Western Digital Buys Rival Hitachi
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: March 7, 2011Filed under: Alternative News
Western Digital has recently announced that they have agreed to buy rival Hitachi Ltd, according to a recent article posted on Bloomerg the deal is worth roughly $4.3 billion. The two companies have been competing for years, however the market…
Western Digital WDBAAA5000ABKWM: User Reviews
By: Alan Ng | Posted: November 16, 2010Filed under: Computers, Hard Drives
If you are currently in need of a portable storage facility to keep all of your personal files and media in one easy-to-access place, you might want to check out one of the cheapest and most popular drives on the…
Western Digital Caviar Black & RE4: 2TB Hard Drive Reviews
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: December 10, 2009Filed under: Computers, Storage
Recently we have seen more and more 2TB hard drives emerge, HotHardware has just received two new Western Digital 2TB models, these are the RE4 2TB and the Caviar Black 2TB.
Western Digital TV Live HD: Firmware Update Causing Major Problems
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: December 7, 2009Filed under: Alternative News
If you own a Western Digital TV Live HD media box you may want to steer clear of installing their most recent firmware update, according to a recent post on SlipperyBrick this update is causing many users major issues.
3TB Hard Drives: Coming Soon
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: November 16, 2009Filed under: Alternative News
Its not been a huge amount of time since we first saw hard drive manufacturers first release 2TB drives, however there is now speculation surrounding the release of 3TB hard drives.
Western Digital Release their first 10,000rpm 2.5″ SAS Hard Drives
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: November 3, 2009Filed under: Computers, Storage
Western Digital have now launched a new 2.5 inch hard drive, this drive is the company’s first 2.5 inch drive with a 10,000RPM spindle-speed which uses the SAS interface.
Western Digital Live TV Player: HD playback and 1080p support
By: Alan Ng | Posted: October 13, 2009Filed under: Electronics, High Definition
Storage specialists Western Digital have just announced details for their new Live TV HD Media Player, which is now available to buy in-stores or online over in the UK.
Western Digital: 1TB mobile drive launched
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: July 30, 2009Filed under: Computers, Storage
Approximately two and a half years ago we saw the first Terabyte sized hard disk drive emerge, now we are seeing the World’s first Terabyte 2.5 inch drive emerge. The drive is called the WD (Western Digital) Scorpio Blue 1TB.
Seagate and Western Digital’s new 2TB Drives
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: July 22, 2009Filed under: Computers, Hard Drives
Both Seagate and Western Digital have released new 2TB drives, these drives have been designed to use less power by spinning slower and producing less heat. ComputerWorld have ran a head to head comparison of the drives performance. Both drives…
2TB Western Digital My Book series released
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 26, 2009Filed under: Computers, Hard Drives
If you are in the market for a new Western Digital single-disk My Book external hard drive, then you will pleased to know that the storage solution company has upgraded the range to a 2TB capacity. To put this in…
Western Digital Corp. to lay off 2,500 workers
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: December 17, 2008Filed under: Computers
Western Digital Corp. has announced that they are to layoff about 2,500 of their workers, as well as cutting the outlook of the fiscal second quarter. WD had said on Wednesday that the layoffs will amount to at least 5…
Western Digital Introduces 500GB My Passport Drives
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: September 15, 2008Filed under: Computers, Storage
Western Digital (WD) has just introduced the all new 500GB My Passport drives today, well what we really meant to say was, they are shipping the 500GB My Passport portable USB My Passport drives. You can get your hands on…
Hands on: Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition External 2TB HDD
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 29, 2008Filed under: Computers, Storage
Our thirst for storage space in our homes is far greater than it ever has been; this is a result of all of us moving over to the digital age. Western Digital understands this, which is why they have the…
Western Digital VelociRaptor: fourth generation hard drive
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 26, 2008Filed under: Computers, Hard Drives
Western Digital launched a 10,000 RPM hard drive some time ago now; they are now into their fourth generation with the VelociRaptor. When it comes to performance from a hard drive, no one comes close to Western Digital’s Raptor Series….
Western Digital (WD) launches new My Passport Elite Portable USB Hard Drives
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: March 26, 2008Filed under: Computers, Hard Drives
This is Western Digital’s (WD) brand new My Passport Elite portable USB hard drives, you can see a photo of them above and they look simple, stylish and easy to carry. The My Passport Elite will come in two sizes,…
