Les Tokar

is a technology nut and Founder of The SSD Review. His early work includes the first consumer SSD review along with MS Vista, Win 7 and SSD Optimization Guides. Les is fortunate to, not only evaluate and provide opinion on consumer and enterprise solid state storage but also, travel the world in search of new technologies and great friendships. Google+

Join Us At The NEW SSD Review Forum Page!!!!

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We have done it again!!!! As if the Giveaways of SSDs haven’t been enough, our forum members have spoken and we listened.  Today we introduce The New SSD Review Form Page to the world where we hope to draw in more than just SSD enthusiasts.  We hope this forum can tackle, not only the questions of new SSD enthusiasts, but …

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G.Skill RipjawsX Sandy Bridge F3-12800 CL7 1600MHz Review @ Vortez

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With the advent of Sandy Bridge this quarter many enthusiasts will be putting their hard earned cash into building a new Intel Core i5/i7 system. Memory manufacturers have anticipated the launch of the new Sandy Bridge platform by developing ‘Sandy Bridge’ ready kits designed specifically for H67 and P67 chipsets and today we will be taking a look at one such kit. Full …

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CM Storm Strike Force SF-19 Laptop Cooler Review @ KitGuru

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Kitguru readers have great taste in hardware, of that there is no question. Many of you will already have a high performance laptop, probably for gaming duties. Those of you who have tried to use a high performance machine on their lap will generally agree that it can get really uncomfortable. The CM Storm Strike Force SF-19 Laptop cooler is …

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TechwareLabs Review: CA Technologies Online Backup Software

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CA Technologies (https://www.ca.com) is an IT solutions company that has been supporting Fortune 2000 companies with computer products and services since 1976. Now, theyre offering a suite of software aimed at the home user, including CA Internet Security Suite Plus, CA AntiVirus Plus, CA PC Tune-Up, and CA Online Backup. Ill be looking at the latter product, the backup software, …

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Powercolor HD6970 PCS+ Review @ KitGuru

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AMDs HD6970 has been a strong seller since it was released on December 15th 2010.The combination of class leading performance and competitive price point has served AMDs partners well. Today we are looking at the new PowerColor HD6970 PCS+ which receives a high level of TLC, with enhanced clock speeds and a striking dual fan heatpipe cooler. Full Story @ …

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Thermalright Archon CPU Cooler Review @ Real World Labs

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Thermalright is an elite design house that manufactures cooling products for computer components for the best quality and performance your money can buy. In 2002, AMD released its first generation Thunderbird CPU and since then we have been there every step of the way to counter high voltage and high heat with innovative design and highly acclaimed cooling solutions not …

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Join The SSD Review and WIN BIG!!!!

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WHY HAVENT YOU JOINED?!? We understand why members aren’t telling their friends but the truth is that the chances to win one of our giveaways are incredible!!! The first draw, a 64GB Crucial C300 was was drawn amongst a site membership of 153. This draw is much the same and, if you read the OWC Mercury Extreme Pro Rules, you …

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Intel 310 Series 80GB SSD Review – SSD Build and Test Protocol

If anything starts to seem familiar with this solid state drive, thats understandable because it really is an Intel X25m in disguise. The controller is the Intel PC29AS21BAO that has had such success in the X25m and X25v series SSDs and once again the flash is none other than Intel 34nm 29F16B08JAMBA flash modules.  The 80GB version contains 5x16GB flash …

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