http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/device.available.with.1tb.disk/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/laciesml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />LaCie on Tuesday introduced the LaCinema Classic HD, a media server capable of full 1080p video playback. Users can connect an HDTV using a standard HDMI cable, while Composite connectors are also available. Multichannel DTS audio is supported, sent via HDMI or a dedicated S/PDIF optical port. A 1TB hard drive is integrated for storing movies, music or photos, while a USB 2.0 connection is provide... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/device.available.with.1tb.disk/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/hdd.claimed.to.transfer.at.625mb.s/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/buffalosml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Buffalo Technology has introduced the DriveStation HD-HXU3, a new series of external hard drives featuring USB 3.0 interfaces. The high speed connection option is claimed to support transfer rates of up to 625MB/s, beating USB 2.0 and even FireWire by a considerable margin. Users can still connect using the current USB standard, however the transfer rates drop to approximately 480Mb/s.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/hdd.claimed.to.transfer.at.625mb.s/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/new.organization.options.global.search/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/pogosml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cloud Engines on Friday introduced the second-generation Pogoplug, along with a variety of new features for storing and sharing multimedia. The hardware features the same plug-and-play capability of the original, but adds several USB ports to allow connection of up to four external hard drives without using a dedicated USB hub.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/new.organization.options.global.search/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/drives.geared.for.thin.notebooks.ultraportables/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/toshsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toshiba has expanded its line of small hard drives with several 1.8-inch offerings featuring capacities up to 320GB. The MKxx33GSG series is available in 160GB, 250GB, and 320GB sizes, each based on dual-platter configuration. The drives feature a 16MB cache buffer, 5,400RPM spindle speed and transfer rates of up to 830Mb/s.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/drives.geared.for.thin.notebooks.ultraportables/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/16/half.terabyte.capacity.in.a.25.inch.hdd/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/toshibasml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toshiba has debuted a new line of hard drives, the MK5056GSY series, that expands the company's notebook offerings to included a 7200RPM model with 500GB capacity. The drives are claimed to transfer data at 1,255Mb/s, a 23 percent improvement over the earlier versions.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/16/half.terabyte.capacity.in.a.25.inch.hdd/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/03/on.the.go.portable.drives.reach.750gb/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/owc750-story-03.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />OWC has launched new 750GB notebook drive products. The new capacity drives arrive in bus-powered On-The-Go Pro models, with three connectivity options. The top-of-the-line triple interface offers FireWire 800/400 and USB 2.0 connections, while a dual-interface FireWire 400/USB 2.0 and a USB 2.0-only version are available for reduced pricing.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/03/on.the.go.portable.drives.reach.750gb/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/02/myservice.upgrades.mbp/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/myservice-story-01.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple service provider MyService has launched a 750GB MacBook Pro hard disk upgrade. The company is providing round-trip shipping, installation of the drive, and full data transfer. In particular the new drive is a 5400rpm Scorpio Blue model from Western Digital. Its height slightly exceeds the standard 9.5mm for 2.5-inch drives, but still fits in the computers accepted by MyService.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/02/myservice.upgrades.mbp/ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/01/hitachi.500gb.notebook.hdd/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0908/hitachihd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hitachi has expanded its Travelstar line of 2.5-inch hard drives with the 7K500 series, available in capacities up to 500GB. The new drives represents the company's highest capacity notebook storage without sacrificing the 7200RPM speed and 16MB cache. Media transfer rates have been increased to 1245Mb/s, approximately 16 percent faster than the 7K320-series drives.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/01/hitachi.500gb.notebook.hdd/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/19/padlock.secure.drive.ships/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/aegispadlock.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apricorn has released its Aegis Padlock Secure Hard Drive, a portable storage system. The drive features a keypad that is used to input custom PIN numbers, protecting the device's content from being accessed by intruders. Users also have a choice between an AES-128 or 256 bit encryption to keep data safe. The device utilizes a USB 2.0 cable and is cross-platform compatible.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/19/padlock.secure.drive.ships/ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/19/mbp.firmware.update.20/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/mbp-topview.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple on Wednesday released Hard Drive Firmware Update 2.0, which addresses issues with 7200-rpm, 500GB MacBook Pro drives. Users were reporting that their computer would freeze for several seconds, before beeping and clicking. These are reportedly signs of overworked reading mechanisms. Apple released a statement last week saying it was working towards a solution to the problem.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/19/mbp.firmware.update.20/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:10:00 GMT