A read/write head floats above the spinning disk reading and writing data. The faster the disk spins, the faster an HDD performs. Typical read/write speeds for an HDD top out at 200 MBps.

There are two Sapphire Write-Protect readers — a 3.5”/2.5” HDD reader and a 2.5” HDD/Flash reader. Both are equipped with an interface bridge that disables the write function at the hardware level.

Debuting as the industry’s first hard-disk drive (HDD) read-channel integrated circuit (IC) implemented in 0.13 µm process technology, the company's latest device delivers data ...

This Media Tank holds an optical drive and a hard drive and has a built-in card reader for a whole slew of different memory card formats. It seems to be a great home base for people with ultra ...

The electronic heart of a hard disk drive is the read-channel integrated circuit (IC). Over the years, read-channel designers have delivered dramatic improvements in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), ...