Realistically, I can't see Helium being used in consumer grade drives.
If it was ever offered, I would not want to own such a drive.
Helium is one element that is extremely difficult to contain and is known to leak from sealed environments. A small microscopic crack in the casing or seal...
Don't have any for sale.
A couple things you might want to think about when it comes to Toshiba.
The retail package on these drives may have warranties listed from 2-3 years. (warranty check)
Toshiba requires a receipt/proof of purchase to RMA.
If you are buying used drives with...
Looking for deals on used Hitachi or HGST 2TB, 3TB, 4TB drives..
Coolspin preferred, but 7200 rpm is ok
NAS data included, but I'm guessing people will ask too much for these.
Toshiba drives might also be considered if you have an original retail cash receipt without a name/mailing...
The listed item price ( $130 ) + shipping ( $15 ) is equal to Amazon ( $144.99 shipped).
There's zero risk dealing with Amazon, but lots of risk dealing with third party sales. If items are damaged in transit then assuming the warranty is valid the buyer is forced to pay more money dealing...
If the user is paranoid a few passes with urandom should be sufficient to disuade recovery attempts. Wear leveling algorithms on devices utilizing NAND flash require that the entire device be encrypted (FDE) for any semblance of data protection. In absence of FDE, the entire device must be...
It's fair to say that consumer demand for storage is price elastic due to constraints of disposable income. By comparison enterprise purchasing is more price inelastic and tied to business requirements.
Despirte inflation, OEM fail to recognize and or acknowledge that industry consolidation...
The author of DBAN offered a paid enterprise version called EBAN (Enterprise Boot and Nuke), which provided additional features, such as remote wiping. GEEP who held the rights to DBAN recently sold it to Blancco LTD.
# Press release...
A web developer seems to have mislabeled and queried incorrect data. Based on the press release from last August and the datasheet below, the labels are not just out of order, but also includes data that does not match existing disclosures...
Small update
RE: Toshiba 3.5" retail kits for low power variants (DT01ABA100, DT01ABA200, DT01ABA300)
Toshiba recently introduced the DT series, packaging 3.5" low power drives in Europe. This is good news for enthusiasts which would prefer an alternative option for low cost, lower power...
Small update
RE: Toshiba 3.5" retail kits for low power variants (DT01ABA100, DT01ABA200, DT01ABA300)
Toshiba recently introduced the DT series, packaging 3.5" low power drives in Europe. This is good news for enthusiasts which would prefer an alternative option for low cost, lower power...