As much as I am a fan of the LSI SF3700 controller, I have to wonder if LSI introduced it just a bit too soon. We had a chat with LSI’s Thad Omura this week at Computex, and we pretty much already knew what we were in for. Perhaps I am just asking for too much too soon… Imagine that …
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Plextor Shows Off M6Pro SSD With PlexTurbo Caching at 5.9GB/s – Computex 2014 Update
Our friends at Plextor jumped into the big leagues this week at Computex 2014 by introducing their newest PlexTurbo caching software pushing write performance up to an unbelievable 5.9GB/s write speeds from a single M6 Pro SSD. Not only is this caching software the first true competitor to Samsung’s RAPID software, but also, it simply annihilates RAPID. For those who …
Read More »JMicron Displays M.2 PCIe SSDs – Computex 2014 Update
Our meeting with JMicron this morning at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, met with the introduction of two new M.2 PCIe SSD controllers to the SSD arena, the JMicron JMF810 and JMF811. The 810 is a PCIe X2 (two lane) controller, while the 811 (PCIe X4) will stand beside that of LSI SandForce (SF3700) and Marvell (Altaplus) in Q4 of this …
Read More »Allone Cloud Disk Drive 101 Reaches Half Mil IOPS – Computex 2014 Update
A bit of a gem that we got our mitts on for testing back at the office this year at Computex is the new Cloud Disk Drive 101 IOI RamDisk. Taking a close look at this device, you just may notice, not only Kingston laptop memory modules, but also 3 SD card slots. The Allone Cloud Disk Drive 101 is …
Read More »SanDisk Displays Optimus MAX 4TB SAS SSD – Computex 2014 Update
Checking out the SuperMicro Booth at Computex this morning, we got to meet up with an old friend in Pattie Davis, formerly of SMART and now SanDisk since that great acquisition. She was showing off the new SanDisk Optimus MAX 4TB which takes its place as the industry’s first SAS SSD to reach that capacity in a notebook form factor. …
Read More »SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD’s Amazing 10 Year Warranty – Computex 2014 Update
The smallest things can sometimes be overlooked! Our meeting at SanDisk this morning saw the introduction of the new SanDisk Extreme Pro SATA 3 SSD, an SSD chalk full of upgrades from the last generation and, like many we are seeing at Computex, with that enterprise flavor and consumer value. The Extreme Pro touts performance of 550MB/s read and 520MB/s …
Read More »ADATA Displays 2TB SSDs and Much Delayed LSI Controller – Computex 2014 Update
As funny as it may seem, a close friend in the industry was speaking to me regarding the LSI SF3700 controller at a function yesterday where he identified the possibility that LSI SandForce just may miss an entire generation of controllers should their SF3000 be delayed any longer. Nobody knows that frustration more than the manufacturers who are at Computex …
Read More »OCZ Intros Vector 180 Series SSD – Computex 2014 Update
Our visit to OCZ this morning at Computex 2014 just hapened to coincide with their release of their newest Enthusiast/Enterprise level 6Gbps SSD, the Vector 180. The Vector 180 is capable of 550MB/s read and write performance with up to 100K IOPS and will be available in capacities up to 960GB. OCZ has fined tuned their Indilinx Barefoot 3 M00 …
Read More »ASRock Z97 Extreme6 Tests Samsung XP941 M.2 x4, Plextor M6e M.2 x2 and Samsung 840 Pro SATA 3 SSDs
To anyone not familiar with SSDs, our title might not seem that striking, but it represents a huge step forward in storage technology within a very short time. It also speaks highly of ASRock for again leading the way in advancing storage, as they are the only to incorporate a new SSD innovation into their Extreme 6 motherboard; this of …
Read More »World’s First Functioning 27″ iMAC in a Bathroom – With an SSD Message To All
So the story goes that a few weeks ago we purchased a new 27″ iMac for the sound studio of our sister site, Technology X. The goal was to create the world’s most advanced remote for our Samsung F8000 60″ TV, and also to be able to assist when conducting audio and reports of various hardware. The truth of the …
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