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Tearing apart a harddrive to see how it works

June 20, 2011 @ 6:00 am

Bill Hammack the Engineer Guy blows my mind with his explanation of how a harddrive actually works. [via]

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Western Digital Elements 1.5TB external harddrive

November 9, 2009 @ 8:37 pm

Amazon.com sent over a WD Elements 1.5TB external harddrive today and I’m just setting it up now as a mass storage drive for my music, movies, and digital photos. Freeing up some free space on my laptop so that it’ll … Continue reading →

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SkinPro rubber case for WD My Passport Elite & Essential

January 2, 2009 @ 3:53 am

If you own a recent Western Digital My Passport Elite or My Passport Essential, then maybe you’d be interested in purchasing a Speck SkinPro rubber case for your external hard-drive. The SkinPro wraps around your external hard-drive and offers some … Continue reading →

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WD Passport Studio now sports a FireWire 800 connection

October 30, 2008 @ 5:56 pm

Western Digital announced today an update to their Passport Studio line of external harddrives for the Mac that include a FireWire 800 connection for ultra-fast transfers. The drive still comes with the traditional USB connection, but the addition of the … Continue reading →

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