The microdrive is now being shipped to key OEM partners in the small form factor storage arena, IBM said in a statement issued today.
To shift fully to renewables, Germany needs to boost storage capacity by a factor of 500.
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Users that desire lightning-fast external storage in a pocket able form factor can opt for the ZOTAC RAIDbox customizable USB 3.0 storage enclosure.
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Cloud storage services with two-factor include Dropbox, Google Drive and Microsoft's Sky Drive.
Seagate Technology and Hitachi GST have both announced 3.5-inch form factor HDDs with storage capacities up to 4 terabytes (TB) on five disks.
"Today, our year-long vision of creating a 5mm thin hybrid hard drive in 2.5'' form factor with increased storage capacity and reduced power consumption at a lower cost for manufacturers has become a reality, " said Dr. Pantelis Alexopoulos, Executive Director of DSI.
Actual storage capacity for a given form factor could depend upon other factors such as the number of disks and heads used in the drive.
The mSATA form factor creates a very thin storage product, ideal for Ultrabook designs.
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The 32 cu. ft. capacity Samsung T9000 Four-Door Refrigerator represents the next evolution in refrigerator design, with a new form factor that delivers the most fresh food storage in its class.
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Just in time for the holidays, and making a perfect external storage companion to the Apple(R) Macbook(R), MacBook(TM) Pro or Macbook Air(TM), the new G-DRIVE slim external hard drive gives users 320GB of storage and ubiquitous USB 2.0 connectivity in an amazingly slim form factor.
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Factor in the Google Now integration and 100GB of free Google Drive storage for two years and this latest Chromebook is a winner.
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Another important factor in the latest round of thin vs. thick (lots more storage and processing capability) clients is that the current generation of mobile devices offer light weight attractive packaging, fast access to content (no wait for boot and application changes) and reasonable battery life (although this is an area of much needed development).
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With its slim form factor, the "A-Drive" could fit into tablet devices, greatly expanding its storage space while extending battery life by up to 30%.
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