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Friday 28 March 2014
HDD vendors promoting ultra-slim models
HDD vendors have been promoting 5mm ultra-slim HDDs for ultrabooks, 2-in-1 devices and above 10-inch tablets, with Dell, Asustek Computer and Lenovo expected to be initial adopters...
Tuesday 25 March 2014
Western Digital expects growth in surveillance HDD demand
Western Digital expects demand for surveillance hard disc drives (HDD) to grow 10% within the next 3-5 years and the growth will be contributed mainly by the Asia Pacific market,...
Wednesday 12 March 2014
WD tiered portfolio of hard drives helps storage solutions providers address big data
For the purpose of achieving an optimal price/performance ratio, the only viable storage option for corporations performing data and system backup is traditional rotating magnetic...
Monday 25 November 2013
Western Digital pushing new hybrid drive technology to niche markets
Western Digital has developed a new hybrid drive technology, integrating an 120GB solid state drive (SSD) and an 1TB hard disc drive (HDD) into a 2.5-inch hard drive. The company...
Friday 25 October 2013
Western Digital expects new acquisition to benefit SSD business
Western Digital has recently completed the acquisition of server flash memory maker Virident Systems, spending US$685 million. The acquisition is expected to help strengthen the hard...
Monday 30 September 2013
Taiwan market: Western Digital opens customer service center
Western Digital has announced the establishment of its first customer service center in Taiwan, aiming to help consumers get their after-sales services as soon as possible.
Thursday 30 May 2013
WD Green hard drives win best choice award at Computex Taipei 2013
May 28, 2013 — WD, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and world leader in storage and connected-life products, today announced that its WD Green desktop 3.5-inch hard drives...
Tuesday 28 May 2013
WD to demonstrate solid state hybrid drive and 5 MM technologies in tablet, thin and light devices at Computex Taipei 2013
IRVINE, Calif. – May 22, 2013 – WD, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and world leader in storage and connected-life products, today announced that it will demonstrate...
Friday 4 January 2013
Helium-filled hard drives could lift Western Digital above competition in enterprise market, says IHS
Western Digital's upcoming line of high-efficiency and super-capacity helium-filled hard disk drives (HDD) could elevate the company to the top of the enterprise HDD space, according...
Monday 29 October 2012
Western Digital expected to turn conservative about HDD shipments in 4Q12
With hard disc drive (HDD) maker Western Digital has recently announced its latest financial report with a shipment drop, sources from the HDD-related industry expect the company...
Thursday 20 September 2012
WD expected to start production of 5mm HDDs at end of 2012, say Taiwan makers
Western Digital (WD) has unveiled 5mm-thick hard disk drives (HDDs) and hybrid HDDs and originally planned to begin volume production in early 2013, but due to positive response from...
Wednesday 29 August 2012
Western Digital shakes off Thailand flood impact, retakes HDD market lead in 2Q12, says IHS
Six months after losing the top spot in the global hard disk drive (HDD) segment due to the flooding disaster in Thailand, Western Digital in the second quarter recovered its market...
Wednesday 13 June 2012
High prices generate record revenues for HDD market in 1Q12, says IHS
The global hard disk drive (HDD) industry surged to record revenues in the first quarter, thanks to higher average selling prices that compensated for the wreckage and loss in shipments...
Wednesday 21 December 2011
HDD industry to be dominated by Western Digital, Seagate
In the wake of Seagate's completion of acquisition of Samsung Electronics' hard disc drive (HDD) business, industry observers believe the HDD industry will be dominated by Western...
Thursday 8 December 2011
Western Digital to set up SSD R&D center in Taiwan
Western Digital is set to establish an R&D center in Hsinchu, Taiwan, focusing on solid state drives (SSD) and will recruit about 50 engineers from Taiwan, according to the com...