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Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04: Yesterday saw the release of Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" so I grabbed myself a copy of the .ISO and took a look. So, what's it like? First impressions Hardy Heron is what I've come to expect from an Ubuntu release. ...; Tags: Ubuntu, Western Digital Corp., PIII System, Video Cards, Memory, Processors, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-04-25
XP SP3 performance gains - Nothing to write home about: Those who believed that Windows XP Service Pack 3 would provide the aging OS with a performance boost may well be disappointed. My benchmark tests show that the application of XP SP3 makes negligible difference to system performance. The Test Systems For this round...; Tags: Hard Drive, Result, Performance, Western Digital Corp., RAM, Performance Management, Microsoft Windows XP, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Western Digital VelociRaptor hard drive: Western Digital VelociRaptor hard driveHeat sinkI like how they used the extra space as a heat sink. Definately out of my price range for a hard drive thoughguess I can't put this in my laptop.I'd probably have to sit it a bucket of ice to keep it cool.It might be...; Tags: hard drive, Western Digital VelociRaptor, Western Digital Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-22
Western Digital VelociRaptor hard drive: Western Digital have started shipping the company's fastest drive yet - the VelociRaptor. The VelociRaptor, model WD3000GLFS, is a 10,000RPM, 300GB drive. It differs from the existing Raptor models not only in the capacity (the largest Raptor has only 150GB of storage) but also in fact that...; Tags: Hard Drive, Western Digital Corp., Serial ATA, Games, Notebooks, Retail, Storage, Hardware, Personal Technology, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-04-22
On the test bench - AMD 'Spider' Phenom 9600-based system: Today I'm going to be spending some time fitting up a new system on the test bench - this one is an AMD "Spider" Phenom 9000-based system. I've read the reviews and been through the benchmarks but I want to get beyond that and find out how this platform feels and...; Tags: ASUS, Western Digital Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Serial ATA, Chipsets, Ethernet, Video Cards, Storage, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Networking, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-12-18

Technology's natural state: Duopoly (or close to it): The merger of Activision and Vivendi to create a video game juggernaut on par with Electronic Arts was the big news over the weekend, but from a high level it's more of the same: Another tech sector and another duopoly in training. The Activision-Vivendi deal, announced Sunday, is being...; Tags: Security, Google Inc., Duopoly, VMware Inc., Western Digital Corp., Microsoft Corp., Technology, Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-12-03
Western Digital raises the mobile HDD bar to 320GB: Western Digital raises the mobile HDD bar to 320GBWhere can we buy?Is the drive currently available from any retailer? I can't find it listed for sale on-line so far... but you obviously had one before you wrote your article.JohnNot shippingI can't find any stores that have this drive available (including...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Western Digital Corp., hard drive, mobile, WDC; Discussion threads 2007-11-16
Western Digital raises the mobile HDD bar to 320GB: It's actually more like 300GB after formatting and accounting for the marketing effect* but either way Western Digital has shipped the mother of all notebook hard drives the Scorpio WD3200BEVT. *A common marketing ploy by hard drive manufacturers is to calculate the size of a hard disk by using...; Tags: Hard Drive, Notebook, Mobile, Problem, Apple MacBook, Western Digital Corp., WD3200BEVT, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-11-16
Photos: Dissecting a hard drive: Western Digital invites CNET News.com's Erica Ogg to rip apart its 160GB "Scorpio" hard disk drive. by CNET News.com; Tags: Hard Drive, Western Digital Corp., Photograph, News.com, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2007-11-09
Western Digital 'GreenPower" drive halves power consumption: Western Digital 'GreenPower" drive halves power consumptionGreatAll I need is that second revision to Intel's Micro ITX board and I am read to build.RE: Western Digital 'GreenPowerHow can Weenie George have 6 positive votes thumbs up with NOT A SINGLE POST!George and ZDNet are now using the thumbs up to...; Tags: GreenPower, Western Digital Corp., power consumption; Discussion threads 2007-10-19
