Introducing Samsung’s new ‘RAPID Mode’ technology at the 2013 Samsung SSD Global Summit this past week was David Lin, former VP Product Management of NVELO, NVELO (and David) now a part of the Samsung family after NVELO was purchased just a few months back. We have been curious as to what plans Samsung had with the former NVELO as their …
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SanDisk Extreme II SSD Review (480GB)
A few weeks ago we posted a review on the SanDisk Extreme II 240GB capacity SSD and it turned out to be one of the stronger contenders we have seen to date, and most definitely the strongest using a Marvell controller. We wanted to today follow that up with an analysis of that same drive, this time in the 480GB …
Read More »VR-Zone Posts Intel SSD 5Q Roadmap – LSI SandForce Based 530 and 1500/2500 Pro M.2 SSDs On The Way
We aren’t quite sure how they do it but VR-Zone has discovered and published the Intel SSD Roadmap once again, revealing that we should be seeing a 530 release, along with new M.2 NGFF form factors released in the very near future. Remaining with LSI SandForce, the 5Q Roadmap identifies the 530 as being available in both 2.5″ and M.2 form …
Read More »SanDisk Extreme II SSD Review (240GB) – SanDisk Finds That Sweet Spot and Hits a Home Run
In baseball, there is a ‘sweet spot’ on the bat that everyone strives to hit when they strike the ball. It is the spot that home runs are made of and finding it means that the baseball will rebound with velocity never seen through contact with any other part of the bat. If the performance of the new SanDisk Extreme …
Read More »Monster Digital OverDrive 3.0 1TB External SSD Review – Unheard of SSD Portable Capacity at an Amazing Price
Last week we saw the first review of the Monster Digital OverDrive 3.0 512GB External SSD, only to be followed by a wicked review of the lightning fast Angelbird SSD2GO External SSD this past weekend. Today, the external SSD saga continues. The Monster Digital OverDrive 3.0 1TB Portable SSD that we are looking at today comes in as the largest …
Read More »Pure OC’s 2013 Summer Giveaway – Week 2
In case you haven’t heard there is a pretty sweet contest happening through Pure OC’s website. Attached is a copy of the post and link to help you get there. Welcome to week 2 of Pure OC’s 2013 Summer Giveaway! This weeks giveaway will be sponsored by our good friends at Kingston & Primochill ! This will be a 7 …
Read More »2013 MacBook Air Disassembled and Benched – Samsung 256GB PCIe SSD Performs at 794MB/s
In just over a week since its release, the MacBook Air has redefined storage speed and become the first to introduce the world to the reality of the new PCIe form factor. It appears that when it comes to money, both Apple and Samsung can shed their differences with the new MacBook Air pulling off SSD performance of 700MB/s in …
Read More »From 3x Power SSDs To SATA DEVSLP – Game Changing Storage and PC Thoughts From Computex 2013
AN EARTHQUAKE OF A DISCOVERY Where we believed this year to be a very quiet year in the world of SSD technology, Computex 2013 has become one of the largest and most important SSD news events to date. We should have known. From 32 stories up on our day of arrival, we experienced a level 6.5 earthquake first hand with …
Read More »TSSDR Tech Affiliate Reviews for June 6, 2013
Taipei City, Taiwan is buzzing with news this week as Computex 2013 is underway. Some of the top technology media personal are here covering the most up-to-date technology releases. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW Corsair Looks Outside the Box @ TechnologyX Corsair is starting Computex 2013 off with style as it has unwrapped two new additions to the Carbide line – Air 540 and 330R. Prioritizing …
Read More »BIWIN Displays DEVSLP Compliant and Silicon Motion Controller Based SSDs – Computex 2013 Update
We spoke to the new DEVSLP SATA specification a bit earlier this week and we are seeing a few manufacturers already preparing for its implementation. DEVSLP is only possible with SSDs and enables your system to continuously update, all the while preserving battery life while it is in an ultra low power sleep mode. As much as many might think …
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