It’s hard to believe that we are now heading into another school year, here in Ontario. The summer break is officially over for everyone. The halls of our educational facilities will be full of students showing off their newest electronic gadgets. If you are still trying to figure out the best items for you check out our site or join …
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Patriot Supersonic Magnum 256GB USB 3 Flash Drive Review – Incredible Gaming On A Flash Drive
With USB 3.0 taking off in recent years we have the emergence of devices coming pre-built and pre-configured for the new standard. USB 2.0 is still alive no doubt, but focus has shifted to its much faster successor which has almost become part of mainstream technology. As readily available as USB 2.0 is, its downfalls are readily apparent. When 25MB/s …
Read More »Kingston 200GB SSDNow E100 Enterprise SSD Review – Kingston Gets Back to the Enterprise
Kingston, like other memory manufacturers, wanted to get into the solid state storage game a few years back. At the time they chose to partner with Intel, offering their own label on the chipmaker’s first gen SSDs like enterprise-oriented X25-E. Eventually, they branched out with new controllers from Toshiba and JMicron, resulting in a bewildering array of options. More recently, Kingston switched to …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Tablet Review – A Hit And A Miss
Perhaps the hottest tech products in the market today are tablets. It has become a weekly occurrence where we hear about the next latest and greatest tablet, or tablet technology to grace our newsfeeds. The reason is simplicity. Here is a device that is bigger than a smartphone, smaller than a laptop, and brings a convenience and efficiency level somewhere …
Read More »TCS Proteus Plus 256GB Military/Industrial Ruggedized SSD Review
Today, we’re once again forging a trail off the mainstream with a something a little more unusual than our normal fare. We have another military and industrial SSD from Telecommunication Systems (TCS) in house, and we can’t wait to scope it out. “Mission Critical Application” is any application in which failure of the Product could result, directly or indirectly, in personal injury or …
Read More »Corsair Accelerator Series 30GB Cache SSD Review – A Second Wind For Your System
A little over a month ago, we here at The SSD Review took Corsairs new Accelerator line of SSDs to the test, focusing specifically on the 60GB model and how drive-caching technology affected system performance. Astounded by the results, we were curious as to how the Accelerator performed at opposite ends of the capacity spectrum. Hence, those of you looking for …
Read More »Tech Reviews From Our Worldwide Affiliates for April 30, 2012
Have you ever done something outside of your comfort zone? Physically challenged yourself beyond what you believed your threshold to be? Well, there is a world wide challenge called the Warrior Dash. I know most of you challenge yourself, mentally, but physically? This is a great challenge even for those who do not consider themselves physically fit. So today’s highlight …
Read More »Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SATA III SSD Review – Better Value With Incredible Performance
Our SSD report today examines the Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SATA 3 SSD, ‘3k’ signifying Kingston’s move to the more economical 3k PE (program/erase cycles) rated NAND for increased consumer value. For the typical consumer, this will mean little as their new HyperX 3k will still last years, however, interestingly enough, Kingston claims no performance loss for the better value …
Read More »Kingston Adds New HyperX 3K SSDs For High Performance and a Lower Price Point
Kingston, longtime manufacturer of memory products, got it’s start in the SSD market years ago. Over the years, Kingston has evolved into a major player and now enjoys a partnership with LSI SandForce. Last year Kingston released the well-received HyperX SSD. A SF-2281 controller paired with Intel’s special, higher grade 25nm Synchronous ONFI 2.2 flash set the drive apart in …
Read More »Micron RealSSD P400e 6Gbps 200GB Enterprise SSD Review
Our SSD analysis today looks at the Micron RealSSD P400e SATA 3 enterprise SSD, a new entry with a new approach to integrating SSDs into the entry-level enterprise tier. The enterprise SSD market is segmenting into several layers that suit very different needs, and this entry level MLC based SSD looks to grab the mainstream customer market. Upper-echelon ultra high …
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