SSD News

ADATA Technology, a leading producer of high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash devices, is announcing the IHHS312, a high-performance SATA 6 Gb/s 22-pin, half-slim SSD built on the MO-297 form factor. The IHHS312 will be offered in capacities of 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB to meet the various needs of IPC embedded systems, factory automation, healthcare and medical …

SanDisk Corporation, a world-leading producer of flash storage solutions, is announcing InfiniFlash, their next-generation storage platform and an all-new storage category that IDC has dubbed as “Big Data Flash”. Built on open source software, InfiniFlash provides huge capacity, extreme performance levels, and outstanding reliability to hyperscale and big data workloads, yet at the same time significantly reducing data center costs …

Last week we took a look at the Patriot Ignite, a new contender in the market that offers high capacity and performance for a great price. For this week’s SSD of the Week we are looking to a tiny portable SSD that packs some high capacity, the Samsung Portable SSD T1! If you are a business person or content creator, …

Previously, in SSD of the Week we highlighted the Kingston SSDNow V300, which was on sale at ridiculously cheap prices. This week we would like to turn your attention to the Patriot Ignite we reviewed a few weeks back as it has slightly dropped in cost as well. The Patriot Ignite is a mid-tier SSD focused on meeting an ever-growing …

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in developing advanced memory technology, is announcing that it has begun mass production of the industry’s first 128GB ultra-fast embedded memory for next-generation high-end smartphones. The new embedded memory is based on the much-anticipated Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.0 standard, which is the most advanced JEDEC-compliant next-generation flash memory storage interface specification in …

IBM, a world-leading producer of flash storage arrays, is announcing the addition of two all-new all-flash enterprise storage solutions. These two new offerings provide industry-leading efficiency and performance, as well as superior reliability that helps lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and accelerates data-intensive infrastructures and applications. IBM’s latest solutions offer customers real-time analytical insights, providing up to 50X better …

Fixstars Solutions, Inc., a Tokyo-based innovative producer of flash storage devices, is announcing that it has commenced sales to the North American markets of its 1TB SSD-1000M and 3TB SSD-3000M solid state drives (SSDs). These drives offer enterprise-grade reliability and outstanding sequential read and write performance, and are geared toward datacenter, high-performance computing (HPC), advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and …

Violin Memory, Inc., a pioneer of award-winning all-flash storage arrays, is announcing worldwide availability of their new Flash Storage Platform (FSP). The offering includes their new 7300 and 7700 all-flash arrays, with simple management control via Violin’s new Concerto OS 7 and Symphony 3 software. FSP offers the ultimate simplification and consolidation of next-generation data center workloads. FSP delivers top-performing …

It has been awhile since PNY has thrown a competitor into the SSD arena but they are doing just that this morning with an amazing price for Monday Feb 16th only!  The PNY XLR8 CS2111 6 Gbps SSD is available  at Amazon for 99.99 (240GB) and 189.99 (480GB) and clicking on any of our banners will get you there! The …

Micron Technology, Inc. and Seagate Technology, plc are announcing a strategic alliance combining the expertise and innovative capabilities of both individual companies.  The framework that this agreement establishes will benefit customers of both companies.  The alliance will enable a very focused strategy and faster, more effective innovation in developing industry-leading storage products. The initial focus of the agreement is geared …