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Western Digital to enter minidrive arena

January 20, 2005 Hard drive maker plans to start shipping a one-inch product in the second quarter. TAGS: Western Digital, hard drive

Hard drive summons up memory power

January 6, 2004 Western Digital introduces a plug-in hard drive that reads eight memory card types, a sign that the external drive market is heating up. TAGS: Western Digital, Media Center PC, memory card, external hard drive, hard drive, research company, digital camera, USB, camera, PC

Maxtor ships multimedia-friendly drive

August 18, 2004 The new DiamondMax 10 drives are designed to help people run multiple applications, such as games and music, without overwhelming their PC system. TAGS: Maxtor, Western Digital, Seagate Technology, multimedia, desktop computer, PC, games

Hard-drive maker aims to serve India better

April 2, 2004 Western Digital is investing in call centers in India to better serve customers there. TAGS: Western Digital, India, worker, hard drive

Western Digital to buy component maker

July 24, 2003 The hard drive maker will acquire the assets of Read-Rite, a manufacturer of hard drive components, for $95 million in cash. TAGS: Western Digital, component maker, Thailand, disk drive, bankruptcy, manufacturing, head, hard drive, acquisition, asset, notebook computer, retailer, California, server, PC

Minidrive maker Cornice slapped with another suit

June 30, 2004 Start-up is victim of patent-infringement suit, as it looks to grab more of white-hot market for music-player drives. TAGS: Cornice Inc., Western Digital, patent infringement, Quantum Corp., Seagate Technology, Maxtor, music player, lawsuit, patent, suit, hard drive, consumer electronics, electronics

Home storage to bolster hard-drive growth

June 29, 2005 The days of the 2-terabyte machines could happen as early as 2009, research firm IDC predicts. TAGS: Western Digital, terabyte, disk drive, hard drive, research company, photograph, PC

Seagate ships new consumer drive

August 29, 2003 The hard-drive maker says it is shipping the first consumer-electronics drives that use a new industry standard for data streaming. TAGS: Seagate Technology, DVR, Western Digital, digital video recording, digital video, streaming video, consumer electronics, industry standard, hard drive

Storage giants to push hybrid hard drives

January 4, 2007 Seagate, Hitachi, Samsung, Fujitsu and Toshiba partner to promote combo of flash chips and magnetic platters. But where is Western Digital? TAGS: Hitachi Ltd., Western Digital, memory chip, flash memory, Seagate Technology, hard drive, Fujitsu, alliance, Toshiba, Samsung Electronics, laptop computer

Seagate ups drive warranties to five years

July 26, 2004 Longer warranty for internal drives shipped through distributors and retailers should pressure rivals, analyst says. TAGS: Seagate Technology, drive maker, Western Digital, disk drive maker, distributor, warranty, Maxtor, disk drive, OEM, retailer, hard drive

Tough times for hard-drive companies, report says

May 27, 2004 Hard disk drive makers face an "extremely competitive pricing environment" and grim profit prospects, Credit Suisse First Boston says. TAGS: Credit Suisse First Boston, Maxtor, competitive pricing, disk drive, Western Digital, Seagate Technology, enterprise, hard drive, pricing, IBM Corp.

Drive maker files counterclaims in patent suit

August 18, 2004 Cornice blasts Seagate's suit over patents for tiny hard drives used in portable gadgets. TAGS: Cornice Inc., Seagate Technology, disk drive, Western Digital, drive maker, Colorado, patent

Samsung driving forward

October 8, 2004 With its shipments jumping last year, the company is no longer playing the role of bottom-feeder in the disk drive industry. TAGS: Samsung Electronics, disk drive, Western Digital, shipment, notebook computer, Toshiba, cell phone, electronics, researcher, hard drive, leader, Apple iPod, U.S.

Drive maker Maxtor to ax hundreds of jobs

July 2, 2004 More hard times for a hard-drive maker as Maxtor sends out a second-quarter warning and says it will make job cuts. TAGS: Maxtor, Cornice Inc., Mark Miller, Seagate Technology, drive maker, Western Digital, disk drive, research company, hard drive

Bright future for disk-drive industry?

September 11, 2003 Despite a sluggish PC market, the hard-drive industry has managed to turn profits and is poised to continue enjoying good times, company leaders and analysts say at a conference. TAGS: Mark Miller, Bill Watkins, drive maker, Western Digital, disk drive, density, video recorder, personal video recorder, Maxtor, Seagate Technology, supply chain, profit, hard drive, conference, recorder, supplier

Midlife crisis for the hard drive

August 11, 2003 After years of doubling the amount of data that can be crammed onto a hard-drive platter, the pace is starting to slow. TAGS: Ashok Kumar, drive maker, disk drive, Western Digital, density, Hitachi Ltd., hard drive, capacity, music player, PC
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