Foreword

Now it's hard to imagine, but in 2000, hard drives with a capacity of 10 GB were considered normal. But even then the words "Seagate" and "BarraCuda" were well known and symbolized quality and reliability. Seagate retained its reputation to this day, when due to high-speed Internet access, the lack of hard disk space became a problem affecting almost all of us.

 

For those who remember ten-gigabyte times, the output of the new Barracuda hard drive is a thousand times more impressive - 10 terabytes. It's still the same usual size - all this incredible amount of information can be saved in a standard 3.5-inch desktop computer slot. It’s real magic!


Main Features

Interface - SATA 6Gbps

DRAM Cache - 256MB

Platter Rotation - 7,200 RPM
Sequential Performance - 220 MB/s
Load Cycles - 300,000

Workload Rate Limit (TB/year) - 300

Part Number - ST10000DM0004

Warranty - 5-Years

 

Closer View

The Seagate …

Gigabyte is going to introduce one more entry-level graphics solution that corresponds to the updated Nvidia GeForce GT 640 series. Entitled Gigabyte GeForce GT 640 (GV-N640D5-2GI), the card employs GK107 GPU, running at 1046 MHz frequency instead of the preceding 900 MHz. The core, developed under 28 technological process, utilizes 384 CUDA cores.



It’s necessary to underline that the new-comer differs by the availability of 2 GB memory, whereas all etalon models take 1 GB only. Memory is represented by 64-bit GDDR5 chips that run at 5010 MHz effective frequency, if compared with 1800 MHz frequency that DDR3 modules demonstrate.


GV-N640D5-2GI comes with an improved design of PCB where a brand Ultra Durable 2 concept has been incorporated. This concept implies the employment of a high-quality hardware base, involving durable solid-state capacitors, transistors with low channel resistance RDS (on), and ferrite throttles with reduced power loss. Traditionally, the model …

Solid-state drives with mSATA interface have become an efficient tool for the improvement of laptops and nettops performance. Kingmax has joined the ranges of companies that develop SSD technologies in mSATA form-factor. Its fresh model line, MMP20, is primarily targeted at the small form-factor systems and hybrid solutions like HDD+SSD. The SSD model line features ‘Premium Selected’ certificate and has undergone thorough testing challenges.



Kingmax mSATA MMP20 is a compact and effective solution not only for laptops and desktop systems, but also for embedded systems like tablets. Kingmax SSDs comply with JEDEC MO-300B requirements and have SATAII 3 Gb/sec interface. They are furnished with a controller which optimizes the memory monitoring to ensure the most appropriate performance and reliability. SATA interface is called to align the connection between the flash-memory and host-system; this is supposed to improve data reading and writing speed, OS and applications …