In what is presumably quite a momentous moment, Seagate says it had shipped its millionth “solid state hybrid drive for laptop PCs” – the Momentus XT.

With 1TB hard drives normally 12.5mm and too big for most notebooks that can only take 9.5mm drives, Western Digital’s slim and trim HDD fits that 9.5mm mould, giving road warriors more space to store.

Oops – Aldi’s 4-in-1 320GB hard drive, CD/DVD burner, USB hub and card reader comes with an unadvertised fifth feature: Conficker malware.

Seagate has unveiled hard drives specifically designed for tablet computers, promising “unmatched price-performance storage”, granting tablets vastly improved storage capacities, but presumably means you’ll need to treat your hard-drive enabled tablet a touch more carefully than you probably already do.

Seagate has finally broken the “areal density barrier” and has unveiled the world’s first hard drive with 1TB on each platter and will have it on sale soon, in “mid-2011”.

Crucial, the SSD brand of memory company Lexar, is flexing its muscles, delivering a new “m4 SSD” with higher capacities and faster performance as the battle between the HDD and the SDD intensifies yet again!

Seagate claims an industry first with its 1TB enterprise-class 2.5in drive.

Although other hard drive manufacturers have units with 4K sector technology, none have Seagate’s exclusive firmware that eliminates time-wasting software alignment, clocking in with the highest “in-class” performance and faster spin speeds, SATA 6GB compatibility, excellent recyclability and low-power requirements. Looks like it is easy being green!

Seagate's GoFlex Home is specifically designed to meet household shared storage needs.

Although Samsung recently showcased an upcoming 2TB external hard drive at a Samsung press event, a new internal 2TB model has beat it to market, promising high performance and power efficiency.