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Seagate Technology PLC, a leading producer of storage devices, is announcing that it has achieved the major milestone of shipping their 10 millionth solid-state hybrid hard drive (SSHD). Seagate was an original pioneer of hybrid drive technology, and produced the world’s first SSHD. Seagate’s demand for the SSHD has risen significantly over the last two years, as it offers the …

MyDigitalSSD is announcing their new Super Cache 2 (SC2) mSATA 6 Gb/s SSD, a lower cost solution where PC users are able to achieve system performance comparable to that of an SSD, without giving up the larger capacity of an HDD.  Current notebook and desktop motherboards are increasingly being outfitted with an extra mSATA slot, allowing the SC2 to be …

ADATA Technology, a global producer of high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash storage devices, is announcing the launch of their new Premier Pro SP310 mSATA solid state drive (SSD).  Geared toward users who are seeking a more economical means to upgrade to SATAIII (6 Gb/s) specifications, the SP310 can also be used as a caching SSD paired with a traditional HDD via its support for Intel …

Toshiba Electronics Europe is announcing the launch of their next generation of solid state hybrid drive (SSHD) that combines the large capacities of an HDD with the speed increases of an SSD.  The new versions merge 8GB of NAND flash memory with up to 500GB of HDD rotating disc storage in a 2.5″ X 7mm form factor.  These lower profile …

WD, a Western Digital company, and SanDisk Corporation, a world leader in flash memory products, are announcing that the two companies have collaborated to bring to market SSD / HDD hybrid storage drives. These hybrid drives will combine best-in-class flash memory technology from SanDisk with best-in-class hard drive technology from WD. This powerful combination will greatly improve PC user experiences …

Seagate has announced the newest version of their Momentus XT, which is in a laptop-friendly 9mmm 2.5 inch form factor. Utilizing Seagates FAST Factor technology and Adaptive Memory, these drives blend HDD capacity and SSD speed in a nice small package. One of the hottest trends right now in Solid State Storage utilization is caching and hybrid devices, yet Seagate …