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Maxtor loses its CFO--again

October 14, 2004 It's the second time this year the disk drive maker has seen its CFO resign. TAGS: Maxtor, CFO, disk drive maker, drive maker, disk drive

Hard-drive makers enjoy price bumps

May 20, 2005 Demand for high-capacity drives in digital video recorders, set-top boxes and other consumer devices leads to slight price rise. TAGS: drive maker, average selling price, Seagate Technology, iSuppli Corp., set-top box, video recorder, set-top, digital video, DVR, consumer electronics, recorder, hard drive

Disk drives to stop shrinking

January 12, 2005 Gear such as MP3 players with tiny drives are all the rage, but drive makers say their platters cannot get much smaller. TAGS: drive maker, flash memory, disk drive, Hitachi Ltd., size, Apple Computer, MP3 player, hard drive, MP3

Maxtor chief calls it quits

November 15, 2004 Executive holding three top slots resigns from ailing disk drive maker. TAGS: Maxtor, disk drive maker, drive maker, disk drive, CEO

SmartDisk expands hard-drive line

October 20, 2004 The disk drive maker has unveiled three palm-sized portable hard drives. TAGS: SmartDisk, disk drive maker, drive maker, disk drive, portable hard drive, FireWire, hard drive

Hitachi sues maker of tiny drives

January 8, 2005 Hitachi Global Storage Technologies sues for infringement of multiple Hitachi patents relating to hard-disk drives. TAGS: Hitachi Ltd., Cornice Inc., drive maker, Seagate Technology, hard drive

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, disk drive maker, Western Digital, distributor, warranty, Maxtor, disk drive, OEM, retailer, hard drive

HP signs up new LightScribe licensees

May 23, 2005 Drive makers Panasonic and Pioneer Technology are among those to back technology that uses laser to etch labels onto CDs and DVDs. TAGS: LightScribe, licensee, drive maker, Pioneer Electronics, laser, label, HP, Panasonic, CD, DVD

Big challenges for small drives

September 22, 2004 Miniature drives can continue their success in consumer devices but must get roomier, more rugged and more efficient, industry experts say. TAGS: drive maker, Hitachi Ltd., disk drive, live streaming, Seagate Technology, PMP, Toshiba, hard drive, manager, vision, challenge, cell phone, Apple iPod, vice president, conference, Apple Computer

A divide over the future of hard drives

August 23, 2006 Room temperatures should derail the current line of disk drive development soon, so changes are coming. TAGS: grain, Hitachi Ltd., drive maker, disk drive, Seagate Technology, hard drive

Seagate cranks up notebook drives to 160GB

January 17, 2006 Hard drive maker starts shipping its first drive for notebooks based around perpendicular recording techniques. Photo: Seagate's mighty Momentus drive TAGS: Seagate Technology, drive maker, notebook computer, rate, technique, hard drive

Seagate drives, both big and small

June 14, 2004 Company's new drives are designed for PCs, servers and consumer electronics devices. TAGS: Seagate Technology, drive maker, ATA, Hitachi Ltd., consumer electronics, storage capacity, CompactFlash, Serial ATA, capacity, hard drive, electronics, notebook computer, pricing, server, interface, USB

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

Mac drive makers help stamp out FireWire flaw

October 31, 2003 A number of hard-drive manufacurers release patches designed to prevent a glitch that has caused some FireWire 800 drives to lose data when used with the new version of Mac OS X. TAGS: Oxford Semiconductor, Panther, FireWire, firmware, drive maker, LaCie, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, patch management, chipset, hard drive

Samsung working on tiny drive

September 30, 2004 The 0.85-inch diameter drive is a candidate for cell phone storage, but can the product compete against flash memory? TAGS: Samsung Electronics, drive maker, flash memory, Toshiba, cell phone, mobile phone, hard drive, Apple iPod, PC

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

Here comes the terabyte hard drive

January 5, 2007 With a terabyte drive, consumers can store 250,000 MP3 songs, enough for two solid years of listening without a single repeat. Photos: Hitachi's terabyte drive TAGS: terabyte, Hitachi Ltd., gigabit, drive maker, gigabyte, Seagate Technology, capacity, hard drive, MP3, photograph, video

The face of a kinder, gentler Seagate

November 3, 2006 newsmaker The disk drive maker's CEO, Bill Watkins, explains why hard drives are profitable again. TAGS: Bill Watkins, Seagate Technology, drive maker, disk drive, war, DVR, hard drive, CEO
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