Seagate has announced that it had surpassed a shipments milestone this March. Throughout its history, the company has shipped three zettabytes (ZB) of hard drive storage. It is particularly noteworthy that 2ZB out of 3ZB were shipped in the last couple of years, which indicates that the world now generates more data than ever. Seagate was founded in 1979, more than 41 years ago. Throughout its history, the company shipped hundreds of millions of hard drives. Seagate's math about its 3ZB achievement is pretty interesting by itself. Three zettabytes equals 30 billion 4K movies, 60 billion video games, 7.5 trillion MP3 songs, or 1.5 quadrillion selfies. Or, if you prefer SI metrics, one zettabyte is a thousand exabytes, which is a thousand petabytes. So 3ZB equals three billion TB. That's a lot of hard drives. From a business perspective, Seagate's history looks no less impressive as the company has outlived more than 200 other HDD makers and is currently one of the three … [Read more...] about Seagate Hits a Milestone: 3 Zettabytes of HDD Shipped
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Raspberry Pi Turbo Boosts Amiga 500 Retro Computer
In the 1980s the home computer market was dominated by the likes of Atari, IBM, Tandy and Commodore and one of the most popular machines was the Amiga. The most popular of the range was the Amiga 500 and with Claude Schwarz's Raspberry Pi Amiga PCB known as PiStorm you can seriously boost the power of this humble home computer. PiStorm is an adaptor board that plugs into the socket for the Amiga's Motorola 68000, 7.16 MHz CPU. Upgrading the A500+ to a 68EC030 CPU running at 70 - 80 MHz. At the time that would've been a dream setup requiring a much more expensive machine, the A4000 and a huge injection of cash for third party accessories. PiStorm is designed to use a Raspberry Pi 3 A+ which functions in place of the CPU and according to Schwarz, there are plans in the works for a CM4 edition which could see a greater increase in performance. Other features provided by PiStorm are support for large amounts of RAM (up to 128MB), virtual SCSI devices, swappable Kickstart ROM … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi Turbo Boosts Amiga 500 Retro Computer
Best cheap external hard drive deals for March 2021
Hard drives are cheaper per gigabyte than ever nowadays (many of us remember the days when 500MB was a lot of space), but be that as it may, it seems like you can never have too much storage space. And even if cloud storage services are readily available, nothing beats the security and peace of mind that comes with having physical possession of a good external hard drive . If that’s what you’re looking for, then you just found them, because we’ve rounded up this month’s best cheap external hard drive deals right here in one place. Today’s best external hard drive deals PNY Elite 480GB USB 3.0 Portable SSD — $59 , was $150 LaCie Rugged Mini 1TB Portable External Hard Drive — $65 , was $80 Western Digital Elements 4TB External Hard Drive — $90 , was $100 Western Digital Easystore 4TB External Portable Hard Drive — $93 , was $150 Crucial X8 1TB Portable SSD — $125 , was $149 Western Digital Easystore 8TB External Hard Drive — $140 , was … [Read more...] about Best cheap external hard drive deals for March 2021
Best cheap Newegg deals for April 2021
Newegg is known as a reliable source of laptop deals , desktop computer deals , and deals for their components and accessories, such as GPU deals and desktop monitor deals . There are many Newegg deals currently available online with more being added each day, so if you’re looking for something specific, you might find a discount for that product if you browse through the retailer’s website. As a tech-focused online retailer, Newegg specializes in computer systems, components, gaming, software, and other types of electronics. It also sells products in other categories, such as home and tools, health and sports, and apparel and accessories, but if you’re looking for cheap Newegg deals, you’re probably looking for a tech-related product. You may find the same listings in other retailers, but Newegg organizes its website in such a way that prioritizes tech products, so it’s easier to find what you need or discover something that would interest you. Today’s best Newegg deals … [Read more...] about Best cheap Newegg deals for April 2021
Windows 10X Is Reportedly on Track for Release in Late 2021
It might take longer than expected for Windows 10X to debut. Windows Central reports that Microsoft planned to have the operating system ready to ship in the first half of the year; now it’s said to be aiming for the second half. Windows 10X was revealed in February 2020 as Microsoft’s plan for dual-screen devices and foldable PCs. The operating system was supposed to debut in fall 2020 on the Surface Neo as well as products from Dell, Asus, HP, and Lenovo. We even got a peek at Windows 10X via a virtual machine Microsoft released to help developers prepare for the dual-screen future that seemed oh-so-imminent until the COVID-19 pandemic forced much of the tech industry to scuttle their plans. Microsoft announced in May 2020 that it was shifting Windows 10X’s focus to single-screen devices, and in July 2020 it said the operating system wouldn’t debut until 2021, with a version for dual-screen devices scheduled for release in 2022. Windows Central said that, … [Read more...] about Windows 10X Is Reportedly on Track for Release in Late 2021