In consideration of mass transition to solid-state drives by large customer groups, HDD developers are deep in their thoughts about the way to promote their products. Indeed, the era of desktop computers is gradually sinking into oblivion, since more and more users give preference to more advanced compact devices, such as pads, mobile gadgets, etc., which require SSD integration. Still, analysts from some leading IT bureaus give promising forecasts for HDD industry for the upcoming four years.



According to their researches, HDD market will not die but, quite the contrary, will see a significant boost with the hit of supply in 2016. The end of 2012 is not far off, but it's already possible to estimate the overall delivery volumes by a few global HDD manufacturers. Thus, Toshiba, Western Digital and Seagate will increase the rate of supply at more than 4%, as compared with 2011, delivering 502.5 million drives. This index will rise approximately to 575 million items till 2016.
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Recently at CES 2017, the Dell Co. has introduced P2418HT and P2418HZ monitors.



P2418HT is also called Dell 24 Touch Monitor and possesses a touch screen, and P2418HZ is otherwise named Dell 24 Monitor for Video Conferencing and is equipped with everything required for respective activities, like, for instance, a 2.1 MP IR-webcam, another IR-camera, two omnidirectional microphones and two embedded speakers with overall capacity of 10 W. Dell P2418HT has a glare filter and recognizes up to 10 taps at a time.


Both specialties feature 23.8” Full HD IPS-panels, the 250 cd/m2 brightness factor and the 1000:1 contrast ratio. Besides, these devices cover 83–84 % of the CIE 1976 colour gamut.


The interface is represented by one DisplayPort 1.2, one D-Sub, one HDMI 1.4, two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports.


P2418HT and P2418HZ will come in retail in the USA on the 12th of January. The first model costs approximately $400, and the second – about $330.

The ASUS Co. engineers have spent more than half a year for testing the vendor’s specialty, and finally customers may expect ZenScreen MB16AC delivering launch.



A new ASUS ZenScreen resembles a 15.6” tablet, but is a portable monitor without OS and sensory input support. Like a tablet PC display, it has a foldable covering and an image rotation function. A hole in the framework is intended for a ZenScreen Pen, which can act as an optional monitor bearer. The device is pretty heavy (800 g) and has the following dimensions: 359.7 × 226.4 × 8.0 mm. It can be easily carried in narrow sections of a bag.


ASUS MB16AC features 1920x1080 pixels resolution, an IPS matrix, 220 cd/m² brightness, as well as 800:1 static contrast ratio. The ASUS flicker-free and ultra-low blue light technologies protect users’ eyes from harmful impact.


The specialty by ASUS is equipped with a hybrid USB Type-C port, which allows video/power transmission. Usually the display requires 8 W of …