and more than ample storage,” said Jim Elliott, vice president, memory marketing, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.

Through major advancements in proprietary controller technology, Samsung’s new MLC 256GB SSD, besides being comparable in speed to an SLC-based SSD, also boasts reliability equal to that of SLC SSDs, with a mean time between failures (MTBF) of one million hours, while costing considerably less. Power consumption is also exceptionally low at 0.9 watts in active mode.

In addition, the drive offers a sophisticated data encryption process that prevents data stored on the SSD from being accessed in an unauthorized manner, even after the SSD is removed from the PC.
Overall, the number of computing units in which SSDs are being offered is expected to increase dramatically once Samsung’s previously announced 128GB SSD and the new 256GB SSD are launched. At present, Samsung is actively involved in high-capacity SSD design-in activities for all of the top PC and server manufacturers from the U.S., Asia, and Europe.

Samsung is expected to begin mass producing the 2.5-inch, 256GB SSD by year end, with customer samples available in September. A 1.8-inch version of the 256GB SSD is expected to be available in the fourth quarter of 2008.

According to a Q1 2008 report by the semiconductor market research firm iSuppli, the SSD market will grow at an annualized average of 124 percent during the four-year period from 2008 until 2012. iSuppli now projects SSD sales to increase by an additional 35 percent in 2009 over what it projected last year, 51 percent more in 2010, and 89% more in 2011, and continue to show dramatic increases in subsequent years.

source akihabaranews

64 GB USB Flash Drive

64 GB USB Flash Drive
The first affordable 64 GB USB flash drive at the price of flash drives half its size...

And yes, it is GB (gigabyte)!

14+ DVD's of Data Storage on Your Key Chain ...

Imppressive storage capacity for your key chain. Storage space equals the space of close to 15 DVD movies. Cary 15 DVD's of data on your key chain. Finally a 64 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive that you can afford, giving you huge storage capacity for your pocket.

Wow... amazing size... ^_^ imagine, that you don't need to cary a dvd case to bring 15 DVD.

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Desktop Consolidation Is Life!

You've got your external hard drive over here, your portable DVD-ReWritable over there. Thumbdrive mounted on your USB hub over there, and two different kinds of media card readers. Grumblecakes! Look at all those wires and power supplies! We feel your pain, and are here to help. Behold, the Media Tank!

As its name implies, this thing looks nice and solid. Designed as an enclosure, you can mount your own 3.5" IDE hard drive and your own 5.25" optical drive in the case, and have it all accessible via USB. On top of that, there is a handy 6-in-one memory card reader mounted right up front where you need it. There's even a spare USB slot so you can plug in your thumbdrives

• Supports all your USB 2.0 external storage devices in one housing.
  • 5.25" ODD ( Optical Disk Drive )
  • 3.5" HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
  • 6-in-1 card reader (CF I/II, MD, SD, MMC , MS/MS PRO)
  • One USB 2.0 port
• Easy installation
• Soft-start circuit design to prevent surge current from damaging installed drives
• Cooling fan and aluminum heat sink design for maximum heat dissipation
• High speed USB 2.0 interface
• PC and Mac compatible!

source thinkgeek.com

Satiate Your Portable Storage Hunger

Here at ThinkGeek we don't fool around when it comes to portable storage. So trust us when we say the T.One is the mack-daddy of USB thumb drives. You get 5 or 12 gigs of storage and high-speed USB 2.0 transfer speeds in a sleek case less than 2 inches square. How do you cram a boatload of storage into such a small package? Amazingly, each T.One Microdrive has an eensy weensy hard drive inside. Buy one and dominate over your co-workers in the office thumb drive smackdown.

Product Features

• High Capacity and Tiny Size
• Internal 1" Hard Drive
• 180 Degrees Rotational USB Interface
• Blue LED Denotes Power and Flashes with Disk Activity
• High-Speed USB 2.0 Interface (Backwards Compatible with USB 1.1)
• Works with Windows, Mac and Linux OS
• 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty

Product Specifications

• 5 or 12 GB Capacity
• 12 GB Features Aluminum Case
• 3,600 rpm drive speed
• Sustained Data Transfer Rate - 8.8MB/sec
• Weight (5 GB) - 1.5 ounces
• Weight (12 GB) - 1.2 ounces
• Dimensions (5 GB) - 47.84 mm (W) x 16.20 mm (H) x 47.58 mm (D)
• Dimensions (12 GB) - 75 mm (W) x 33 mm (H) x 10 mm (D)

source thinkgeek.com