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It is always interesting bumping into new SSD companies that we hadn’t heard of prior and we happened upon TakeMS during our rounds of ceBIT this morning. TakeMS produces solid state drives in capacities ranging from 60-480GB and, as you can guess, each are SATA 3 and ‘LSI SandForce Driven’, which speaks to performance of 550MB/s read and 500MB/s write …
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Adaptec to Release 71605H HBA With 16 Ports Capable of 1Mil IOPS – ceBIT Germany 2013 Update
Right on the heals of their 7 Series RAIDCards capable of up to 16 and 24 port input, Adaptec plans on releasing the next in the 16 port family this March, the 71605H Host Bus Adapter. Currently available in the eight port design, this new release will bump performance up to 1 million IOPS at 512K random, or 850,000 IOPS …
Read More »Seagate To End Production Of 7200rpm Laptop HDDs Later This Year
As further proof that solid state drives (SSDs) have become the storage drive of choice for ultrabooks and upper-tier laptops, Seagate Technology has revealed that 2013 will be the last year of production for its 7200 rpm notebook hard disk drives (HDDs). Seagate is presently one of the world’s biggest manufacturers and suppliers of hard disk drives. During a conversation …
Read More »Samsung Announces SM843T SSD With eMLC Memory For 4x The Endurance – ceBIT Germany 2013 Update
Our visit to the Samsung display at ceBIT 2013 this morning resulted in the discovery of a new release of their SM843 SSD in a ‘T’ version with four times the endurance. An associate at the booth credited the endurance boost to a new eMLC version of their 21nm 64Gb memory along with specific firmware enhancements. The present SM843 is …
Read More »OCZ Displays ZD-SQL Accelerator and Vector PCIe SSD – ceBIT 2013 Germany Update
Things got off to a great start at ceBIT 2013 in Hanover, Germany, this morning with a visit to the OCZ booth and meet with an old friend and former contributor of the SSD Review. Our escape from the cold Canadian climate was definitely looking up with highs of 13Deg Celsius already this morning. Our first look goes to OCZ’s …
Read More »TCS Announces Ultra-Compact BGADrive SSD In SATA And PATA Versions
TeleCommunications Systems (TCS) is announcing availability of its ultra-compact BGADrive solid-state drive (SSD). TCS is a world-leading specialist in ultra-rugged solid-state drives utilized in the harshest environments. TCS offers both industry-standard and customized versions of its SSDs for military, aerospace, and industrial uses. The BGADrive is now available in both serial ATA (SATA) and parallel ATA (PATA) interfaces. These new …
Read More »Apple’s Court Judgement Against Samsung Slashed By $450 Million
U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh has ruled that $450 million of the original $1.05 billion judgement awarded to Apple by the jury was based on “impermissible legal theory.” Just like that, what would have been history largest patent trail award was nearly halved. The original case was ultimately decided on 28 infringing products. Judge Koh is ordering a new …
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