Hard Drive

- Non-volatile storage, stores even when powered down
- Data stored on spinning platter
- Records data as binary digits, 0 or 1
- A 1 terabyte hard drive will store approximately 1 trillion bytes, although operating systems will generally only make 90-95% of this available.

Data Storage

A hard drive is a device for long-term data storage. It features a spinning platter upon which data is digitally encoded. Massive amounts of data can be stored on modern hard drives, exceeding 1 TB of capacity. Hard drives typically last 5-10 years, upon which they often fail completely, causing data loss. Due to this multiple hard drive configurations are built with RAID, to provide fail-over and to help prevent data loss.

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- Hard disk drive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
  Hard disk drive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- Amazon.com: Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft ...
  
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- HowStuffWorks "How Hard Disks Work"
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- Hard Drive/Hard Drive XL - Homepage
  
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- Western Digital Hard Drives
  
  Western Digital is a data storage pioneer and a longtime leader in the hard drive industry. Buy a WD? hard drive online.
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Hard Drive News
- Seagate unveils 600GB, 2.5-inch enterprise hard drive
  
  Seagate on Tuesday launched a new 600GB enterprise drive that runs at 10000 RPM in a 2.5-inch package. The drives are designed for data centers. ... (February 09, 2010)
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- Michael Jackson Samsung S2 Portable Hard Drive [S2 'This Is It' Limited ...
  
  ... surround yourself with MJ branded merchandise then I don't doubt that this particularly gaudy take on Samsung's 500GB S2 External Hard Drive may appeal, ... (February 09, 2010)
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- Final Fantasy XIII PS3 dodges hard drive install
  
  s Playstation 3 will not require a hard drive installation prior to use. The company said the Final Fantasy XIII PS3 SKU will run directly from the disc. ... (February 09, 2010)
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- Review: G Drive mobile USB hard drive
  
  by Matt Burns on February 8, 2010 So this is just another external hard drive. Yeah, there isn't anything special about it besides the white case. ... (February 08, 2010)
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Hard Drive Blogs
- Seagate reveals 10000RPM 600GB hard drive | Electronista
  
  Seagate said on Tuesday it is now shipping its Savvio 10K.4 enterprise-grade hard drives. The series is the first to feature a model with 600GB of capacity and a 10000RPM speed in a 2.5-inch form factor. The drives are said to offer ... (February 09, 2010)
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- Review: G Drive mobile USB hard drive
  
  Short Version: It's an external USB hard drive for your Mac. It's white. Features Pre-formatted in HFS+ for OS X Time Machine compatible ... (February 08, 2010)
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- Seagate Savvio 10K.4 hard drive
  
  Seagate has announced its Savvio 10K.4 hard drive which is touted to be the highest capacity and most reliable 2.5. (February 09, 2010)
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- “This Is It” commemorative hard drive
  
  Nothing like a commemorative hard disk to remember one of the greatest pop stars of all time. At least, that's exactly what Samsung ... (February 08, 2010)
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Hard Drive Products and Merchandise
- Acer Aspire One 1.60 GHz Intel Atom N270 Netbook - $299.95
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- HP NB041UA G60-230US 16 in. 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 Laptop - $499.99
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- Iomega Prestige 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive 34275 - $170.99
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- Iomega Prestige 500 GB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive 34270 - $99.99
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Mahalo Answers for Hard Drive
- Before I splurge on a Flip Ultra I need to get a portable hard drive. What do you recommend? 1 Answer
  
  Any known brand like Seagate, Iomega, Toshiba, etc. in the size you need, i.e. amount of data the device will hold and physical size, either 2.5" or 3.5" drive... read more
- I need an new internal hard drive for my old G4 desktop (M8493) - any cheap suggestions (this is for my 5 year old's computer) 1 Answer
  
  Here's some good ones: Parallel (probably what you have) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=533139&CatId=134 ... read more
- Anybody know where I can get a good cheap external hard drive? 1 Answer
  
  There are three online sources: - www.tigerdirect.com - www.newegg.com - www.microcenter.com However, I'd suggest you consider buying (from one of the above) ... read more
- I am now in the market for an emergency replacement external hard drive. Any suggestions? 1 Answer
  
  I use the Western Digital and love it. read more
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