Derek Tokar

Gigabyte Unveils U2442 Ultrabook With Great Features – CeBIT 2012 Update

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Gigabyte unveiled it’s newest Ultrabook at the Planet Resellers pavilion of CeBIT 2012 and it seems someone has listened to the consumer for a change. At up to 3.3lbs and 0.81″ thick, these 14 inch laptops definitely won’t qualify for Intel’s official ultrabook status, however, standard and available hardware make this ultra a showstopper.  It seems that Gigabyte listened to …

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Solidata Shows Off Trigger Controlled Secure Erase ‘SandForce Driven’ SATA 3 SSD – CeBIT 2012 Update

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Our visit to the Solidata booth at CeBIT today brought with it something we never expected to see, this being a Solidata X8 ‘SandForce Driven’ SSD with hardware secure erase. The picture below displays a long red cord with a button on the end that, when pressed, ensures complete  destruction of the SSDs data. This hardware secure erase method physically …

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The SSD Review News for February 7, 2012

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Let’s see… Today is the seventh day, of the second week, of the second month, of 2012 and the second full moon of the year is shining brightly in the sky over Ontario. Relevance? None…just facts. We’d like to ensure you take advantage of any and all opportunities to win free products so tonight we are highlighting Kitguru’s most recent contest.   …

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Intel Series 520 SSD Round Up Special Edition

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To say that Intel went all out with their allocation of Series 520 SSDs for review is quite the understatement.  In fact, we have NEVER seen this many reviews hit the net simultaneously. The Series 520 is, without a doubt, the biggest and baddest SSD to hit the streets and it’s release has probably been the most anticipated event in …

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Silicon Power V30 SATA 3 240GB SSD Review

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A short time ago we reviewed the Silicon Power Velox V20 120GB SSD which just so happened to be one of the few SATA 2 drives that we had seen in 2011; the world has gone SATA 3. To say the least, it was rather unique as it was the first to contain Hynix NAND flash memory that we had …

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SandForce Integration Into LSI Complete

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A quick note sent to me first thing this morning confirmed that the LSI integration of SandForce is underway and it is a done deal. If you have any former SandForce contacts, simply change the ‘@SandForce.com’ to @lsi.com’ and thats that. Trust me when I say that this is going to mean BIG things in the PCI Express market but …

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TheSSDReview Daily News – 22 December 2011

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For those of you who are new to the SSD world, our new and improved Beginners Guide might be of interest to you. Also worthy of mention, Former SMART Modular VP Wayne Eisenberg Teams Up With The SSD Review! Check out the HTC Rhyme Review from Hardware Heaven below to see if this Smart Phone may be a last minute gift …

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TheSSDReview Daily News – 20 December 2011

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As we find ourselves one day closer to Christmas, we can’t help but get excited about the number of reviews coming to us. With a review to help decide if Grand Theft Auto V is right for your son, all the way to a review for Zabcat xplorer² File Management software,  you are sure to find the right gift for everyone. Feeling Lucky …

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