New 750gb/7200 rpm Hitachi drive

[Cave Man]

Looks like the bar has been raised:

http://www.macworld.com/article/154636/2010/10/hitachi_drives.html

With on-disk encryption (don't know if it'll be supported under OS X, though). 2011Q1.

 

[belvdr]

With on-disk encryption (don't know if it'll be supported under OS X, though). 2011Q1.

It's in the article:

When it comes to Mac compatiblity, however, a Hitachi FAQ says, "Bulk Data Encryption (BDE) is independent of OS so that a BDE hard drive can be used on an Apple Macintosh system. However, because Apple systems do not support the ATA security feature set, a BDE drive will function only as a standard drive in an Apple system."

That is cool though.

 

[devilstrider]

I don't buy cheap Hitachi crap/

 

[belvdr]

I don't buy cheap Hitachi crap/

Which is irrelevant really. Nobody is trying to get your purchase approval here.

The technology of on-board encryption, regardless of manufacturer is a great addition.

 

[Cave Man]

I don't buy cheap Hitachi crap/

I've never had a Hitachi drive fail, but I have had 3 of 5 Western Digital drives fail. Why do you think Hitachi's are "crap"?

 

[devilstrider]

I've never had a Hitachi drive fail, but I have had 3 of 5 Western Digital drives fail. Why do you think Hitachi's are "crap"?

I have. But mostly those crap Hitachi DVD drives that came in the PS2, XBOX1, XBOX 360 and other consoles. I mod them and Hitachi was the worst you could get. Disc read errors like crazy after minimum use.

 

[devilstrider]

Which is irrelevant really. Nobody is trying to get your purchase approval here.

The technology of on-board encryption, regardless of manufacturer is a great addition.

I know you're not. I'll just wait for other manufacturers implement this.

 

[Cave Man]

That's interesting. I even have an old IBM drive that still works (although it's retired). I'm not sure if comparing DVD drives to hard drives is warranted, though.

 

[devilstrider]

That's interesting. I even have an old IBM drive that still works (although it's retired). I'm not sure if comparing DVD drives to hard drives is warranted, though.

I feel you. That company name just strikes a nerve.