Today we are at the Samsung 2012 Press Release Event at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas and this place is packed. Sitting five rows from the front in the Lando Ballroom, we were fortunate enough to get VIP passes and I should have brought an interpreter. Myself and Karen, our gorgeous Associate Editor, are the only ones in this …
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Crucial Adrenaline 50GB Caching SSD Announced
Combining the attributes of spacious, low-cost mechanical storage with the raw speed of SSDs is becoming a popular pastime for the purveyors of solid state storage. Intel’s Z68 HDD + SSD caching was followed by OCZ’s RevoDrive Hybrid and Synapse solutions. Now it looks as though Crucial is making ready it’s own caching product in a new press release. Dubbed “Adrenaline”, …
Read More »Kupa Tablet To Offer 128GB SSD and Windows 7 GUI
So I am getting ready to head off to CES and guess what comes across my e-mail? The Kupa X11 tablet? Kupa, a company I had never heard of as I am sure most others haven’t, is going to highlight their new tablet this year at CES and I dare say that even the biggest tablet manufacturer will be taking …
Read More »Super Talent Tera Nova 120GB SSD Review – First SSD Review of The New Year!
This SSD report is our first of the New Year and examines the Super Talent Tera Nova 120GB SATA 3 SSD that was announced this past December. The Tera Nova is touted by Super Talent as being their fastest yet and aimed at the Pro/enthusiast market with new SandForce ‘optimized’ firmware. This firmware (334ABBF0) provides for better boot times and …
Read More »RunCore To Release Three New SSDs Just In Time For CES
RunCore will be adding three new SSDs to its lineup in anticipation of CES this January. The new products will include the Xapear SSD, intended for use in military and government applications, and the Marvell based Falcon drive, designed for those with high performance needs. Also waiting in the wings is a 7 mm variant of their Pro V drive, …
Read More »Zalman F1 SSD Enters The Market – Japan Gets First Release
Zalman, widely known for their unique, high performance cooling solutions, has released their F1 SSD into the wild, although availability is limited to Japan for now. The drive will be based on a Sandforce SF-2281 processor and will boast read and write speeds of up to 560 MB/s and 530 MB/s respectively. Prices are set at 11,980 JPY ($154) for the …
Read More »STEC ZeusIOPS SSDs Integrated Into Fujitsu ETERNUS DX Enterprise Storage Systems
STEC and Fujitsu have announced today that the ZeusIOPS series of SSDs has been integrated into the Fujitsu ETERNUS Systems. These ultra high performance disk systems also include the top of the line ETERNUS DX8700 S2 storage system. This integration will support multiple open system environments and virtualized infrastructures. This news comes right on the heels of the latest STEC …
Read More »Benefits Of A Solid State Drive – An SSD Primer
Laptop computers are now sporting a new option that is going to amaze most as a result of the visible speed improvement and many will never really understand why. Some will boast of how quick their new laptop starts while others will read the fine print to see that there is this new thing called a solid state drive which …
Read More »SSD Components and Make Up – An SSD Primer
In our first article entitled ‘Benefits of The Solid State Drive‘ we briefly provided comparison between a SSD and a hard drive and described the benefits of such an upgrade. We are going to follow with a description of SSD components along with an understanding of the purpose of each. This article will not only provide a solid foundation in …
Read More »SSD Types and Form Factors – An SSD Primer
Our SSD close up today is going to examine the different SSD types and form factors common to the consumer. This is the third paper in a series of recent articles that explained the benefits and components of a solid state drive and will go so far as to make up our SSD Beginners Guide. Each article is designed to …
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