Western Digital 'GreenPower" drive halves power consumption: The Western Digital "GreenPower" WD10EACS 1 terabyte hard drive is one the cheapest hard drives you can buy at this capacity ($300 including shipping) but it's also the most energy efficient. The drive has a technical specification of 4 watt idle which I measured fluctuating between...; Tags: Power Consumption, Western Digital Corp., Watt, Seagate 7200.10, Performance Management, Storage, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-10-19
To RAID 0 or not to RAID 0?: To RAID 0 or not to RAID 0?its called Acronis True ImageBoth Raid0 and not, acronis has saved my butt twice. Occasionally save your entire disk image to a netowrk share with Acronis, and leave your worries behind.RE: To RAID 0 or not to RAID 0?I've found that assigning...; Tags: Storage, RAID 0, RAID; Discussion threads 2007-10-05
MioNet (exe): MioNet is the first and only virtual workplace that makes remote access and file sharing truly seamless, simple, and secure. Anything you want (documents, music, photos, and Webcams) on any of your computers running MioNet regardless of where they are physically located, is at your fingertips. And you can access...; Tags: Remote Desktop, Western Digital Corp., Computer, MioNet, Productivity, Firewalls, Networking; Software downloads 2007-10-02
WD Improves Productivity and Cuts Phone Costs With VoIP Communication: Western Digital WD, a leading hard drive manufacturer, employs more than 45,000 people in 38 offices around the world. Frequent travel and geographic distance make it challenging for employees to communicate - and the sheer size of manufacturing facilities often make it difficult to locate people. To overcome these obstacles,...; Tags: Solution, Phone, Unified Communications, Western Digital Corp., Microsoft Corp., WD, Telephony, E-mail Servers, VOIP, Groupware, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Telecommunications; Case studies 2007-10-01
Who makes the best hard drives?: Who makes the best hard drives?I cannot think of a time where a blogger ....... at zdnet has spread more bunk about an industry then you have with your vendetta against disk drive manufacturers. For the most part there are very few issues with disk drive reliability. Even...; Tags: Storage, hard drive, Seagate Technology LLC, Maxtor Corp., Western Digital Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-07-11
Western Digital MyBook World Edition NAS server: The Western Digital MyBook World Edition NAS drive makes remote access and file sharing a breeze. The 500GB single-drive version costs $380, making it a cost-effective solution for network backup and sharing. Unfortunately, it's one of the slower drives we've tested and doesn't include a print server or a media...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Backups, Network technology, MyBook World Edition, software, Western Digital Corp., MioNet, Western Digital MyBook, server; Product reviews 2007-05-14
Western Digital Raptor: Hi-res image of the Western Digital WD740 Raptor.; Tags: Western Digital Corp.; Image galleries 2007-02-26
Seagate net income crashes after Maxtor buy: Seagate net income crashes after Maxtor buyWow, that was the act of someone with a Mental HandicapSo... Seagate, I have one question for you... What the #@#% were you thinking again?What was the point to purchase Maxtor,apart from whining that their net profit intake was so low?Also, why Maxtor?...; Tags: Branding, net income, Western Digital Corp., income, Seagate Technology LLC, Maxtor Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-08-09
Attention hard drive manufacturers! Most people believe that a kilobyte is 1,024 bytes!: It seems that the hard drive maker Western Digital has caved in and will offer free software to some 1 million consumers in order to resolve a class-action lawsuit that alleged that hard drives sold stored less information than promised. To resolve this class-action, Western Digital is to give...; Tags: hard drive, Western Digital Corp., megabyte, kilobyte; Blog posts 2006-06-29
TechRepublic Pro FastGlance: Western Digital Lighted Combo Hard Drive: If you need to quickly add storage to your workstation and want to jazz it up at the same time, then the Western Digital Lighted Combo Hard Drive might be for you. This FastGlance looks at the product and tells you what to expect when you take it out...; Tags: Hard Drive, Western Digital Corp.; Download resources 2005-12-21

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Western Digital Corp.: Western Digital designs, develops, manufactures and sells hard drives. A hard drive is a device that uses one or more rotating magnetic disks to store...; Western Digital Corp. company page on BNET »