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Toshiba's new 2.5-inch AL13SE hard drives: up to 900GB of 10,500RPM storage
A 2.5-inch drive spinning at speeds up to 10,000RPM? Sure, we've seen it before, but only with enough room for 600GB worth of data. Toshiba, however, has trumped its forebears by upping the capacity to 900GB with its new 2.5-inch HDD, dubbed the AL13SE. 300GB, 450GB and 600GB flavors are offered as well, and all of them spin at up to 10,500RPM and promise a 32% increase in sustained transfer rates over previous-gen drives. Additionally, the AL13SE sends and receives data via a 6Gbps SAS 2.0 connection to make life easier on IT guys than those SATA drives most of us use. Unfortunately, Tosh isn't telling how much the new drives will cost, nor when they'll be available for purchase, but you can dig into all the drive details you can handle in the PR after the break and at the source link below.
I-O Data intros HVR-HD600LE 600GB DVR
We wouldn't have dreamed of saying this a short while ago, but with 800GB DVRs from the likes of Pioneer and 1TB models from Hitachi and Sony, I-O Data's announcement of a 600GB DVR seems only marginally impressive. On the upside, the HVR-HD600LE is fairly affordable, comparatively speaking, at ¥49,800 (about $430 US) or ¥94,800 ($816 US) if you buy a pair -- cause, you know, 600GB will only give you 62 hours of digital HD terrestrial broadcast video recording. The DVR is equipped with FireWire for connecting two units together, and to your TV or HD tuner, but unlike some other high-end DVRs, however, I-O Data's doesn't include a DVD recorder. Obviously we're waiting for a DVR with a Blu-ray or HD DVD burner (or both), but until then we can look for this one to start shipping by the end of the month. In Japan, of course.[Via AV Watch]
