Having published our report on why the 2013 MBA just may be the best ultra in the world earlier today, we couldn’t resist following up with this report on the new PNY storEDGE 64GB SD Card, a card designed to fit flush in newer model MacBooks. The card is available in capacities of 64 and 128GB and looking at the …
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Not so long ago, I was the leader of the pack when it came to speaking against the Mac crowd. I couldn’t have spoken enough about such things as Mac pricing, Apple’s proprietary nature when it came to upgrading with their ‘return and replace for an arm or a leg’ SSD upgrade, or even how OSX just wasn’t an easy …
Read More » If you’ve been hanging around TSSDR or Technology X lately, you will have noticed that Apple shipped us a brand smacking new MBA, complete with a Samsung 256GB NGFF PCIe SSD that spits out performance as high as 825MB/s. Since our initial MBA reports, we have had the opportunity to do what we do best and install Windows 7 on the …
Read More » Other World Computing (OWC), a leading Mac and PC technology innovator, is announcing the OWC Envoy Pro EX ultra-portable SSD. The anodized aluminum case matches modern Macs and PCs. The Envoy Pro EX is portable enough to fit into a briefcase, backpack, or even a coat pocket. OWC’s rugged, high-performance storage and/or backup solution is now highly mobile. A SandForce controlled …
Read More » One of our favorite stops at CES consistently seems to be the Other World Computing Booth where Larry O’Connor and Team always seem to have something new on the go in the world of SSDs. This year was no different. First off, the OWC team has always been on the cutting edge of Apple SSD updates, regardless of Apple’s frequent …
Read More » Sonnet Technologies has announced the release of its 2.5″ Tempo SSD cards. The “Pro” variant will support up to two SATA 6 GB/s SSDs configured in RAID 0 in order to provide an aggregate bandwidth of up to 900MB/s while the non-pro version provides accommodations for one drive. The Tempo SSD and SSD Pro cards will be priced at 149.95 …
Read More » I was the ultimate PC Guy. Being an avid PC enthusiast, as I am a motorcycle enthusiast, I believed that Apple and Harley Davidson were simply brilliant marketing schemes that sold millions on the belief that brand ownership was more important than product build. That was then. Three days ago I received a new Ivy Bridge Mac Air, locked myself …
Read More » Elgato, well known for their PC TV products and storage solutions, has announced the release of their first Thunderbolt SSD. Aimed at Macs (but usable on any computer with a Thunderbolt interface), the aptly named Thunderbolt will deliver transfer rates (presumably read speeds) of up to 270 MB/s. The drives will be available in capacities of 120GB and 240GB, with …
Read More » Apple’s OSX operating system has supported TRIM for some time now, however, users of non-Apple SSDs don’t get official support. Trim Enabler 2.0 has just been released and finds it’s way around that unfortunate decision by fooling OSX into thinking that an aftermarket drive is, in reality, a Apple-branded SSD. Mac owners, unsatisfied with the price and/or performance of Apple’s …
Read More » Here is an interesting find if you follow the all to rampid ‘SSD Rumour Network’. It appears that Jonathon from BGR just came out with a scoop from Apple Sources that the new MacBook Pro will be up for sale within the next two weeks and stores are presently readying their shelves for shipments in coming days. The new Macbook …
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