Hitachi has unveiled its third generation external storage solution with the release of the SimpleDrive external HDDs. These new external desktop drives come in standard 2 Terabyte capacities and 7,200 RPM which should be sufficient for speed and proper energy consumption when needed. Compatible with a MAC or PC, these new Hitachi hard drives come with the usual plug and play design to go with their anodized aluminum enclosure for efficient protection and performance. They are now available at OfficeMax stores and retail for $249.99. 500GB ($99.99) and 1 TB ($129.99) are likewise available.

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Toshiba unveils a new crop of high performing portable hard disk drives into the market which includes an HDD with half-terabyte capacity. These new HDDs under the Toshiba MKxx56GSY series boast of a 7200 RPM speed and a 2.5” thickness while at the same time adding a touch of eco-friendliness by reducing the use of toxic and hazardous chemicals.

The other features that these new hard disk drives offer include extended battery life at lower power consumption and faster start-up operations. The new Toshiba MKxx56GSY series HDDs are great for various uses that include productivity-oriented, data-intensive and gaming applications.

These new breed of HDD drives from Toshiba are already available and are scheduled to enter volume production by the fourth quarter of this year.

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Toshiba is not usually a brand you would associate with hard disk drives but it looks like they will have their first crack with the launch of external storage solutions. Toshiba launches new 3.5 HDDs for desktops which will come in 640GB and 1TB of storage. They can be connected with the usual USB interface and eSata.

Both drives will come with a software where users can easily backup their files. The 640GB HDD will cost around $129.99 while the 1TB costs $159.99. They are compatible with Windows and MAC computers.

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The Core i7 laptop is a much criticized laptop, mainly due to its lightweight feature as well as its one-hour battery. It also sports a non-mobile Core i7 processor and has a couple of features that can more or less give you an idea of this what this laptop will bring once it comes out in the market:

• 17″ display
• 11.9 pounds (5.4kg)
• Quad-core Core i7 processor
• 8GB DDR3 RAM
• 3 HDDs in RAID
• 12-cell battery (good for one hour)
• Blu-ray writer
• 4 USB 2.0 ports, 2 DVI-out, Firewire, parallel, and serial ports

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