Big and fast: New hard drives from Western Digital, Toshiba

Big and fast: New hard drives from Western Digital, ToshibaMunich  - Caviar Black is the name of the new hard drive series from hardware maker Western Digital. The drives offer 750 Gigabytes (GB) or 1 Terabyte (TB) of storage space. The 3.5 inch SATA hard drives offer speeds of more than 7200 RPM and boast 32 megabytes of cache RAM.

They are priced at 135 and 195 dollars, respectively.

Toshiba claims to have set a new capacity record for 1.8 inch hard drives. Its new MK1617GSG hard drive can hold 160 gigabytes. The SATA hard drive works at speeds of 5400 RPM, the company says. The fast storage unit is expected to be used in high-end laptops. (dpa)

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