Our first introduction to be Quiet! was at Computex just about a year ago today and I still wonder why this company has yet to hit the North American market. As catchy as their name is for PC cooling, the simple truth is that their popularity is unrivaled in Europe with hardware to include fans, CPU coolers and power supplies. …
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BitFenix Displays Stunning Prodigy Mini-ITX Chassis – Computex 2012 Update
As an SSD guy, it isn’t often that a computer chassis catches my attention and an even a further chance that one as compact as a mini-ITX compatible would turn my eye but such is the case with the new BitFenix Prodigy. This little beauty was their reigning product for Computex 2012 and it definitely wasn’t the result of the …
Read More »OCZ Introduces Intrepid 3 and Focuses on Enterprise – Computex 2012 Update
OCZ honed in on enterprise interests at Computex 2012 and that effort, along with their relocation from the Grand Hyatt to the Taipei International Convention Center, was proving to be an overwhelming success, as confirmed by Alex Mei, OCZ CMO. Of particular interest was the Intrepid 3, the enterprise version of the Vertex 4 with the Everest 2 platform that …
Read More »SanDisk Discusses New Enterprise Lightning PCIe SSD Entry – Computex 2012 Update
As a follow up to our initial Computex release detailing SanDisk’s new enterprise PCIe Solid State Accelerator, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to have a sit down with C.T. Chu, SanDisk Sr. Product Marketing Manager, for a more in depth look at SanDisk Lightning. Imagine our surprise when C.T. pulled out the Lightning for a closer look and discussion …
Read More »Memoright Intros Proprietary Controller PCIe & UltraSlim 5mm SSDs – Computex 2012 Update
Memoright consistently reigns as the most complete display for SSD technology at Computex and, if their products this year are any indication of things to come, MemoRight will be pushing the bar that much further once again. From a PCIe with their own controller, to the worlds thinnest 2.5″ form factor ssd, and then quadrupling the life of present NAND …
Read More »Crucial M4 SSDs Hit Record Low Pricing – 512GB Below Price of Most 256GB SSDs
Crucial and Amazon appear to have gone on the offensive in SSD pricing with prices as low as 77 cents per GB today, something that hasn’t been even considered in a top tier SSD yet. We might have expected this from lesser caliber SSD that has not had the popularity of the M4, but in the M4’s time on the …
Read More »The Ultimate Computex Booth Babe Collection Day Two – Computex 2012 Update
Once again we find ourselves throwing in a bit of a diversion to the SSD and tech news regular posts. As our upcoming schedule restricts however, this will unfortunately have to be the last Computex 2012 Booth Babe update for the trip. From all of us here at The SSD Review, thanks for checking out the site and, if you …
Read More »LSI SandForce Display SandForce Driven SSD with 19nm Memory – Computex 2012 Update
Our visit with LSI SandForce in the Grand Hyatt Taipei during Computex 2012 resulted in what we believe to be the worlds first viewing of 19/20nm NAND flash memory at work with LSI SandForce SF-2281 processors. Utilizing SATA 3 SSD samples containing both Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode NAND and Intel 20nm synchronous NAND flash memory, LSI SandForce was anxious to …
Read More »ADATA Displays New Retail mSATA SSDs and SX910 SATA 3 Update – Computex 2012 Update
If I were to have a personal favorite SSD form factor it would just have to be the mSATA SSD. At under 10gm and 1/3 the size of a business card, the performance this device is capable of is reminiscent of that of a worker ant that can lift 20 times its weight. Needless to say, learning of ADATAs new …
Read More »KingSpec Introduces MultiCore Series PCIe SSD – Computex 2012 Update
Stopping by KingSpec at Computex 2012 uncovered a new and interesting PCIe SSD dubbed the KingSpec Mutticore Series SSD. Housing eight mSATA SSDs, the Multicore answers the obvious question we have had of similar mSATA x 4 PCIe SSDs and this SSD can be configured with 64 to 2TB of available storage. The Multicore is still technically a prototype and …
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