6. HDTUNE PRO VER. 4.6 – BENCHMARK The Super Talent has an average access or seek time of 0.1ms which is considerable better than a hard drive and the major contributor to visible difference in your SSD experience. As a brief explanation, seek time with a SSD is quick because it simply needs to locate the information, regardless of size, and return …

7.  PCMARK VANTAGE HDD SUITE The SSD Review uses benchmark software called PCMark Vantage x64 HDD Suite to create testing scenarios that might be used in the typical user experience.  There are eight tests in all and the tests performed record the speed of data movement in MB/s to which they are then given a numerical score after all of …

It was only a few weeks ago that the SSD Review evaluated one of the fastest drives on the market with the Super Talent USB 3.0 SuperCrypt Flash drive pulling in scores of 254MB/s in our testing and then showing absolutely incredible side by sides with true solid state drives. Well, it seems that wasn’t enough for Peter Carcione and Super …

If you keep an eye out at the Crucial Firmware Update section this morning (22Nov10) you will be seeing a new firmware posted for the C300 RealSSD series. Having already had an opportunity to check it out, I can say that the f/w is available for all capacities and takes but a few seconds to install. . Looking at the change log …

The SSD Review has recently taken the time to evaluate solid state drives from around  the world with  reviews on products from Memoright in Taiwan and Renice in China. We are going to finish off our tour with another peak at the offerings in Taiwan as we review the Mach Xtreme Technology MX-DS 40GB solid state drive. The unique similarity …

TEST BENCH CONFIGURATION Motherboard Asus Rampage III Gene SATA 6Gb/s USB3 CPU Intel i7-930 CPU@2.80Ghz (OC’d to 3.2Ghz) RAM 6Gb G.Skill 1600 Triple Channel Graphics MSI N460GTX DDR5 768MB Power Supply OCZ ModXStream-Pro 600w CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212+ OS Windows 7 64 Bit Ultimate Wifi Belkin Surf & Share Wireless USB Adapter Monitor Dell E228WFP 22″ Flat Panel …

1.  Crystal DiskMark Ver. 3.0 (OFill) This result somewhat shocked us initially as it differed significantly from Mach Xtremes own published specifications for this SSD.  These are excellent scores somewhat consistent of that of most SandForce SF-1200 controlled drives. 2.  ATTO Disk BenchMark V.2.46 As we see here, ATTO pulls the high sequential read and write performance results even closer …

5.  PCMark Vantage HDD Suite The SSD Review uses benchmark software called PCMark Vantage x64 HDD Suite to create testing scenarios that might be used in the typical user experience.  There are eight tests in all and the tests performed record the speed of data movement in MB/s to which they are then given a numerical score after all of …

Dual Interface SSD makes the decision to upgrade to SSD even easier!!! San Jose, California “ November 17, 2010 “ Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today announced their 480GB UltraDrive MX SSD is now shipping. . The UltraDrive MX features a new dual-interface for both SATA II and mini-USB connections. The new …

Over the past several years, OCZ have transformed themselves from an enthusiast system memory brand into a recognized name for high-performance storage devices. They’ve earned consumer praise for their ability to deliver Solid State Drive technology at a reasonable price, and they push the boundaries with their High Speed Data Link project. . There’s a solid middle ground between SATA …