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An internal security audit by LSI discovered that the world famous SandForce 256-bit AES encryption of LSI Flash Storage Processors (FSP) has never been, and is not presently enabled in SandForce SSDs, as stated by LSI SandForce representatives today. Fret not, however, as 128-bit encryption is still in place and, unique to SandForce, the SandForce SSDs are the only ones …

It is an early Saturday morning, expected high of 95DegF here in Taipei and Computex has come to a close once again. While doing a final walk through of Computex buildings yesterday, it came to our attention that we may have missed one or two photo opportunities and a few shots were taken that then increased to a few more …

Our first introduction to be Quiet! was at Computex just about a year ago today and I still wonder why this company has yet to hit the North American market. As catchy as their name is for PC cooling, the simple truth is that their popularity is unrivaled in Europe with hardware to include fans, CPU coolers and power supplies.  …

After 6 days of meetings and ‘events’, it’s our last working day here in Taipei, Taiwan. Computex again provided us with new insight into the world of electronics and specifically SSDs, of course.  New relationships were built and existing ones strengthened. Tonight, we will enjoy some sightseeing, take in a night market and try to find another good place to …

KingMax didn’t waste any time showing off their new 1TB SSD at Computex 2012 this year. One of the first of its kind, the SMU22 is SATA 2 and available in 64, 128, 256, 512 and 1TB capacities.  With the 1TB version capable of 250MB/s read and 200MB/s write transfer speeds, a  Silicon Motion SMI2250 controller is  at the heart …

As an SSD guy, it isn’t often that a computer chassis catches my attention and an even a further chance that one as compact as a mini-ITX compatible would turn my eye but such is the case with the new BitFenix Prodigy. This little beauty was their reigning product for Computex 2012 and it definitely wasn’t the result of the …

OCZ honed in on enterprise interests at Computex 2012 and that effort, along with their relocation from the Grand Hyatt to the Taipei International Convention Center, was proving to be an overwhelming success, as confirmed by Alex Mei, OCZ CMO. Of particular interest was the Intrepid 3, the  enterprise version of the Vertex 4 with the Everest 2 platform that …

As a follow up to our initial Computex release detailing SanDisk’s new enterprise PCIe Solid State Accelerator, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to have a sit down with C.T. Chu, SanDisk Sr. Product Marketing Manager, for a more in depth look at SanDisk Lightning. Imagine our surprise when C.T. pulled out the Lightning for a closer look and discussion …

Memoright consistently reigns as the most complete display for SSD technology at Computex and, if their products this year are any indication of things to come, MemoRight will be pushing the bar that much further once again. From a PCIe with their own controller, to the worlds thinnest 2.5″ form factor ssd, and then quadrupling the life of present NAND …

Crucial and Amazon appear to have gone on the offensive in SSD pricing with prices as low as 77 cents per GB today, something that hasn’t been even considered in a top tier SSD yet. We might have expected this from lesser caliber SSD that has not had the popularity of the M4, but in the M4’s time on the …

Once again we find ourselves throwing in a bit of a diversion to the SSD and tech news regular posts.  As our upcoming schedule restricts however, this will unfortunately  have to be the last Computex 2012 Booth Babe update for the trip. From all of us here at The SSD Review, thanks for checking out the site and, if you …

Our visit with LSI SandForce in the Grand Hyatt Taipei during Computex 2012 resulted in what we believe to be the worlds first viewing of 19/20nm NAND flash memory at work with LSI SandForce SF-2281 processors. Utilizing SATA 3 SSD samples containing both Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode NAND and Intel 20nm synchronous NAND flash memory, LSI SandForce was anxious to …

If I were to have a personal favorite SSD form factor it would just have to be the mSATA SSD.  At under 10gm and 1/3 the size of a business card, the performance this device is capable of is reminiscent of that of a worker ant that can lift 20 times its weight. Needless to say,  learning of ADATAs new …

Stopping by KingSpec at Computex 2012 uncovered a new and interesting PCIe SSD dubbed the KingSpec Mutticore Series SSD. Housing eight mSATA SSDs, the Multicore answers the obvious question we have had of similar mSATA x 4 PCIe SSDs and this SSD can be configured with 64 to 2TB of available storage. The Multicore is still technically a prototype and …

Silicon Power did more than upgrade their SSDs with an attractive exterior at Computex 2012 this morning.  Two new SSDs, the Velox V60 and T10 will be replacing the V30 and V20 lines and the T10 is a bit interesting with respect to capacity. The V60, of course, contains the LSI SandForce SF-2281 controller and is capable of performance of …